Home Guard

Longnor men and women served in the Home Guard as part of the Leebotwood Platoon. Leebotwood Platoon was part of D Company, whose HQ was at Brook House in Dorrington.

_{Back Row: Pte Bill Griffiths (Park Farm), Pte Bill Thomas (Smethcott Rd), Pte Harry Owen (Park Farm), Pte Dave Richards (Woolstaston), Pte B Coles, Pte Tommy Green (The Garage, Leebotwood), Pte Ted Challenor (Longnor), Pte Jack Martin (Home Farm, Leebotwood), Pte Charlie Evans (Woolstaston), Pte Alf Challenor (Longnor), Pte Ern Easthope (Leebotwood)}

_{Front Row: L/Cpl Cliff Green (The Garage, Leebotwood), Cpl Jack Meredith (Leebotwood), Cpl Jim Durnell (Micklewood), Sgt Bill Merrick (Longnor), Lt Tom Stockton (Leebotwood), Sgt Jack Williams (All Stretton), Cpl Jack Easthope (Leebotwood), L/Cpl R Dudley, L/Cpl Harry Watts (Longnor)}

Home Guard HQ

The men and women who worked at the Home Guard D Company HQ at Brook House, Dorrington.

_{Back Row: Pte Axeworthy (The Shrubbery, Condover), Pte Vic Davies (Condover), Pte Roy Chidley (Betchcott),   ???  , Pte Len Downes (Longnor), Sgt Maj Bob Davies (Ryton)}

_{Middle Row: Commander Hill (Lemonwood),   ???  , Josie Harry (The Pound, Leebotwood), Joan Merrick (Brook House, Dorrington), Sheila Wynn (Leebotwood),   ???  , Pte David Needs (Netley)}

_{Front Row: Sgt Maj ?? , Lt Mark Jones (Ryton), Capt Frank Bell (Caledonian House, Condover), Maj Herbert Bayliss Silver (Betchcott),   ???  , Lt Tom Stockton (Leebotwood),  2nd Lt Colin Tudor (Chatford)}

_{With thanks to Thomas Thorne for the picture and information.}