Names of Newton and Old Blackwell Service personnel who received Postal orders from Welfare Fund

 Names of those who received Postal orders while on War Service

Newton Servicemens Welfare Fund.....

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In one of the notebooks discovered earlier this year, there are 73 names and addresses of servicemen and women who received postal orders of 5 or 10 shillings through the war years from the fund. These are listed here, and more information on the address, rank and service is available if anyone has an interest in an individual name. 8 of the 73 lost their lives due to the war, and these are noted too.

There are 4 other names on the Newton War memorial who are not listed in the address book.

They are Eric Kerry , Ronald Slack, William Neville Underwood and Walter Henry Wilkinson.

But these are not the only men and women who received postal orders. From a large number of letters of thanks to the Fund Secretary during 1943 to 1945, another 59 individuals can be listed by name.If you know of more who are not listed on this post, please let us know..

Feedback from Blackwell and Newton Facebook pages where this post was shared:

Anne Bentley

I think R Aldred was probably my Uncle Bob.

Yvonne Hardy Baines

Think my dads brother Hardy F...2120347 Frank..

He came off Sherwood st stayed in the forces & lived the rest of his days Bicester...he also had a young son die while the family were in Hongkong. 

Note from Admin: Back of photo shows the location. I understand that RAF Induna was an Elementary Training School about 30 kilometres from Bulawayo in Southern Rhodesia or Zimbabwe as it is now.

Jenny Dawson

I think P H Bailey is a relative of mine,.this is Hubert Bailey, Lance Corporal

Alan Tomlinson

808382 F Tomlinson was my dad

Jayne Gaunt

C hill was my dad

 

Celia Jones

R Moesby is Richard, known as Dick and is the Father of Councillor Clive Moesby

Lisa Fox

V Wood listed is my Grandma Valetta Wood later Freeman. She joined the ATS in about 1943 as a plane spotter (I think the actual title is Predictor Operator) attached to the Anti Aircraft Command. She could still well into her eighties tell you what ww2 plane it was just by the sound alone. 😊

Steve Freeman

few photos and details regarding my mother V Freeman mentioned by Lisa Fox my niece.

Louise Flett

This is Margaret Renshaw who is also on the list. Yes it was the RAF , she wasn’t a relative by blood, but always our Auntie Margaret. She was a lovely lady , she passed away in 2017.

Clive Moesby

740721 is my Dad Richard Moesby.