WALLASEY MEMORIES

Pictures and stories of some of my memories of Wallasey, The place I used to live before I emigrated to Canada,

My Mother and I at our home at St Georges road, next to St Georges school

Above Is a picture of me at the age of 14 years ***

This picture is of Wallasey village, at Leasoe rd in 1960, from the collection of George York

New Brighton prom

New Brighton pier

The band stand on The pier

Surf boats, being transported on the way to the West coast of Africa. The boats were built at H B Hornby boatbuilders, where I worked in the early years of the war In 1944 took a radio course and joined the Merchant Navy as 3rd radio officer. after the war I changed jobs to ships carpenter as there was not a need for three operators in peacetime

In the early days of the war, I joined the Local defence volunteers I am not seen in any of the following photos But they do show what the unit is all about The name was changed later to The Home Guard This photo shows the home guard with a machine gun mounted on a trailer, which was towed by their own vehicle

It was not unusual for a member to take home his weapons Here is a photo of one man cleaning hisTommy gun on the kitchen table

Training exercises were done on a regular basis This one is at a railway station similar to Bidston

Here are a group of local defence volunteers {LDV} on parade no uniforms yet It was about a month before they got them

Another group on parade no uniforms but have been issued rifles

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This is an exercise, members can be seen manning a machine gun

Later on I joined the anti aircraft stationed at Green Lane, Here is a typical Photo courtesy of Wallasy Historical society

This is a rocket battery, stationed at Harrison drive, also manned in the later years by the Home Guard Photo courtesy of the Wallasey Historical society