Z41/LB9/5/6

Phorpres News, ‘The Organ of The London Brick Company Limited Welfare & Sports Association’. Volumes 6.

8 May 1942 - 30 Apr 1943

From: 1942 To: 1943

Bound copies of Nos. 1 – 52. Includes reports on sports and social events, notes on those killed, missing in action or prisoners of war, health & safety advice and advertisements from local tradespeople. Also includes the following: 8 May 1942 – 30 Apr 1943 No.1 Bomb disposal 8 May 1942 No.3 Poem from Sergeant F P Causby stationed in East Africa. 22 May 1942 No.4 Obituary for George William Nicholson of Kings Dyke 29 May 1942 No.11 Obituary for Walter Wright of the Engineering department. Letter from Corporal S W Bridges RAMC17 July 1942 No.16 Obituary for Mrs L V Farnsworth 21 Aug 1942 No.25 Maurice Brown of Stilton missing in action 23 Oct 1942 No.26 Vernon Mucklin a prisoner of war in Italy 30 Oct 1942 No.27 Death of George William Woods of Fletton. Obituary for Walter Congo, Woodston No.28 Death of Mr G Castle of Stotfold.20 Nov 1942 No.31 - 37 Letters from Corporal V Phillips of Bletchley about his leave in South Africa Dec 1942 – Jan 1943 No.33 Letter from H S (Teddy) Baldock in the Middle East 18 Dec 1942 No.36 Obituaries for Thomas Baines of Peterborough, Henry Mace, Kenneth Elias of Bicester 15 Jan 1943 No.37 Obituary for Roland Pettitt of Clapham 22 Jan 1943 No.41 Article with photos about the day nursery at Stewartby 19 Feb1943 No.42 Photo of three veteran brickworkers Fred Smith, ‘Sus’ Braines and Fred Watts 26 Feb 1943 No.43 Death of Horatio James Brailsford of Stanground 5 March 1943 No.45 Deaths of Jerrold Goodwin of Whittlesey and Charles Maile of Woodston 19 Mar 1943 No.46 Prisoner of war L W Cousins broadcasts message to his wife 26 Mar 1943 No.47 - 49 Charles Oliver writes from Africa Apr 1943 No.49 Driver L G Rippon of Peterborough reports on battle in the Western Desert 16 Apr 1943 No.50 Death of Alfred Edward Davey, Woodston. Letter from Sergeant K W Mayes in India 23 Apr 1943 No.51 Letter from Archie Ball of Stewartby serving in the RAF in India.

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London Brick Company,
Causby, F P,
Nicholson, George William,
Wright, Walter,
Bridges, S W,
Farnsworth, L V,
Brown, Maurice,
Mucklin, Vernon,
Woods, George William,
Congo, Walter,
Castle, G,
Phillips, V,
Baldock, H S,
Baines, Thomas,
Mace, Henry,
Elias, Kenneth,
Pettitt, Roland,
Smith, Fred,
Braines, S,
Watts, Frederick,
Brailsford, Horatio James,
Goodwin, Jerrold,
Maile, Charles,
Cousins, L W,
Oliver, Charles,
Rippon, L G,
Davey, Alfred Edward,
Mayes, K W,
Ball, Archie

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