John Edward Holland was in the local Dad's Army. To the right is an enlargement of the top left hand side area of the photograph shown on left. Dad is standing second from left, top row. This photograph was taken in Dr Clarke's garden, at Woodford House, Knightwick, Worcestershire. Circa 1940. I think Harry Rose one of the Postmen at Knightwick and based at Worcester's main Post Office is bottom right. Toddler Rickets, who I knew as the village road-sweeper, is top left standing next to dad.

More information from an Evening News Cutting, of above photo:- (Headline) "Dad's Army Guarded the Home Front.
The "Dad's Army" whoo defended the Knightwick area during the last war is remebered with today's line up photograph from nearly half-a-century ago.
It was a Home Guard division whose ranks include several members of the Hadley Family of Lulsley. The picture has been sent in by Mrs Pamela Matthews (maiden name, Hadley) who's father Jack (sixth from theleft in the back row) and the two uncles and cousin wrer all in the Khightwick Home Guard.
Mrs Matthews also had another uncle in the Home Guard and a fourth serving in the army.
She now lives in Linley Green, Whitbourne and lists some others in the line up as Ted Holland, Bill Webb, John Chater, Jim Rollings, "Badge" Perkins, Ted Morris, John Powell, Chris Lewis and men with the surnames Evans, Morris, Goodyear and Jimson. (John Chater who was landlord of the Royal Oak at Broadwas is standing 9th from the left in the back row.

Dr C. A. Parsons once Dr Clarke's partner lived at Woodford House. The garden still looks the same, all that is missing is the Company ammunition and armaments store on the bank behind the Platoon that can be seen in the background of this photograph. The river Teme is behind the photographer and Woodford House is out of sight to the left hand side of this photograph. On the right my dad Ted Holland is sat in the middle front and behind him is our next door neighbour Ted Morris