This photograph of Wardley Home Guard was taken on the embankment at White Mare Pool about 1941. The background fence is Sunderland Road. The men would have been expected to defend this important road junction to Gateshead and Newcastle during any war time action.



Back Row. Left to right: Tom Grundy, ?, Don Grier, Leonard Felton, Lewis Hall, ?, ?, ?. The next row of five men are: Lewis Felton, Bob Dinning, Joe Hutchinson, Tommy Robinson, ?. Third row: Victor Burk, Jack Moralee, John Liddle, John Clayton, Billy Martindale, ''Horror'' Urwin, George Cann, Joe Taylor. Fourth row: ?, Bill Potts, Edwin Bellis, ?, Percy Bateman, Jackie Bain. Front row: Tommy Dinning, Jack Anderson, Lt. Bateman, Sgt. Major Alex Bain, Sergeant Bill Taylor.