Rosemary (? L ?) Davis 25/2 - Middle name ?? - as Rosemary Davis, signed the Savoy Hotel menu 1937. (See previous page, 1937/8.)

Joyce Cazalet 7/3 - ?? the niece of Althea Gyles - who was the daughter of George Gyles and Alithea Emma Grey, daughter of Edward Grey, Bishop of Hereford. Althea Gyles' sister was Mrs Lane Barrington and the latter's daughter became Mrs Joyce Cazalet. ? (Althea Gyles was associated with Eleanor Farjeon et al. and with The Golden Dawn.)

Marjorie Freeman 18/4 - became Godmother to Douglas and Babs Anstruther's granddaughter.

J. R. Fradgley 22/7 - possibly Lt. J.R. Fradgley, R.N.V.R. of HMS Bredon - ASW Trawler of the Hill Class (T 223) - sunk on active service 8/2/1943 off the Cape Verde Islands by U-521 (8/21943) commanded by Klaus Bargsten. U-521 was itself sunk in May. Klaus Bargsten, a highly decorated officer, was the sole survivor. He was rescued and taken prisoner. He died in the year 2000, aged 88.

Brian Plunket 19/8 - Probably the writer of a descriptive and interesting letter (dated September 1940) to Douglas Anstruther in which is described his experiences in France at the time of Dunkirk.

B. P., the writer, crossed to England from Cherbourg "about four or five days after Dunkirk".

15.5.40

I remember, I remember,

The house beside the green,

The long, low latticed windows,

Where the elm trees were seen.

I remember, I remember

The slanting russet tiles,

The crooked roof of strange design,

The chimneys in their piles.

I remember, I remember,

The prints upon the walls,

The hunting crops beside the door,

The horses in their stalls.

I'll remember, I'll remember,

Though fifty years should part,

For in that old wonder garden

Lies a portion of my heart.

Writer shown only as H. A. M.

Page 1/2 - 1940

Phyllis Buckland 28/2

Sir Charles MacGrigor 9/3 (pencilled)

Corinne Baldwin Raper 22/3

Renée Baldwin Raper 22/3

Magnus Geddes 22/3

(They seem to have returned in April) 2/4

Vera Wootten 2/5

Phyllis Buckland 31/5

Magnus Geddes 22/5

Magnus Geddes 15/6

V S (pencilled) ? Violet Sav ? y

R.S. Burgess 19/7

Philip Anstruther 15/8

Magnus Geddes 21/8

Peter Barrows Workman 15/8 (dates as written)

Photograph taken by Douglas Anstruther, The Observer Corps Post, Markyate - at night. January.

Muster of the LDV at Greyfriars May 1940 (Images 1) - photographed by Marjorie Freeman.

Muster of the LDV at Greyfriars May 1940 (Images 2) -photographed by Marjorie Freeman.

Standing Orders for 26th Coy. H. Home Guard Redbourn - September 1940 - Night Operation Orders.

Wartime letter (December 1940) Douglas Anstruther to his sister (Joyce Anstruther) - Jan Struther - in America.

"All the civil defence services, A.R.P., etc. have been wonderful - typically British, voluntary, jumbled, ill-organised, ill-equipped, and yet when the time comes for them to be wanted, practical, efficient and extemporising over their shortcomings. The A.F.S., from being the butt of the Londoners' wit and jeers are now the heroes of the day. They say London would not still be in existence but for their work. "

Peter Barrows Workman - (?) Year 2000 - retired Master Sgt. USAF (?)

Mary Anstruther / Philip Anstruther and Val Were - Philip Noel Anstruther D.S.O. (1916) M.C. (1891-1960). Skipper, Admiralty Ferry Service (1943-1944). He married secondly (1937) Mrs. Mary Were, daughter of Edwin Edwards of Matamata, N.Z. (Marriage dissolved 1951). Val was Mary's son.