VJ Day Frogmore

This photograph of the celebration of Victory in Japan in Frogmore, and the identification of the people, was provided by Ray Nicholson who lived in Frogmore and is in the photograph. He now lives in Sunderland.

Back row, starting from the left:

Mrs Blackman, 1, Eames Cottages, Mrs Powney, nee Gibbs, Eve Gisbourne, became Mrs Hamilton, No 5 Eames Cottages, Marjorie Hartley, nee Moorman, Mrs Neil Blackman, 2 Eames Cottages, Winnie Nicholson, 2 New Cottages, then 2 Temple Lane, Mrs Searle, Kath Tinkler, nee Bishop, Mrs Moorman, Jean Blackman and daughter Rita, Baby Peter Symes in arms of Gertie Wyatt, 4 New Cottages, May Symes and her son Billy, Mrs Horsted, Frogmore Cottage, Mrs Mcdonald, Mrs Joanna Maclean (nee Morley Horder) not Peggy Turner, as captioned, Evacuees from Portsmouth, Compton Cottages, Mrs Smith, Bridge Cottage, Mrs Mullion, School caretaker, lived at school.

Front row, starting on the left:

Mary Horsted, Pam Moorman, Jean Smith, Bridge Cottage, Maureen Gisbourne, Peter Coles, Barry Coles, Freddie Hamllton, Bob Ward, evacuee, Freddie Hosted, Betty Blackman, Stella Phillips nee Nicholson, Leslie Blackman, Ray Nicholson, Alan Richard Morley-McLean sitting on the lap of an unidentified girl.