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Here’s a rare photo of the Home Guard at Hoylake. The description of the photo is as follows:
Men of the Cheshire Home Guard manning a 6 pounder naval gun mounted on a field gun chassis at Hoylake on the Wirral, consult a map at Battery HQ, 1 June 1943.
The photo is one of a small number of results when you search for Hoylake at the Imperial War Museum website.
Care to place this photo (tricky I know)? I wonder if it might be in the vicinity of Stanley Road …we’ve seen other photos of the armed forces training on the golf course at Royal Liverpool? And if you’re firing a field gun you’ll need a bit of space of course.
Other related photos of war time Hoylake include:
- WWII victory parade along Market Street.
- The Blitz
- John O’Neill VC MM
- Dunkirk lifeboat
- Spitfire in Hoylake
- Empress of Britain
Looking to find information on my grandad WILLIAM HENRY JONES who was in the Home Guard in HoyLake 1940 don’t no exactly the right year.
I’m his granddaughter.
Thank you