1941 Wigan players, friends, staff and Directors
Photo: Keith

Possibly taken around 1941, if not earlier at Central Park, showing backroom staff, Directors, Wigan players and a few friends. Left to right standing, Tom?Hesketh? (Wigan Director), ?? ex-Wigan player at this time on Leigh books, a very young Johnny Lawrenson, Jack Cunliffe and Martyn Ryan, next to Martyn a Welshman, Hermus Llewellyn a carpenter who had “come north” not to play rugby but to work and was a friend of my father who was taking this photo I believe, Hermus was killed in action as a Lance-Corporal in the North Africa campaign but not before being awarded the Military Medal in 1942, next to him another Wigan Director. At front I believe this gentleman is called Parkes, next to a very youthful Tommy Bradshaw, followed by another member of the backroom staff. All these four young Wigan youngsters went on to have great Rugby League careers.