Wigan Album

A few more names Bert, the teacher is Mr Orrell.
BRow 7L Alan Elsden. MRow 3L John Wood(s),5L Peter Sutton 7L Edwin Rainford 8L John Dawson. FRow 4L Alan Jones 6L George Meadow. Floor Far Rt Brian Cunliffe.

Sorry Bert, MRow 3L is John Iddon not Wood.

roy first one third row is it brian linford

Yes Bert it is Brian.

Me,teachers pet, standing next to Billy Rubberlegs. Missing from names, Back row, 2L Rowland Machin (Brooker), 3L Derek Wilding, 5L Ernie Wadsworth (Bradlier), 6L Roy Brown,(Grover) Middle row,1L Dennis Finch (Brooker),2L Alf Smith,7L Edwin Rainford (Bradlier), 11L Dereck Hughes .Front Row, 2L John Knowles (posh Brooker),3L Brian Bibby, 5L Maxwell Carter, 8L Len Smith, 9L Col Pritchard, 10L Les Haywood (Brooker). Seated 1L Tich Machin(Brooker)(not Sure). Kenny Orrel Teacher.

Nice to see old faces?

Forgot my old mate Ken Daley crosslegged mmiddle front and Brian Cunliffe, crosslegged right front (lived at Dog and Partridge School Lane)

Yes the Teacher my Dad Kenneth Gordon Orrell, usually called Ken. I was intrigued to note "Ray Partington (Hong Kong and Globe)" has him as Kenny as I have never heard him called that.

After the war Ken's wife Neva (a teacher) persuaded him to train as a teacher in one of the emergency teacher training colleges at Risley (Warrington) see Hansard:
https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/written-answers/1946/apr/01/emergency-training-colleges?fbclid=IwAR3l70cge0YIS5T1zLeIsIoZJbfV-KOJhCIVumX7c2Onn1Cu86kXXOLW4GU