One of the platoons that served the Alton area. This photograph shows the men of 5a Platoon, “A” Company, 24th Hants BN. Home Guard, 1944. Wield was the home of a number of the men shown in this photograph.
Back Row (left to right): Pte P Pearson. Pte L Newman. Pte W Merritt. L/Cpl J Goodall. Pte A J Lailey. Pte C Westbrook. Pte J Lailey.
Pte P Messenger. Pte J Messenger. Pte W Eggby.
Front Row (left to right): Pte G T Lailey. L/Cpl P Hearne. Cpl C Smith. Sgt P G Smith. 2/Lt R A Shortis. Cpl C Johnson. L/Cpl H Giles.
L/Cpl S Smith.