Hadleigh Temple Songsters: 1948

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Ben Grew / H&TCA

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Ben Grew

The picture on the wall is of the founder’s daughter, Evangeline Booth, a leading light of the Salvation Army (1865 – 1950).
She was elected General in 1934 until 1939 – hence her prominent position on the wall at Hadleigh Temple.

Front Row (from the left)
1./ Songster Leader Fred Perry (John Willson’s Uncle); 2./ Mrs Grigg (Songster Sergeant, Griggs Farm Daws Heath); 3./ Mrs Clinton (or Mrs Simpson?); 4./at organ: Betty Sadler [neé Galley] (married Harold, mother of David); 5./ Mrs Miriam “Minnie” Willson (mother of John); 6./  Mrs Hartington; 7./ CO Major Hartington (the Hartingtons preceded the Gadsdens)

Second Row (from the left)
8./ Miss Cullen (sister of Alf Lowrey’s Mum. Lived with Lowreys and helped run their Grocers Shop); 9./ Mrs. Lilly Perry (wife of Sngstr/Ldr Fred, John Willson’s Aunt); 10./ Unknown (possibly Miss Attwood); 11./ Mrs. Alice Smith (wife of Edgar, John Willson’s Aunt); 12./ May Perry (daughter of Fred and Lilly, cousin to JW); 13./ Mrs. Lowrey (Mother of Alf); 14./ Eva Attwood (daughter); 15./ Mrs. Attwood (or Daisy Snow?); 16./ Miss Lizzie Corkett; 17./ Eileen Muir (daughter of Commandant Muir, SALIC Governor, lived in Park House (Zena’s Mum??); 18./ Kath Jeans “Kit” (daughter of Commandant Jeanes); 19./ Mrs. May Ward; 20./ Olive Sykes (or Kath Willis?); 21./ Mrs.Vera Burrell

Back Row (from the left)
22./ Edgar Smith (John Willson’s uncle); 23./ Mr Vic Clinton; 24./ Fred Bright (YP Band Leader); 25./ Alf Willis (Corps Treasurer, Les and Keith’s dad); 26./ Jim Iredale (Marjorie neé Horner, Patrick, Jane, Andrew); 27./ Unknown; 28./ Mr. Monk (of Seaview Terrace – son became an officer); 29./ Will Ward (became CSM); 30./ Unknown