Miscellaneous Wartime Services
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- Captain Hatt's Territorial - (BS0174) Probably 1920s The local Territorials, commanded by Captain Hatt. Back Row :-Far right, Bernard Haines The following are possibles, not definites - Front row:- (in shirtsleeves) First left, one of the Field family of Birmingham Yard Second left, Jimmy Green Captain Hatt lived at Hale Farm. See "Benson, A Century of Change" Page 127
- Soldier in India - (BS0262) John Lane in India during the war.
- Sgt Henry Lane RA - (BS0322) Came from Littleworth. Married WRAF Sgt Helen Lane, stationed at RAF Benson.
- Royal Observer Corps - (BS0382) Photo of Mr RD Wells, ROC.
- George Gurney - Bombay - (BS0651) Pte George Gurney RASC, near Bombay. Circa 1944; demobbed 1947.
- Revd JJ Carpenter Army Chaplain - 1944 - (BS0680) Vicar of Benson 1963 -66. After war service as an Army Padre, then long term Vicar at Banbury. Tenure at Benson tragically short. Had a stroke whilst delivering his sermon.
- Field Cooker WW1 - (BS0696) As spotted by George Gurney as a lad watching Ox & Bucks battalion marching through the village.
- Military Pill Box - (BS0719) Located Cruiser Station. Used as a machine gun post in the last war. Now covered in ivy and probably better camouflaged than that during the war.
- 6 Pounder Gun - WW2 1940 - (BS0885) Emergency use of ex-naval 6pdr gun as anti-tank weapon for home defence after Dunkirk.
- 6 Pounder Gun - WW2 1940 - (BS0886) Same 6pdr gun in another configuration.
- 6 Pounder Gun - WW2 1940 - (BS0897) 2pdr gun as anti-tank weapon used during early part of WW2.
- Pillbox - Shillingford Bridge - 2004 - (BS0960)
- Pillbox - 2004 - (BS0968)
- Pillbox - 2004 - (BS0969)
- Pillbox - 2004 - (BS0970)
- Girls on Church Tower - September 1940 (BS0381) Miss Eileen Chamberlain and Miss Mary Rowden on duty as Local Defence Volunteers, on the look out for any possible German activity.