Lydney Fire Service early1940
From left to right:
Back Row: Lionel (Flash) Howell, 2.George Bowen, 3. Jack Cauldwell, 4.Mr Simms, 5 , 6 Mr W?Davis , 7 Ernie Letheren . 8 Percy Clark . 9 Ken Long. 10 Harold Cox.
Front Row: 1 Percy Lane, 2 not known, 3. Charlie Williams 4 Hubert Cox (station officer), 5 Albert Manns, ,6 , 7 Fred Letheren (brother to Ernie Letheren)
Taken outside the Fire Station in Victoria Road Lydney.

Thanks also to Bill Grant and to Ken Markey for recalling " both (Letheren) brothers used to have the Letheren Coaches. They used to do the factory runs etc. Fred eventually took over the coaches from his brother Ernie".