Post by Matt James on Apr 9, 2009 12:29:29 GMT
Originally posted by Bill Tickle
I joined the Messenger staff in May 1942 at Pinfold Street. In the early days I accompanied a old messenger Clarence Healey who showed me the ropes.
I spent 6 weeks at Head office and was then transferred to Edgbaston BO at the corner of Broad Street and St Martin's Street.
Some of the names that I remember from Head office are : Laurie Hood, Ray Higginbotham, Jack Banner, Henry and Don Colley, Percy Postons, Maurice Decalmer, Reg Harvey, Maurice Jenns, Louis and Reggie Mann, Bill Bayliss, Dennis Graves and ? Mincher.
The Inspector of Messengers was Jack Chatteley, George Pot Jones and Bill O'Shea.
Head Postmen (on the whip) were Tom "Bonar" Law, Pollard, Austin, Hesson.
At Edgbaston BO Postmistress was Miss Smythe and the Head Postman was Ernie Beech. Also Ron Hefford, Tommy Hobbs, Granny Grant, Jack Harding, Ken Waller, Dickie Bird and Stan Moss.
When I was 16, in 1944 I went to Smethwick BO (Rolfe Street) where we had motor bikes(BSA 250cc C10).
The mechanics who looked after the m/bikes were Les Spendcove and Bill Pountney at Camden St Garages. The other WAGs were Dennis O'Neill, Albert Knight, Nipper Thomas, Bill Bayliss, Ron Flaherty and Henry Lowe.
The Postmaster was Bill Stevens and the Head Postman was Syd Reddell succeeded by Bluenose Collins.
Shortly before I was called up to the RAF in 1946, I relocated to Head Office.
Other names that come to mind are; John Trowman, Dennis Knight, Frank Kynock, Bob Resuggan, Oscar Rowson, Alf and Doug Britton, Ernie Popplewell and Ray Tickle (my brother).
Any of these names rekindle any memories??
Bill Tickle.
I joined the Messenger staff in May 1942 at Pinfold Street. In the early days I accompanied a old messenger Clarence Healey who showed me the ropes.
I spent 6 weeks at Head office and was then transferred to Edgbaston BO at the corner of Broad Street and St Martin's Street.
Some of the names that I remember from Head office are : Laurie Hood, Ray Higginbotham, Jack Banner, Henry and Don Colley, Percy Postons, Maurice Decalmer, Reg Harvey, Maurice Jenns, Louis and Reggie Mann, Bill Bayliss, Dennis Graves and ? Mincher.
The Inspector of Messengers was Jack Chatteley, George Pot Jones and Bill O'Shea.
Head Postmen (on the whip) were Tom "Bonar" Law, Pollard, Austin, Hesson.
At Edgbaston BO Postmistress was Miss Smythe and the Head Postman was Ernie Beech. Also Ron Hefford, Tommy Hobbs, Granny Grant, Jack Harding, Ken Waller, Dickie Bird and Stan Moss.
When I was 16, in 1944 I went to Smethwick BO (Rolfe Street) where we had motor bikes(BSA 250cc C10).
The mechanics who looked after the m/bikes were Les Spendcove and Bill Pountney at Camden St Garages. The other WAGs were Dennis O'Neill, Albert Knight, Nipper Thomas, Bill Bayliss, Ron Flaherty and Henry Lowe.
The Postmaster was Bill Stevens and the Head Postman was Syd Reddell succeeded by Bluenose Collins.
Shortly before I was called up to the RAF in 1946, I relocated to Head Office.
Other names that come to mind are; John Trowman, Dennis Knight, Frank Kynock, Bob Resuggan, Oscar Rowson, Alf and Doug Britton, Ernie Popplewell and Ray Tickle (my brother).
Any of these names rekindle any memories??
Bill Tickle.