b'May Day Celebrations 1942Key to May Day Celebrations Photograph1. Norman Gibson (Hull evacuee) 38. Jean Kirby (or 44)? 71.John Pickering2.39. Dennis Galloway(Hull evacuee) 72.Rita Horner3. Kenny Loft 40. Connie Pickering 73.Brian Robinson? (Hull evacuee)4. Jack/John Robinson 41.74.Jack Robinson (Hull evacuee)5. Beaty Coulman(Hull evacuee) 42.Doreen Downham (or 65)?75. 6. Ronnie Thompson 43.Donald Kirby? 76.Diane Robinson (Hull evacuee)7. Bryan Foster 44.Jean Kirby (or 38)? 77.Billy King (Hull evacuee)8. Dickie Leonard 45.Jean Loft 78.Molly Pickering9. Ivan Craggs 46.Ken Burgess 79.Michael Stott10. Ken Barker 47.80.Gordon Smith11. David Sissons 48.Nancy West81.Clive Campbell12. Jeff RobinsonMay Queen, Queen Daisy, age 13 82.Malcolm Burgess 13. Anthea Leonard 49.Albert Kirby the oldest boy14. Joyce Robinson 50.Eric SissonsSchool 83.Maurice Sissons15.Captain 84.Peter Woodliffe16. Arthur King (Hull evacuee) 51.85.Grace Johnson (an evacuee)17.52.Hilary Fielder 86.Mavis Marwood18. Robert Triffitt Retiring May Queenthe oldest 87.Lilian Slater19. Grace Smith girl 88.Renee Watson or Audrey Swain?20. Eileen Woodliffe 53.Dennis Downham 89.Molly Marwood21. Aileen Loft 54.Barry Trotter? (Hull evacuee) 90.Cynthia Downham22.55.Ella Smith 91.Freda Clint (York evacuee)23.56.Joan West 92.Joyce Barton24. Mavis Johnson 57.93.Eva Loft25. Gordon Craggs 58.Stan Pickering 94.Annie Baxter26. Margaret Galloway (Hull evacuee) 59.Bill Robinson 95.Mrs Everingham 27. David Wilkinson (Hull evacuee) 60.Peter Barker crowned the May Queen, wife of28.61.the owner of Everinghams buses29. Gerald Loft 62.Ken Sissons 96.Mrs Rhodes30. Joan Pay (Hull evacuee) 63.Mr Rhodes 97.Lily Pay (Hull evacuee)31. June Bibby 64.98. 32. Unused 65.Doreen Downham (or 42)?33. Unused 66.Audrey Pay (Hull evacuee) Of the 98 numbers used in this list, 3 34. Bessy Smith 67.are unused. This gives 95 faces in all 35. Sheila Wilson 68.Wendy Barton (including 2 teachers); only 17 faces 36. Isobel Robson 69.Nancy Newby have no identification. 37. Avril Gibson(Hull evacuee) 70.UnusedT his school photograph from 1942 was suppliedof remembering the names of 80 of the 95 faces that by Bessy Fridlington (formerly Bessy Smith;appear (admittedly some with question marks). The pictured here as No. 34) at the time preparationsphotograph is unique because it was taken during the were being made for the Evacuee Day in 2001. Aswar years and because the group photographed is you can see, Bessy and others did an amazing jobso large. Added to which it includes a number of the BULLETIN 18 351'