Spotted in the Watford VE Day celebrations (From Watford Observer)

Spotted in the Watford VE Day celebrations

11:18am Friday 5th March 2010 in

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John Griffin got in touch after spotting himself in two photographs on the Nostalgia pages.

Mr Griffin, from Seaview, the Isle of Wight, said: “I thought I would write to you as I have now seen two separate photographs of my young self in Nostalgia.

“The first photograph is in the VE celebrations in Courtlands Drive, above, when I was seven years old. I am now 70. My late mother and younger brother are also shown.

“A letter from Mike Mallord of Carpenders Park mentions his late wife Kathleen Couzens who attended Langleybury School. It’s a small world as I was in the same class at Langleybury School. I believe she had a sister and two brothers at the same school.

“John Low sent to you a photograph of Leggatts Way football team (January 8, 2010, reproduced below) and I am standing next to my good friend Tom Farrell.

“I remember everyone in the photograph, but had a job to recognise myself! What great memories.

“My late wife Dawn (née Hutchinson) attended Leggatts Way Girls School and I know she lived near the school and would have known some of those photographed.

“Later in life I played a few games for Kings Langley FC.

“I am now retired on the Isle of Wight.”