Drill Hall, Atkins Road.: A memory of Balham

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A Memory of Balham.

My dad was still in the Army in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He was stationed at the Drill Hall in Atkins Road. He was also a Motorcycle Display rider. Has anyone any memories of this or any photos? Dad's name was George (Nobby) Clarke, and he was a sergeant in the Royal Signals.
We also had great Christmas parties there with a huge tree and a present for everyone.

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Hi Brenda. I can recall my Dad talking about a Nobby Clarke. My grandfather and Grandmother and father lived at the drill hall in the same period. My Grandfather was an RSM in the City of London Yeomanry.I don`t have any photo`s except a picture of Dad on the roof of the Drill Hall. Did your father go accross the road to work at British Films by any chance?

By Dawn Sampson on Thu Jul 31st 2014, at 2:47 am

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Hi Brenda, my Dad was a painter & decorator & we lived in Radbourne Road - he had a friend called Nobby Clarke who drove a motor bike & sidecar - they worked together with a man called Dennis

By carollansley1966 on Thu Feb 5th 2015, at 6:10 pm

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