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ARP And Home Guard Excercise in Spalding

Thanks to Edward Finch for finding this video. The ARP and Home Guard carry out an exercise in the Lincolnshire town of Spalding 15th October 1942.…

The Secret Army

June 1940. France had fallen. The British expeditionary force was being ravaged at Dunkirk. It seemed likely that Adolf Hitler would invade Britain. Winston Churchill had only been Prime Ministe…

Some of the many people who protected us during the War (Home Guard, Civil Defence)

Thanks to Roy Ashton continuing the theme from yesterday, here is a memory from Bruce Robinson. The photographs attached show some of the many people who stepped up to protect us. INVASION SCAR…

Preparing for War – ARP Gas Test

Some well known Spaldonians undergoing a gas test on the Black Swan field. Can you identify them? Source: Spalding Free Year Book - 1939 [caption id="attachment_14080" align="aligncenter" width=…

East Pinchbeck Home Guard

East Pincbeck home guard WWII, bk..A Oliver,C Goodacre,J Hargrave,T Addington,R Quinton,H Nichols,B Hamilton,J Hallgate.frt..E Benfield,C Bardsley,E Needs,C Turner,F Alexander,E Powell,R Stacey…

Jean Hodge reporter on the Spalding Guardian has done a fantastic job on find out more about the local Home Guard. http://www.spaldingtoday.co.uk/news/community/features/memories-of-holbeach-home-guar…

Article Category: Home Front

ARP And Home Guard Excercise in Spalding

The Secret Army

Some of the many people who protected us during the War (Home Guard, Civil Defence)

Preparing for War – ARP Gas Test

East Pinchbeck Home Guard

Spalding Home Guard Update

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