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My grandfather Charles Edward Smith who lived at Monks House and who served in the tank regiment in world war 1 was an officer in the Spalding home guard unit. They were stationed around the concrete …
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“Spalding defended in realistic exercises” gets quite dramatic towards the end.

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Quadring Home Guard

Quadring Home Guard (World War II): Quadring Home Guard on parade:…
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Home Guard

Mr Scrimshaw writes Hi All My search into my family history has unearthed photos of both my father Neville and uncle Royce in different units of the local Home Guard - I am not sure which units and…
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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…
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East Pinchbeck Home Guard

East Pinchbeck Home Guard ,WWII Back Row - A Oliver, C Goodacre, J Hargrave, T Addington, R Quinton, H Nichols, B Hamilton & J Hallgate. Front row - E Benfield, C Bardsley, E Needs, C Turner, …
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Spalding Homeguard

Thank to Jane Cooper and Facebook- can we help some of the people involved?…
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Spalding Home Guard

I saw a similar post recently and remembered this one with my grandfather, RSM Albert Smith (right), who also served for a short time in the Spalding Home Guard. This photo is from 1952, Albert was 79…
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Surfleet Home Guard 1942

An original platoon postcard Eric Munton - 1st row standing - Far right - Second one in…
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Spalding Home Guard

Spalding Home Guard, Grandad Popple in the middle outside the Drill Hall on Haverfield Rd…
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