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More Memories of Homeguard

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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Quadring Home Guard

Quadring Home Guard (World War II):
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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 b ...
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East Pinchbeck Home Guard

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Spalding Homeguard

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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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