1st Worcestershire ( Worcester City ) Home Guard Grouping.
A mixed grouping of items pertaining to the service of Pte.F.L.Keyte of the 15th Company 1st Worcestershire ( Worcester City ) Home Guard. Grouping includes ' WOR 1 ' and HG shoulder titles, war service chevrons, his size 7, 1942 ? dated FS cap along with a 1942 note pad with a few pencilled HG notes, a map reading test and a number of small bore rifle targets which would indicate that Keyte wa... read more
INERT German 1kg B1E Incendiary Bomb.
The standard German 1kg incendiary bomb dropped on the UK in profusion and the baine of the Civil Defence services. Filled with thermite and made from electron magnesium and intiated by an impact fuze, the I.B. burnt with a fierce heat and intense white light.
This example was recently discovered in a shed near Diss in Norfolk and has clearly worked as intended and probably extinguished ... read more
Chorley Rural CD Area Title.
Embroidered gold on blue area ' Chorley Rural ' title for use by Lancashire CD units in this area. Worn under the CD breast badge below the l/h pocket. Good, used condition. read more
Buckinghamshire Youth Service lapel badge.
Brass and enamel lapel badge for the Buckinghamshire Youth Service . Before the creation of the various pre service organisations, many local authorities sought to involve young people working for the war effort. This badge made by H.W. Miller, B'ham was a visible recognition of youth National Service. In good, used condition, read more
7th Cornwall Battalion Home Guard cloth badge.
Uncommon WW II embroidered example of the black and yellow sign worn by the 7th. Falmouth Battalion of the Cornwall Home Guard. This was one of the Cornwall battalion badges that existed in both printed and embroidered patterns. In excellent, used condition with evidence of having been removed from a uniform. read more
ARP Silver lapel badge - Numbered.
ARP lapel badge. 38/39 London hallmarked silver ARP lapel badge with pin fitting as commonly issued to women. To the obverse a number ' C6608 ' has been stamped, a practice that has been observed with Birmingham ARP issues although I am sure not confined to this area exclusively. read more
Make Do and Mend Booklet.
1943ed Board of Trade Make Do and Mend Booklet. 32pgs offering large numbers of tips to make all types of clothing last longer by care, mending and reworking. Prepared by the Board of Trade for the Min. of Information with a forward by Hugh Dalton. Illustrated throughout with sketches and diagrams. In good, used condition with some marking, foxing and creases. read more
22.00 GBP
Civil Defence Reserve Beret Badge.
Printed badge for the Civil Defence Reserve for use on the beret. In clean unissued condition. Uncommon. read more
30.00 GBP
WLA Benevolent Fund Wiltshire County Map.
Published as a series with the principal aim to raise money for the Womens Land Army Benevolent Fund.
Designed and drawn by Ernest Clegg and printed by John Waddington Limited, Leeds on thick art paper. An illustrated map of the county of Wiltshire that shows areas used for wartime production in terms of farming, military establishments, US Commands etc. Pictures of famous county landma... read more
The History of the Wiltshire Home Guard 1940-1944
1946ed. ' The History of the Wiltshire Home Guard 1940-1944 ' by Maj.E.A.Mackay. 156pgs with a general history from LDV to Stand Down with individual battalion histories including the AA and MT units. Good, clean condition with some wear to spine and light marking to boards. read more