Home Guard Shoulder Titles.
Pair of embroidered, cotton on wool Home Guard shoulder titles. Probably sourced at a local level judging from their style and with clear evidence of having been removed from a uniform. read more
Patriotic Postcard - There'll Always Be an England.
Wartime photo-montage patriotic postcard entitled ' Th e'll Always Be an England ' featuring colourised photographs of men from the three services. Published by Bamforth & Co as part of their ' War-Time Greeting ' series. Postally used in 1944. Good, used condition. read more
WLA armband - 1 1/2 Years.
Embroidered, cotton on felt armband for the Womens Land Army. This is the basic armband worn on joining, further service with the WLA indicated by the addition of diamonds indicating six months service, in this case, 1 1/2 years service is shown. This example in good, used condition withsome minor moth nips and slightly misshapen from wear. read more
2nd Phase County of London Home Guard Battledress.
'49 Pat. Battledress Blouse worn by a member of the 11th County of London ( Poplar ) Battalion Home Guard during the Second Phase of the Home Guard. Faced with growing military uncertainty and the start of the Cold War in 1952 the Home Guard was reconstituted. Based on previous wartime experience local battalions were raised in skeleton form with training based on more modern arms. This uniform... read more
Fire Force 23 NFS Helmet.
1939 dated MkII helmet by unknown manufacturers ' HFH ' with a size 7 MkI, 1939 dated liner by Briggs Motor Bodies. This example is badged for a member of NFS No.23 Fire Force. No.23 Fire Force covered the The area of Worcester and surrounding area.Helmet in excellent, used condition with manufacturer's markings stamped to rim and to liner with the usual abrasions to the crown and a missing int... read more
Comic Postcard - Civil defence.
Comic postcard part of the ' Cheerful ' series featuring a classic double entendre with a Civil Defence theme. Postally unused, good, clean condition. read more
Girl Guide ' On War Service ' Arm Badge.
Scarce, printed cotton Girl Guide ' On War Service ' badge. Often seen mounted onto an armband or sometimes worn on a coat sleeve. Good, used condition with clear evidence of having been removed from an armband or uniform. Uncommon. read more
NFS 18 breast badge - Exeter.
Embroidered red on blue wool National Fire Service area 18 breast badge. For wear on the heavy duty NFS tunic. Area 18 covered the Exeter area. In good condition with some evidence of having been removed from a tunic. read more
Bristol Siren Nights.
C1943 ' Bristol Siren Nights ': Diaries and Stories of the Blitzes - Rev. S. Paul Shipley. A contemporary first hand account of the Bristol Blitz. These accounts are given chronologically by various citizens of the city covering the raids of 1940-41. Illustrated throughout with woodblock prints Good, used condition, light creasing to covers, clean contents. read more
Civil Defence ' Control ' Shoulder titles.
Pair of Civil Defence embroidered gold on blue ' Control ' shoulder titles. Excellent, unused condition. read more