44th London Battalion Home Guard OCA lapel badge.
Gilt and enamel lapel badge for members of the 44th London Battalion Home Guard Old Comrades Association. The 44th was one of seven special battalions composed of employees from the London Passenger Transport Board who crewed the buses and underground trains. Half moon lapel fitting to the reverse. Good, used condition. read more
War Gases identifier disc.
Single-sided cardboard disc headed ' War Gases .' By spinning the disc against the name of the gas a series of corresponding windows give properties, detection, effects and first aid treatment. Marked ' Keep Alert - Always Carry Your Gas Mask '. In good used condition with some creasing and marking. Uncommon. read more
NFS 15 Breast badge - Taplow, Bucks.
Embroidered red on blue wool National Fire Service area 15 breast badge. For wear on the heavy duty NFS tunic. Area 15 covered the South Bucks fire force area with its headquarters in Taplow. In good, used condition with evidence of having been removed from a tunic. read more
Tactical Training in ARP.
1939ed. 'Tactical Training in ARP for Wardens and other Civil Defence Services' by S.Evelyn Thomas. Early commercial manual on civil defence with 204pgs illustrated throughout with b/w photographs and diagrams with all colour centre plates illustrating the Watford visual system of CD control. In good, used condition with minor chipping to cover some light creasing and marking etc., uncommon. read more
Woman's Auxiliary Police Constable Shoulder title..
Embroidered blue cotton on black WAPC shoulder title for wear by a Woman Auxiliary Police Constable. Good, used condition with clear signs of having been removed from a uniform. Uncommon. read more
Home Guard Armband.
Standard, printed Home Guard armband on general issue from late 1940. Issued in lieu of uniform and or other insignia the armband saw continued service throughout the war. In good, used condition with some light marking. read more
Worcester Warship Week badge.
Tin and celluloid pinback badge for Worcester Warships Week Mar 7-14 1942. Maker marked I.Sanders & Sons, Bromsgrove In good condition, some foxing and very light corrosion to reverse. read more
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1943 Butterfly Bomb Leaflet/Poster.
Scarce photographic leaflet detailing the appearance of butterfly bombs. Although not the first deployment against the UK, this leaflet was initially printed in 1941 warning of the danger of ' small anti-personnel bomb '. Following their widespread use in the raids against Hull and Grimsby in June 1943 and the disruption and danger created by their use, information was distributed amongst Civil... read more
A.R.P. A Complete Guide.
1939 ' A.R.P. A Complete Guide to Civil Defence Measures ' issued by the Daily Telegraph. 80pgs covering various aspects of Civil Defence from Casualty Services, Protection, Evacuation and gas. Good, clean condition featuring a striking colour cover. read more
35th (Upper Agbrigg) Battalion, West Riding Home Guard titles.
Printed blue on khaki 35th (Upper Agbrigg) Battalion, West Riding Home Guard unit titles. Accompanied by a screen printed Home Guard shoulder title. Clear evidence of having been removed from a uniform. read more