Comic Postcard - Home Guard.

Comic postcard with a children theme, popular during wartime, featuring a young boy as a member of the Home Guard. Postally unused Good, clean condition with some light marking.
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Code: 12993

WLA Six Year armband.

Embroidered cotton on felt WLA armband for six years service with an additional applied diamond for a further 6 months service. This example in excellent, used condition and as is typical with these armbands slightly mis-shapen and moth free. One of the more difficult to acquire of the WLA armbands.  read more

Code: 12992

Seven Battalions - London Transport's Home Guard.

128pg paper covered booklet entitled ' Seven Battalions - The Story of London Transport's Home Guard 1940 - 1946.' Published in 1947 by the London Passenger Transport Board in the style of the HMSO wartime accounts, illustrated throughout with rolls of officers at stand down. In good, used condition with minor creases and abrasions, tears etc with sellotape repair to spine, priced to reflect this.  read more

Code: 12991

' No Kiddin' ! ' by Bruce Bairnsfather.

1945ed ' No Kiddin' ! ' a book of WW2 cartoons published by the famous cartoonist and creator of ' Old Bill ' , Bruce Bairnsfather. Whilst many are aware of the work of ' BB ' with his main character of Old Bill and cartoons such as the ' Better 'Ole ', many are unaware that Bruce became an official war artist to the Americans during WW2. his book is a compilation of his cartoons when he was wo...  read more

Code: 12990

Home Guard Lapel badge.

Chrome and enamel Home Guard Lapel badge. Variation on the more common patterns and in good, clean condition with undamaged enamel.  read more

Code: 12989

Observer Corps Tie Pin.

Silver and enamel tie pin, marked ' silver ' to reverse. In good, clean condition, lightly toned.  read more

Code: 12985

Comic Postcard - ' They also Serve....'

Scarce comic postcard published by the Medici Society with a design by Mollie Willing featuring two animal wardens. Postally unused and in good, clean condition.
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Code: 12983

Save for Victory silver badge.

Unmarked silver, filigree style badge in the form of a ' V ' with the slogan ' Save for Victory '. Pin fastening.  read more

Code: 12982

ARP Memo No.10 Provision of Air Raid Shelters in Basements.

1939ed. 1st ed. ARP Memorandum No.10 ' Provision of Air Raid Shelters in Basements .' 39pgs with numerous sketches and plans outlining the selection, planning, organisation and construction of basement shelters. Good, clean condition  read more

Code: 12981

Second Phase 1952 Home Guard Training Manual.

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 on more modern arms commencing. This 1952 War Office manual was drawn up to form the basis of the New Home Guard Training. 127pgs illustrated with b/w photographs, sketches and diagrams th...  read more

Code: 12978