Home Guard Collection (page 3)

A member of the Home Guard, training to keep guard of the West mountains during world War Two. He is climbing across an area called Devils Kitchen

Home Guards embarking under the watchful eyes of the Royal Marines. 13th August 1941

War Office travelling school instructs Home Guard. 7th August 1941

Home Guard during an exercise. 14th August 1941

A Cheshire Home Guard Battalion during an exercise with 6 pounder gun. 10th June 1943

Home Guard during an aerial attack exercise. 12th July 1941

Home Guard during an aerial attack exercise. 21st July 1941

Home Guard Motor Transport Company, Ulster Home Guard. November 13th 1942

Home Guard armoured train. 21st February 1944

Liverpool, Merseyside. Demonstration of the home guard. Picture taken 16th May 1943

Telephone clarks. Liverpool, Merseyside, during World War Two. Picture taken 11th February 1941

Slough women Home Guard. November 1941

The 4th Home Guard anniversary. Detachment of 3rd City of London Home Guards Parade in Hyde Park. King George VI takes the salute. Alongside the King is Lt

Women Home Defence Unit. The London Savings Bank are being trained by the Company of Home Guards from the Bank Unit. Their training includes P.T. Unarmed Combat signalling and shooting

Home Guard Mountaineers. Men of Bethesda Home Guard singing the Welsh National Anthem at the base of Devils Kitchen, one of the highest peaks in North Wales, after exercises. October 1942

Soldiers in the Hull and East Yorkshire area working with a range finder. The men do not appear to be from The Royal Engineers or the East Yorkshire Regiment, due to their badges bing different

Reading Standard. Valpy Street, Reading. Cooks prepare dinner at the Reading Home Guard Weekend Camp. 15th June 1942

The fire services on standby in South Wales, possibly Cardiff during The Second World War. Cardiff, Swansea were hit badly in the World War Two, due to their locations near ports, oil

Letter to the Barry Local Defence Volunteer Force. 26th June 1940

Home Guard from North Glamorgan had a realistic test of modern warfare in an exercise held in the Merthyr area recently. Our camera man ran into the enemy column seen here moving into the attack

Armoured vehicles of the local Home Guard are flung across the High Street of a un-named South Wales village as a temporary road block. Circa 1942

A regiment from Wales during training in World War Two. It is not clear what regiment this is, but its worth noting that two of the main Welsh regiments in World War Two were The Royal Welsh

Officers and N. C. O.s of a West Wales battalion of the Home Guard pose for the camera
Officers and N.C.O.s of a West Wales battalion of the Home Guard pose for the camera. Circa 1942

The Mayor of Swansea, (Councillor Tom James) handing out tea to The Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) men from the mobile canteen donated to Swansea from The Canadian Teachers Association

Home Guard camp near Cardiff. Men use the cover of a hedge before advancing against the " enemy". September 1941

Penrhiwceiber Home Guard pose for the camera Circa 1941

Glamorgan Home Guard parading past the City Hall, Cardiff for a Thanksgiving. Circa November 1942

First pictures of the Home Guard A. A in action Carrying the rockets to the projectors
First pictures of the Home Guard A.A in action Carrying the rockets to the projectors. 8th July 1942

Monmouthshire Home Guard have their own assault course. (Picture) Miner-soldiers crawling under an apron of barb-wire, one of the many stiff obstacles of a mile course. 1st May 1943

Major Robert S. Palmer (centre) with officers of the 6th Mumbles Company of Glamorgan H. G
Major Robert S. Palmer (centre) with officers of the 6th Mumbles Company of Glamorgan H.G. Circa 1940s

Lieut-Gen D. G Watson reading a message from Sir James Grigg (the war Minister
Lieut-Gen D.G Watson reading a message from Sir James Grigg (the war Minister) at Cardiffs Home Guard Stand Down Parade. Circa 1940

Monmouthshire Home Guard negotisting a river by means of a slender wire bridge of their own making. This is one of the obstacles of a mile assault course. Circa July 1942

Face to face emery and Home Guard seem surprised to come to such close quarters at the country hedge. It looks as if the Home Guard was the more prepared

Men of the Home Guard interested in Valentine tanks which arrived at Cardiff during the weekend on a three day visit. 16th September 1941

First pictures of the Home Guard A. A in action loading a projector. 8th July 1942
First pictures of the Home Guard A.A in action loading a projector. 8th July 1942

Home Guard operating search lights. Circa September 1940

Members of the Merseyside mixed ack ack (ATS - Auxiliary Territorial Service) battery, assist in cutting the birthday cake on the first anniversary of the batterys formation

Female munition workers enjoy their lunch. The chef has given the chinese lady in the middle, a set of chop sticks. Picture taken 22nd June 1942

Training for what might become an attack on the city of Liverpool. January 1937. Indeed, World War Two in just two years on from this picture

Picture shows some ATS recruits at an exhibition in The David Morgan Department Store in Cardiff, Wales, in August 1941. The Auxiliary Territorial Service was the womens branch of the British Army

Training for Air Crews. World War Two. Hundred of air crews are now being trained in order to obtain for Great Britain Air Supremacy

Air Raid Wardens on Parade in the Lincolnshire area of England, in November 1940. The Blitz lasted from 7 Sep 1940 - 11 May 1941, where the German Luftwaffe constantly bombed Britain

The nine (9) strong Womens Pilot Section - The Air Transport Auxilliary, who will fly new aircraft from the factories to the aerodromes pictured beside a RAF de Havilland Tiger moth The Air Transport

Picture shows The Home Guard. Hull, Yorkshire, during World War Two. In this picture they are displaying the uniform and kit for each member of the brigade

A spirited charger being exercised at a remount depot in the North of England. Rather skittish, nervous and excitable, but the sergeant major knows how to deal with that

A military procession of army personnel passing through the streets of Hull or nearby area. Picture shows The Bren Gun Carrier. Serial number T33548 number 41, passing a local hotel

Three British soldiers pictured at the horse stables in the Hull area of England, possibly East Riding. They are giving their horses water from the trough. Note to editors

A close formation drill for the cavalrymen. Picture taken in the Hull area, possibly, East Riding, in the East of England. Note to editors

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