greatbritainhomeguard

3 photos tagged greatbritainhomeguard, from 1 member of Flickr Commons.

When were these photos taken?

3
2010

 

Where were these photos tagged?

100% of these photos are geotagged.

Tags that often appear on the same photos:

Members using this tag

Photos

Photos tagged greatbritainhomeguard:

Loading photos…

See more on flickr.com →

Recent uploads

The last upload was March 2010.

Conversations

Here’s a selection of the conversations happening on these photos:

Llandyssil Home Guard (Montgomeryshire) after a Church Parade at Llandyssil Parish Church

from Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales

  • Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales said:
    In the event of a German invasion it was a requirement to ring the church bells. The Llandyssil, Montgomeryshire, Home Guard got the opportunity to practice their rapid response when the church bells were rung inadvertently in September 1940. This caused great alarm that day as church bells in nearby villages followed the example.
  • Scott Kraft said:
    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called The British Home Guard and Civil Defense: WWII, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
  • Un-Alien-able said:
    Oddly enough these guys do look like the cast of Dads Army, Particularly the bloke on the far left.
  • FrigateRN said:
    Can you imagine this lot taking on a German parachute division had they ever actually arrived?

Welshpool Home Guard on parade

from Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales

  • Scott Kraft said:
    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called The British Home Guard and Civil Defense: WWII, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
  • Johnny Onions said:
    Crikey! They must have been issued with the one size fits all Denims .XXL

Llanfyllin ARP wardens

from Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales

  • Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales said:
    To ensure that everyone was aware of the dangers in wartime, every person had to take part in the precautionary preparations, even in areas that were not obvious targets for the enemy. Here are the Air Raid Wardens of Llanfyllin in their decontamination suits. As can be seen, each man has a bell or rattle - the rattle warned of the danger of gas and the bell sounded the all clear. Wardens also had less dangerous duties such as checking that no lights were visible from outside buildings during the blackouts.
  • Scott Kraft said:
    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called The British Home Guard and Civil Defense: WWII, and we'd love to have this added to the group!