Transport Goes to War.
1942 1st ed. ' Transport Goes to War ' HMSO - Ministry of Information for Ministry of War Transport, the official story of British War Transport , railways, buses, road transport, canals, docks - the delivery of war materials, troops goods and workers in the midst of enemy action. Good, clean condition.
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Cambridgeshire Home Guard shoulder flashes.
Pair of two piece construction, shoulder flashes worn by the Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely battalions of the Home Guard. The 25mm x 10mm flashes were worn by the regular battalions of the Cambs regiment and were adopted by the Cambs HG from 1940 and were worn in place of battalion titles. In excellent condition. Shown here with the accompanying envelope in which they were issued showing positi... read more
Cambridgeshire Civil Defence - Blouse A.R.P.57a.
WW2 Warden's ' Blouse A.R.P.57a. ' Size 6 ( Height 5'5"- 5'6", Chest 35"-37", Waist 33"-35" ) with printed Warden shoulder titles to both arms, printed war service chevrons to right arm and embroidered CD with Cambridgeshire area title to left breast pocket. A nice touch was the finding of a 1944 dated instruction to attend a course of lectures in Cottenham, Cambs in the top pocket. A good ori... read more
' Four Years ' - History of 5th Caernarvonshire Home Guard.
C1945 1st ed. ' Four Years ' - History of 5th Caernarvonshire Home Guard. 238pgs inc. b/w illustrations, maps and sketches outing the history of this Welsh unit that based it's operations in and around Llandudno. Excellent, clean condition with scarce d/w, ex RUSI and IWM collections. read more
War Savings badge.
Card badge featuring a bold graphic design for an anonymous War Savings Campaign in October C1941. Clearly given for a donation to the fund and was presumably attached by a pin through the attached ribbon. Good, overall condition with some minor marking . Uncommon. read more
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Lincolnshire Home Guard Tunic.
Scarce '40 Pat. Battledress Blouse bearing the insignia of the Lincolnshire Home Guard in the form of the ' Lincoln Imp '. Size 16 BD ( Height 6' - 6'2", Chest 39" - 41", Waist 34" - 35" ), undated label but inspection marks suggest 1940 manufacture with Sgt's stripes, printed Lincoln Imps and printed Home Guard shoulder titles to both arms . Printed service chevrons to right arm. In generally ... read more
NARPAC animal's collar disc.
National Air Raid Precautions Animals Commitee issue identity collar disc . Each disc had an individual identity number registered with NARPAC to make the identification of cats and dogs easier in a post raid situation. This is a variation to the normal plastic variety ( SEE ITEM 9249 ) being made of alloy. Good used condition. read more
WW2 Plasfort Helmet with Helmet Carrier
WW2 ' Plasfort ' helmet with cloth skeleton carrier. The Plasfort was a commercially produced helmet made from an early plastic resin similar to Paxolin in an attempt to produce a viable helmet which did not use valuable war materials. These were bought by some local authorities and by private individuals and were commonly to be found amongst first aid personnel. The commercially produced cloth... read more
Red Cross & St.John C.H.S.S lapel badge.
Gilt and paper pinback lapel badge for the Red Cross & St. John Central Hospital Supply Service. The C.H.S.S. had been created to to supervise the work of hospital supply depots and the production of medical supplies, bandages etc. Good overall condition with some wear to gilding. read more
March 1942 The Land Girl.
Early issue (No.12 Vol.2 Mar 1942) of the 'Land Girl' the official magazine of the Women's Land Army.16pgs with a new cover motif, illustrated with b/w photographs and WLA equipment advertisements. This issue contains notes on gassing rats, Spitfire Fund, HQ notes and county news In good, slightly tatty condition with rusting to staples, marks, minor tear and stains.The earlier, large format i... read more