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A jacket recently appeared on eBay with a maker's label denoting it as "Coats, Duffle ARP 65". It was of a jacket I had not previously seen before. I am indebted to Jon Mills for sharing the below images of the said jacket being worn by members of the Civil Defence Reserve. A similar style jacket was also issued to the army. At time of writing the example on eBay had reached over £600. After close scrutiny of the photo I believe that this group of men belong to the No. 1 Overseas Column of the Civil Defence Reserve. The chap in battledress on the right appears to have additional insignia above his rank chevrons and I believe this is the 21st Army Group shield insignia. I have a previous posts about the Overseas Column and its work in Belgium in 1945.  Civil Defence Reserve members wearing the ARP Pattern 65 Duffle Coat  The ARP Pattern 65 Duffle Coat held by the Post Office archives  Maker's label for the ARP Pattern 65 duffle coat
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A most interesting photo (on eBay) of volunteer fire party members from Giffnock (a few south of Glasgow) in 1941. A number of incendiary bomb grabs in evidence as well as a boy wearing the splinter goggles.  Fire Party Members from Giffnock, 1941 Although I thought at one time that all the embroidered Bomb Reconnaissance sleeve badges were created post war, an example appears in a photo within "The War Over Walthamstow" publication. Examples are scarce and the below is being offered online at the rather eye-watering cost of £350.  Embroidered Bomb Reconnaissance Officer Sleeve Badge In the winter of 1939 and into early 1940, GUM INC. of Philadelphia produced a set of 144 cards titled "War News Pictures". The War News Pictures set was produced by J. Warren Bowman and each card measured 2 1/2" x 3 1/8". The set of cards covers the events in the war from a US perspective. Below are two cards: "British Portable Air Raid Shelter" (aka the Consol Shelter) and "Gas Raid Rescue Squad".
Following on from the recent blog about the CD Region XII badge, I was sent this photo of a Regional Commissioner's car pennant by Nicholas Mayweather. There would only be a handful of these and this is certainly a rare survivor. The second photo shows the chauffeuse of the Region XII Regional Commissioner fixing the pennant on her car.  WW2 Civil Defence Regional Commissioner's Car Pennant  WW2 Civil Defence Regional Commissioner's chauffeuse and pennant |
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