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Four City of London Stretcher Party members in anti-gas oilskins attend a lecture at an evacuated school.  City of London Stretcher Party Goes Back to School
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A smart line of CD personnel from the north west of England during the Civil Defence Services farewell parade in Hyde Park, 1945. Members from across the country headed to the event, which the King and Queen attended. The photo shows clear evidence that the ARP breast badge was worn through to the end of the war, as several men here have it displayed. Interestingly, both junior and senior supervisory roles intermingled. They have also all been given gaiters to wear. Various styles of beret are also seen, with both the ARP badge and CD badge being worn. Several men also have instructors' badges - see detailed image.  Stand Down of the Civil Defence Services, 1945  Detail showing Civil Defence insgnia and instructors' badges An article from the front page of issue 13 of The Midnight Watch (the Broadsheet of Britain's Fire Guard and Civil Defence Workers). I look forward to seeing this device on the re-enacting scene this summer...  Device for Attacking Hidden Incendiary Bombs Engaged from the summer of 1942, Honorary Fire Observers (HFOs) were men with a scientific background (e.g. university professors or those working in industry) sent to major fire incidents to witness the recently organised National Fire Service (NFS) in operation. They prepared reports on how major fires developed and how they should be tackled in the future. Some HFOs gave lectures and demonstrations to NFS units. To identify themselves at incidents, fire observers would wear an armband with 'FIRE OBSERVER' in red letters on a white cotton armband. Armband image courtesy of Austin J. Ruddy.  Honorary Fire Observer's Armband |
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