An interesting badge came up on eBay relating to the First Aid ARP section at Standard Telephones & Cables. The company with factories in London (New Southgate and North Woolwich) provided a lot of war related cables that were used in tanks and other vehicles. The factories were targeted by the Luftwaffe.
The New Southgate factory (in Barnet) was also the site of a devastating V1 attack. 33 people were killed and over 200 injured on 23 August, 1944. This is allegedly the highest casualty rate caused by a single V1 rocket. Read more about this V1 attack
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A member of the FB group (thank you Karen) posted a couple of knitting patterns. There were many of these for all the services.
Nurses that worked specifically with the ARP services had a dedicated uniform and insignia. The red on blue badge was located on the front of the uniform. Though regulations did cover a lot of the positions where Civil Defence personnel were to place badges, there exists a wide array of difference (seen in photos and on war time uniforms). This battledress from Birmingham has the Royal Life Saving badge fixed to the right arm; the usual place was the right breast pocket.
Wardens were permitted to enter homes and business premises to verify that the householder or proprietor had undertaken the necessary black out precautions etc (in some areas, Wardens checked that all attics had been cleared of furniture or stored items to prevent the stored items being set ablaze by incendiary bombs). Wardens were nearly always local to their area as they would know who lived where, what kind of businesses there were and also where telephones calls could be made - all important information during an air raid incident. Wardens carried 'Cards of Appointment' (sometimes called Warrant Cards) to prove they were wardens and to gain access to houses and buildings.
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