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This interesting photograph appears to show a District Warden from Holborn in central London assisting a child with her 'Mickey Mouse' style gas mask. The most peculiar part of his uniform is the placement of the three bars of rank on the lower sleeve. I am assuming these are the yellow bars to denote a district (sometimes called divisional warden). They usually appear at the top of the sleeve. The warden's jacket is somewhat peculiar as well. I thought it was a standard issue battledress but this jacket has chrome buttons to cuff and epaulette - standard issue had revolving shank to epaulettes and a black plastic button to the cuff closure. The area title for Holborn is above the pocket (even above his first world war medal ribbon trio). I think the main badge is the ARP red on black breast badge but I cannot make it out for certain. He also does not have any shoulder titles. The helmet is a standard issue one for a district warden - a single black stripe. He is also wearing a Civil Defence armband which is against the usually prescribed use(they were to be worn over civilian clothes). All-in-all a most peculiar uniform.  Interesting Uniform & Insignia Detail On This ARP District Warden
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The below picture shows London Auxiliary Ambulance Service (LAAS) members Mrs Mable Anne Armitage (left) (ambulance attendant) and Miss Betty Leverton (ambulance attendant) at Buckingham Palace after being awarded the British Empire Medal by the King, 7 October 1941. Along with Miss Ruby Sandford (ambulance driver), Philip Davey (attendant), Joseph Slipman (driver) and George Tindall (driver) they made repeated journeys to rescue a number of women and children after an air raid.  British Empire Medals Awarded To London Auxiliary Ambulance Service Members A very scarce enamel sign is currently up on eBay. I've not seen this wording on a sign before and I imagine that it'll go for a packet.  WW2 ARP First Aid Point Member Sign A number of photos have cropped on eBay showing members of an ARP Wardens' Post larking about at their brick post. The lack of uniforms probably makes this an early or possibly pre-war photograph.  ARP Wardens Larking About At Their ARP Post With the threat of war in the summer of 1939 building, a number of exercises were held to determine the effectiveness of the blackout. Trials like the one below were made across London to ascertain the effectiveness of the warden service to ensure the blackout regulations were followed. RAF aircraft flew over the 'blacked out' areas and reported that a lot of light was to be seen - especially when pub doors were regularly used.  Pre-War Blackout Exercise - Night of August 9/10 1939 |
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