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May 1940 "Operational Control at Air Raid Incidents" Training Memorandum 4

7/30/2020

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Even though the heavy bombing of British cities was yet to come the Ministry of Home Security was developing and producing training and operations memoranda. The attached file is from May of 1940 and over four pages defines the roles of the police, fire services and ARP services as well as creation of incident posts for air raid incidents. Within a few short years a whole booklet of 76 pages would be produced regarding the managing of Air Raid incidents (Civil Defence Training Manual 4 - Incident Control - 1st Edition. November 1943).
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More Fake Reproduction WW2 Shelter Marshal Hammersmith Armband

7/24/2020

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Doing the rounds again is the Shelter Marshal Hammersmith armband. Previous incarnations of this particular armband saw it having been liberally sprinkled with tea in a poor attempt to age the armband. Now we have a pristine example with a number stamp added (in the hope that adds some level of provenance). The armband also appears with a red cross poorly sewn to the front as well (a well-known auction house in the West Country, known for being rather lax in apportioning provenance, has had this particular armband for sale a few times...). I believe these were originally sold as repros by Andrew Butler Insignia.
Fake Reproduction WW2 Shelter Marshal Hammersmith Armband (Front)
Fake Reproduction WW2 Shelter Marshal Hammersmith Armband (Front)
Fake Reproduction WW2 Shelter Marshal Hammersmith Armband (Rear)
Fake Reproduction WW2 Shelter Marshal Hammersmith Armband (Rear)
Fake Reproduction WW2 Shelter Marshal Hammersmith Armband (Made Up Maker)
Fake Reproduction WW2 Shelter Marshal Hammersmith Armband (Made Up Maker)
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WW2 Civil Defence Despatch Riders

7/19/2020

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Ensuring messages got through to Report & Control Centres was essential and despatch riders were utilised by every Civil Defence region for this purpose. This photo shows nine riders and several motorbikes. They have the standard battledress but one gentleman has no regulation trousers. It appears the only insignia is a CD breast badge and an area marking.
WW2 Civil Defence Despatch Riders
WW2 Civil Defence Despatch Riders
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Latest Spin On Fake WW2 ARP Air Raid Shelter Signs

7/19/2020

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Below are two fake Air Raid Shelter signs currently up on eBay. The seller has dozens of shedmade wooden signs from all sorts of areas across Europe (British and German). He adds spurious details on provenance - usually about salvaging or rescuing the signage from a factory in such-and-such a year - all utter bollocks. I'm amazed anyone would fall for such blatant fakes but it appears he's regularly selling this garbage. 
Fake Air Raid Shelter Sign 1
Fake Air Raid Shelter Sign 1
Fake Air Raid Shelter Sign 2
Fake Air Raid Shelter Sign 2
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WW2 Civil Defence Officer With Peculiar Rank Location

7/15/2020

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This officer in the Wardens' Service has placed his rank insignia on his epaulettes. The prescribed location was just below the shoulder title. Alas, there's no area marking on the uniform but the photograph has a photographer's studio address in Barnsley. It could be that CD officers in that particular area took to wearing their rank insignia on their epaulettes.
WW2 Civil Defence Officer With Peculiar Rank Location
WW2 Civil Defence Officer With Peculiar Rank Location
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