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Up on eBay are a four 'Decontamination' shoulder titles. These are the printed variety. Unusual to see four in original strip.  WW2 Civil Defence Printed 'Decontamination' Shoulder Titles
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A standard civilian gas respirator was posted on a Facebook forum and on it was a certification mark I had nor comes across before. The five-side shape with "Home Office Certification Mark written around the circumference had a stylised monogram in the centre. This combined the 'HO' of Home Office with 'ARP' letters. An interesting symbol. Fire Guard Appointment Card issued by Risca Urban District in Monmouthshire in south Wales, 1943. Several different styles of helmet carriers were manufactured during the war. The below canvas and leather trim example has been stamped as 'ARP Helmet Container". The rear leather strap would allow the carrier to be attached to a respirator (gas mask) carrier. Similar examples to this carrier also had loops for a shoulder strap to be attached.
This portrait, from a series of staged photos, shows a Warden from the Westminster area of London. She's wearing the standard issue ARP Pattern 71 tunic with slacks. The tunic features the ARP embossed buttons (tunics are also known to have white metal CD and crown and from 1943 black plastic buttons featuring CD letters and crown). She's has a civilian style respirator sack slung over her shoulder and the lanyard is probably white (boroughs of London generally adopted this colour).  WW2 Westminster ARP Warden |
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