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A very rare badge for Mid-Rhondda Fire Watchers made by J. R. Gaunt. Not seen this badge before and I expect it'll go for a high price on the eBay.  Mid-Rhondda Fire Watchers badge
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A 1945 photo of a Civil Defence member wearing the tunic and skirt. Of interest is the double shoulder title being worn but sadly it's not possible to discern what they are. Apart from some members of the Wardens' Service also wearing a Home Guard title, it very rare to see double titles worn. The war service chevrons look a bit larger than usual issue.  Unusual double shoulder title worn by member of the Civil Defence Services This drawing of a proposed helmet-marking design for a Regional Column is taken from the National Archives file HO 186/2168 'Civil Defence Reserve Equipment / Badges & Identification Markings for Personnel'. A white helmet with double black stripes and central emblem to front. Unknown if this design was adopted.  Regional Column 6 Section Officer Proposed Helmet Marking Oddly, a couple of sellers on the eBay are selling a similar series of images (one with the original neagatives), all thought to be from Manchester. The photo below (which had been developed reversed, and which I have corrected) shows an air raid warden and veteran of the First World War wearing bluette overalls. His warden's helmet appears to have a circle around the 'W', something seen in other photos from Manchester. There also appears to be two rings around the upper are of his overalls; I am assuming these are some sort of rank insignia peculiar to Manchester.  Manchester Air Raid Warden Three main variations of whistle were issued to members of the Civil Defence General Services during the Second World War: the common A.R.P.-marked whistle by Hudson; the scarcer 1941-dated Adie Bros whistle; and finally the black acetate (plastic) whistles made by a number of companies. Given that over half a million plastic whistles were manufactured, it's quite hard to find them these days.  WW2 ARP Whistles  Black acetate, A.R.P. and Adie Bros. wartime whistles |
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