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A selection of quite scarce Civil Defence armbands are coming to auction on January 12 (in Holland unfortunately). Looks to be a number of Rest Centre variations. I've not seen the "Person In Charge" before. Ignore the yellow armband as that is post-war. Not sure about the blue and white check armband - possibly police/post war or, and this is a bit of a guess, Incident Officer related as they had a similar design on flags put up at air raid incidents  Scarce Civil Defence Armbands From the same seller as the GWR ARP badge from a few days ago this GWR ARP armband is also on eBay.  WW2 Great Western Railway GWR ARP Armband This armband features the ARP letters with FIRST AID POINT, a slight variation on the often seen first aid post or party. The emblem in the centre is the county sign for Warwickshire and features a muzzled bear erect on its hind legs with a metal collar chained to a ragged post.  WW2 Warwickshire Civil Defence ARP First Aid Point Armband This rare armband cropped up on eBay recently and finally sold for £235. I've not seen this design before. Two red chevrons have been added to denote two full years' service in the housewives' section.  Rare WW2 Civil Defence WVS Housewives Section Armband I had an interesting morning at Hackney Archives and there was plenty of Civil Defence and ARP related material to go through. The below armband belonged to a Stoke Newington councillor. This armband recently cropped up on an auction site. Becoming quite scare these days this one was in very good condition. Many boy scouts were used as ARP Messengers during the war. They were to carry the reports sent by wardens to the control centres. They had little protection about from a steel helmet. The armband ensured they were not delayed if stopped by police.  This rare armband appeared on eBay. Although it looks similar to the generic Civil Defence armband it is probably a local authority made armband for any one of the various organisations assisting the civil defence service - such as rest centres etc.  WW2 City of Manchester Civil Defence Ancillary Service Armband This rare 'Fire Guard Street Captain' armband was up for auction on eBay and reached £139 plus P&P.  WW2 'Fire Guard Street Captain' Armband Special ARP armbands for chaplains were created and can be seen worn by the Reverend Paul Clifford in London, 1940. His helmet probably has the letters "W.H.C.M" for 'West Ham Central Mission', which became a focal point of relief efforts during the Blitz of the end end of London. |
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