Attendees for one of the courses run at the Civil Defence School at Eastwood Park, Falfield in Gloucestershire wear their gas respirators (gas masks) for a group photo. There is a mix of General Service Respirators (GSR) and Civilian Duty Respirators (CDR).
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The equipment found at Wardens' Posts early in the Second World War is displayed here. The document below lists the items that a post was expected to hold. The light oilskin anti-gas suits allowed wardens to continue performing duties until the decontamination squads arrived.
The large ARP first aid tin would contain various supplies that could be removed and added to first aid kits at sector posts or which had been used. The main box would be replenished from central ARP stores. Images copyright of Nick Wall. This Albion Series bicycle lamp blackout mask kit recently sold on eBay. It's an interesting kit with a red filter for turning a front lamp into a rear lamp. The slotted black metal filter is similar to those found on car headlamps. The amount of light emitted would have been like a candle in a sock...
A March 1941 press photo of Clementine Churchill (the Prime Minister's wife) and the Home Secretary and Minister of Home Security Herbert Morrison with the owners of a new Morrison Shelter.
The Morrison Shelter was made of a steel frame with a flat top (often used as a table), a sprung base and removable mesh sides. It was to be assembled by the householder and measured 6ft 6in by 4ft by 2ft 6in high. Two adults and a small child or two young children could sleep inside. It was to be erected on the ground floor of a house and would protect those inside from falling masonry etc. Over one million were in use by 1945. Positioned on a vehicle's left (unused) headlamp, this 'W' blackout filter would allow services and police to know the car belonged to a warden.
Various letters for other services were available. |
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