This group shot probably shows an ARP team set up by a local business. The date is the summer of 1941 and about from the anti-gas suits there are no other uniforms worn. The helmets appear to all have ST with a letter below - A for ambulance, D for decontamination and F probably for fire watcher.
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An Incident Officer inspects the ARP equipment inside her ARP Post. The lady is wearing the rank of Post Warden (three yellow chevrons with a six-pointed yellow star above).
This amazing photo from 1939 shows how an Anderson Shelter could withstand immense loads. Piled on top of the shelter are tonnes of pig iron.
This famous colour photo shows a Miss Carter, a volunteer Civil Defence ambulance driver in full uniform in front of the CD flag. She is wearing the ARP-style ski-cap with small CD badge, ARP Pattern 71 Serge Jacket with black buttons and a women's greatcoat draped over the plinth with her ambulance helmet.
Here is a very rare photograph showing the red diamond and bar sleeve rank insignia worn on a battledress. It must be right at the time they were being phased out in the Autumn of 1941 just before the yellow upper sleeve insignia was issued.
This District Warden Incident Officer (IO) is also wearing the light blue helmet cover and appears to have the London script style IO badge above the rank badges. I'm guessing the Messenger has one of the London Borough emblems on his helmet (possibly Finchley). A unique set of insignia. |
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