Rare Early WW2 Manchester Wardens Service ARP Tunic

Prior to the release of the serge battledress and trousers, Manchester's Wardens' Service wore the below uniform. Similar in cut to a policeman's tunic the uniform featured two Manchester Wardens Service insignia badges to the collar as well as similarly named buttons. The below picture shows a warden wearing the uniform somewhere in Manchester probably summer 1940 to summer 1941. The 'H' on the helmet is yet to be determined but may represent an area in Manchester (for example, Hulme). Original tunic photos are courtesy of C. Boddington.

Early WW2 member of Manchester's ARP Wardens Service

Rare Early WW2 Manchester Wardens Service ARP Tunic

Manchester Wardens Service collar insignia

Manchester Wardens Service buttons