Standard Telephones & Cables - First Aid ARP Badge and V1 attack

An interesting badge came up on eBay relating to the First Aid ARP section at Standard Telephones & Cables. The company with factories in London (New Southgate and North Woolwich) provided a lot of war related cables that were used in tanks and other vehicles. The factories were targeted by the Luftwaffe.

The New Southgate factory (in Barnet) was also the site of a devastating V1 attack. 33 people were killed and over 200 injured on 23 August, 1944. This is allegedly the highest casualty rate caused by a single V1 rocket.

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WW2 Standard Telephones & Cables ARP First Aid badge

Aftermath of the V1 attack on the Standard Telephone & Cables factory in New Southgate, August 1944.

WW2 Standard Telephones & Cables advert.