V1 Flying Bomb Attacks Lead To Emergency Call For ARP Wardens June 1944

On 13 June 1944 the first V1 flying bomb was launched from ramps in France​. For a further 290 days another 10,385 missiles were fired towards the UK from France and Holland. The majority were aimed at London and the south east England with 40% of the V1 missiles falling on the County of London. The constant alerts and drain on the Civil Defence services led to a call for wardens in other areas to volunteer to go to London for short periods to assist. The below documents highlight the secret communiques seeking assistance, in this case from Cornwall.

I am indebted to George P. for sharing these documents.