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GENERAL
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about the Home Guard.
INFORMATION
ABOUT MANY SPECIFIC HOME GUARD UNITS
in counties throughout
the country
(especially, but not exclusively, the West Midlands counties of
Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire).
ONE BATTALION'S DETAILED STORY
THE 32ND (ALDRIDGE) BATTALION, SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE HOME GUARD
defending
Aldridge, Barr Beacon, Brownhills, Little Aston, Pelsall, Pheasey, Rushall, Shelfield, Streetly, Walsall Wood
and nearby areas of central England.
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SPECIFIC HOME GUARD UNITS |
N.B. All locations are listed alphabetically within the above sections. Listings are on the basis of 1940s county boundaries - thus Birmingham is in Warwickshire, Wolverhampton in Staffordshire, Bristol in Gloucestershire, Cardiff in Glamorgan, Edinburgh in Midlothian, etc. London is however London.
The dates shown are those of the most recent addition within the section.
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THE
32nd (ALDRIDGE) BATTALION
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covering
Aldridge,
Barr Beacon,
Brownhills,
Little Aston, Pelsall,
Pheasey, Rushall,
Shelfield,
Streetly,
Walsall Wood
and nearby areas
THE
HOME GUARD AND THE 32nd BATTN.
"HOME
GUARDING"
- THE BATTALION’S STORY
(told
in the members' own words in 1944 and 1945)
INDEX
OF SURNAMES AND PLACE NAMES
LIST OF OFFICERS
OFFICERS'
GROUP PHOTOGRAPH 1943
MAP
OF BATTALION AREA
BIOGRAPHIES (9
July 06)
MEMORIES
and INFORMATION (7
Sept 06)
Aldridge,
Barr
Beacon, Brownhills, Little Aston, Pelsall, Pheasey,
Rushall,
Shelfield, Streetly,
Walsall
Wood and neighbouring areas.
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OTHER HISTORY PAGES - NON-HOME GUARD |
For convenience this website also hosts several pages of historical interest but little or no relevance to Home Guard matters:
Scenes from a Soldier's Photo Album - 3rd Cameron Highlanders, Redford Barracks, Edinburgh, 1919 (New)
'With Fondest Love, Trev.' - Letters Home of Lt. E. Trevor Evans R.F.C./R.A.F. - 34 and 206 Squadrons - 1917-1919 (New)
The Story of Wilbur Arnold John, R.A.F., 206 Squadron -1918
Two Birmingham Businessmen in Berlin - 1932
Charles Barry's Building: King Edward's School, New Street, Birmingham - 1838-1936
The Knowle & Dorridge Volunteers - 1918
A Memory of New Street, Bimingham - Winter 1942/43
A Luftwaffe View of Birmingham - November 1940
History of Kynoch, Birmingham (ICI, IMI etc.) - 1862-to date
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