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HOME GUARD MEMORIES AND INFORMATION - WARWICKSHIRE
OFFICERS, WARRANT OFFICERS and N.C.O.s
of the
22nd WARWICKSHIRE (B'HAM) BATTN.
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This
image shows the entire complement
of officers, warrant officers and
N.C.O.s of the
22nd Warwickshire (Birmingham) Battalion of the Home Guard,
responsible for an area of
Birmingham including Aston and
Hockley. .
They were photographed at the
Wesleyan
Theological College in
Friary
Road, Handsworth,
Birmingham in October
1944, no doubt in celebration of
the imminent stand-down.
It is reproduced on this page
both as a single image and, in
order to assist identification,
in a number of sections. Further identification of individuals would be warmly welcomed. Please contact the Webmaster by using
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Sections of the
above image, from left
to right. |
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 The
location of
this image
survives in
the 21st
century as a
listed
building, now
known
variously, it
appears, as
Handsworth
Hall, Hamstead
Campus and
Hamstead Hall.
It is no
longer a
theological
training
establishment
but provides a
home of
students from
local
educational
establishments
including
Aston
University.
Whether the
building
played a
significant
role in the
life of the
22nd
Warwickshire
Battalion
between 1940
and 1944 -
perhaps as a
unit HQ or
training
centre - is so
far unknown.
Within the
website is the
story of a
member of the
22nd Warwicks,
Pte. Joseph
Bennett.
Other mentions
of the
Battalion can
be found by
using to site
SEARCH
function
(insert "22nd
Warwickshire").
Somewhere in
the group
image above,
but
regrettably
not
identified,
is
Arthur Stanley
Fage
of
Avon Street,
Hockley.
He was the
original owner
of the print
reproduced on
this page and
it is he, his
son and Mr.
Peter Rowberry
whom we have
to thank for
its survival. |
Acknowledgements
Grateful acknowledgement is made to Mr
Peter Rowberry of
Great Barr for
most
generously
donating this
image to
staffshomeguard
and thus
making it
available for
publication;
and to members
of the
Birmingham
History Forum
for assistance
in the
identification
of the
location. |
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