THE CONTENTS OF THE BOOK
"HOME GUARDING"
The Record of the 32nd (Aldridge) Battalion, South Staffordshire Home Guard 

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"Home Guarding" was written by 32nd (Aldridge) Battalion members in 1944/45 as a record of their service.

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32nd BATTALION OFFICERS AT BEACON CAMP.. ..  (Photograph 5
THE GROUND WE DEFEND .. .. .. .. (Map) 6
THE GROUND WE DEFEND .. .. .. .. by Lt. W. Oakley 
    A description of the Battalion’s terri
tory
7
A REVIEW BY THE COMMANDING OFFICER by Lt. Col. C. Cartwright 
  
Containing many references to people and places
9
A SCHOOL OF INSTRUCTION .. .. .. by Maj. T.J.H. Hume-Humphreys
   
Critical review of a course at a Home Guard training centre
24
A HOME GUARD PLATOON .. .. .. .. by Capt. H. M. Myers
   Detailed description of life in the Streetly/Little Aston platoon within the Battalion
29
A PAGE FROM THE A.A.'S BLOTTER.. .. ..  by Capt. F. H. Timings 
    Humorous cartoons and jottings
40
BATTALION SPORTS .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. by Lt. A. E. Breeze
   Review of the Battalion’s sporting activities
and personalities
41
ALARMS AND EXCURSIONS .. .. ..   by Capt. F. H. Timings
   Light-hearted view of the Battalion Adjutant’s work
43
REMINISCENCES OF A WEAPONS' TRAINING OFFICER ...
   Four years of weapons training in the Battalion
.. .. .. by Capt. A. C. Scott
52
THAT EXERCISE CALLED "CAT ".. .. by 2/Lt. D. J. Bannon
   Humorous experiences during a major Battalion exercise
58
AUXILIARY WOMEN .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..  by Mrs. A. Arden
   A detailed description of life
and people in the Women’s Section
63
BULLSEYES AND BEEFSTEAK .. ..  by Maj. T. J. H. Hume-Humphreys
  
A patrol and its comical aftermath
69
SPOTLIGHT ON INTELLIGENCE .. ..  by Pte. W. Francis
  An evening’s training in Map Reading and Intelligence
72
HAVE YOU HEARD THESE?.. .. .. ..
   Contemporary "funnies"
73
STAND-DOWN PARADE .. .. .. .. ..      by Pte. E. T. Cartwright
   A visit to central London for the parade
77

THE LAST WORD .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..     by Capt. F. H. Timings
  From the editor of "Home Guarding"
                                                                              

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