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MEMORIES AND INFORMATION - STAFFORDSHIRE HOME GUARD  13th STAFFORDSHIRE (CANNOCK) BATTN. HISTORY OF THE CANNOCK HOME GUARD "A" COMPANY

13th STAFFORDSHIRE (CANNOCK) BATTN. The 13th Staffordshire Battalion was responsible for Cannock and adjacent areas of Staffordshire. Much of the surviving information about its activities comes from a rare 1945 unit history entitled The 13th Bn. North Staffordshire Regiment, Home Guard, 1940-1944. This book is reproduced in its entirety on this and five associated website pages, as follows:  -  Pages 1-15:  Introduction and General Information  -  Pages 16-23:  "A" Company, also Medical (THIS PAGE)  -  Pages 24-29:  "B" Company, also "'I' Hi-Lites"  -  Pages 30-41:  "C" Company, also Gas  -  Pages 42-51:  "D" Company, also "D" Day Diary  -  Pages 52-68:  "H.Q." Company, also Roll of Honour, Stand-Down On this website page: Unit History Pages 16-23 "A" Company "A" Company – Shooting Competitions – No. 1 Platoon – Attack on a Bridge – No. 2 Platoon - No. 3 Platoon - No. 4 Platoon – Home Guard Women Auxiliaries – Equipping a Recruit – Do You Remember? – Do You Know? – Medical – A.M.L.O. – Films .....and the name of many individuals

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