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MEMORIES AND INFORMATION - STAFFORDSHIRE HOME GUARD  13th STAFFORDSHIRE (CANNOCK) BATTN. HISTORY OF THE CANNOCK HOME GUARD "H.Q." 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  -  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 (THIS PAGE) On THIS WEBSITE PAGE: Unit History Pages 52-68 "H.Q." Company "H.Q." Company – In Lighter Vein: Good Spots, Impossibilities, Bad Spots, The Best Story – Battle Drill – 24 Platoon – Orderly Room, HQ Company – Interview – Who Goes There? – 27 Platoon – They Also Serve – 26 Platoon – Summer Training Camps – Battle Drill Demonstrations – Ammo – A Car Joins the Home Guard – Chaplains – Do You Know? Do You Remember? – Battalion Signals (image) – Battalion Intelligence (image) – Signals – Rifle Competitions – Pioneer Section – Tailpiece – For Absent Comrades – Awards – Roll of Honour – The Early Days – Final London Ceremonial Parade – Stand Down Activities .....and the name of many individuals

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