HOME GUARD MEMORIES AND INFORMATION - WARWICKSHIRE, BIRMINGHAM
THE BIRMINGHAM HOME GUARD
in
September 1940
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In September 1940, when the organisation was only in its fourth month of existence, a specialist magazine,
Defence - The Services' Magazine, produced this overview of Birmingham's Home Guard.
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Pages 1-2: Messages from Lord Mayor and Zone Commander - portraits of Unit Commanders
Pages 3-4: Birmingham's military volunteer history - images of parades and training - Dunlop's pigeon post
Page 5: Birmingham's example - industry support - waterborne canal patrol
N.B. The image above left has
been subsequently described as showing "The Pype
Hayes Home Guard Parade and March Past outside the
Apollo Cinema in Tyburn Road - August 1940". The
following image is obviously of the same date and
location.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Grateful acknowledgement is made to Mick Ackrill, the owner of the original documents who has generously made copies available to staffshomeguard; and also to the publishers of this long-defunct magazine and their successors. FURTHER
INFORMATION This website contains
significant additional information about
Birmingham Home Guard units and individual
members. Use the FURTHER INFO - B'HAM
link below to find it.
