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 territory		 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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