Burnley Town Hall Home Guard

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iBase ID

235832

Reference identifier

ebu20120814010

Title

Burnley Town Hall Home Guard

Place

Burnley

Personal names

W ?,W West, E Wigglesworth, H Davies, A Monk, R Nain, H Shepherd, J Mason, W Shaw, J H Riley, W Hall, J Ackroyd, T Sanderson, F Healey, H K Greaves, F Sutcliffe, F Cooper, F Parker, J Jones, J Newton, E Bulcock, C Dracup, E Leason, J Riley, T McNeil, H Watson, L Bannister, J Farrar, ?, A Broughton, W Pounder, F Gill

General notes

Burnley Town Hall Home Guard, 29th Battalion, 'G' Company in 1941.

The home guard, originally known as the Local Defence Volunteers, were men who were not called up for active service for various reasons. These men volunteered to join a local militia that were equipped and trained to defend Britain if an invasion occurred by air, land or sea.

Medium

Photographic print

Colour

Monochrome

Original image size

15.6x11.3cm

Year of image

1941

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Locator

F4: Home Guard

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Subjects

BUILDINGS > Public buildings

Place Names > Burnley

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