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Home Guard Christmas Party, West Bromwich

A party for families and children of the 29th Battalion of the South Staffordshire Home Guard, Christmas 1941. The 29th Battalion were based at West Bromwich Albion's football ground, The Hawthorns, ...

Home Guard in Shugborough Park,

Home Guard troops marching through Shugborough Park. The local Home Guard Platoon was led by the 4th Earl of Lichfield.

Home Guard map of Stone rural district

Local Defence Volunteer Force (later renamed the Home Guard) map of the area north east of Stone used during exercises during World War II. The different coloured areas show areas of responsibility for ...

Home Guard on Cheadle Road, Forsbrook

Photograph of members of the Home Guard carrying P14/17 rifles. A scout hut and sand quarry can be seen in the background on the right hand side. The area is known as Blythe Mount, now part of Blythe ...

Home Guard, "C" Company, The Meir, 3rd Staffordshire Battalion

Front row: 2nd from right is Dennis Ridge, 3rd from right is Frank Frost. At this time Frank lived in Eversley Road, Normacot and was about 17 years old. Edward O'keeffe is 7th on the right 4th row ...

Home Guard, Brewood

Brewood Home Guard pictured near Vicarage Road, in a field now occupied by Westhall Close and Hall Farm Road. In the background is Brewood Vicarage. Front row: 4th from right is Gerald Holt, born ...

Home Guard, Burton upon Trent

Members of the 8th Staffordshire (Burton) Batalion of the Home Guard on washing up duties pictured in Burton upon Trent during World War II. This photograph belonged to Eric Donald Torr (1923-1994) who ...

Home Guard, Burton upon Trent

Members of the 8th Staffordshire (Burton) Batalion of the Home Guard pictured in Burton upon Trent during World War II. This photograph belonged to Eric Donald Torr (1923-1994) who was a member of Burton ...

Home Guard, Cheddleton Railway Station

No. 1 Squad, No.38 (Railway) Platoon, 'F' Company 5th (Leek) Staffordshire Home Guard, winners of the Field Firing Competition in 1943, pictured outside Cheddleton Station.

Home Guard, Clifton Campville

Clifton Campville Home Guard pictured outside the Rectory. Back row (left to right): C. Browne, A. Simpson, J. Salt, H. Briscoe, W. Quartermain, W. Orton, R. Orton, F. Thorpe, J. Coleman, A. Sidwells, ...

Home Guard, Forsbrook

E Company, Stone Battalion of the Home Guard marching through Forsbrook village after a dive bombing attack exercise, December 1st 1941.

Home Guard, Stone

Standing on the left, holding a rifle is Eustace Dunkley. Standing 9th from left is Stan Holland. 6th from the left on the back row is Raymond Gilbert, 7th from left on the back row is Raymond's father ...

Howard Hall Theatre, Yarnfield

An image from the 'Yarnfield Yank', a booklet published in 1945 to commemorate the presence of US Army personnel at transit camps in Yarnfield, near Stone during World War II. The camps at Yarnfield were ...

Howard Hall, Yarnfield

UAS Forces troops marching to Barracks at Howard Hall, Yarnfield. An image from the 'Yarnfield Yank', a booklet published in 1945 to commemorate the presence of US Army personnel at transit camps in ...

Humber House residents, Frobisher Hall, Swynnerton

Each of the accommodation blocks at Frobisher Hall was named after a river, starting with Avon, and moving alphabetically through to Humber, Irwell, Jordan and Kennet. Frobisher Hall was a hostel for ...

Jenkins Bros., China and Earthenware Merchants delivery lorry, Stone

A 2 ton Ford loaded for Preston fair in 1936. The lorry was purchased new from Lloyds of Stafford, and was used to carry material for 16 Munitions Unit and the Royal Ordinance Factory at Swynnerton around ...

Joe Caddick, Pattingham

Joe was a cook for Officers throughout the Second World War.

Joe Louis, Yarnfield

Joe Louis (1914-1981) was an American professional boxer who was world heavyweight champion between 1937 and 1949. He is reckoned to be one of the greatest boxers of all time. Louis enlisted as a private ...