49th County of Lancaster Home Guard Battalion.
Original typescript history, 3pp., foolscap, neatly mounted on fldg. cartridge paper alongside programme for the unit's 4th Anniversary Drum Head Service, a printed 'In Memoriam' at Stand Down, being a humorous ditty, 3pp. dup. typescript programme for Stand Down parade on 3rd Dec. 1944 & finally 7 fine real photo. plates, neatly mounted with typed captions beneath, of 16th May 1943 Anniversay Parade & demonstration exercise. Contemp.
#52846
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An interesting contemp. compilation starting with short history & followed by bn. souvenirs & photos. as noted above. Dec. card front wrap., but lower lacking. VG & rare. See illustration on our website.
£125
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10th DEN Home Guard Battalion. History of the Battalion.
41pp., foolscap., dup typescript. nd (c.1945).
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Useful & detailed record of the 10th Denbigh (or Royal Ordnance Factory) Bn. raised from workers at the factory at Pen-y-Bryn, Wrexham, partly to guard to 3000 acre site. Includes a sample training programme (1942), operation order, organisation of defences such as River Dee Pumping Station &c. Stated to be "For inclusion in the Regimental History of the Royal Welch Fusiliers" but was not actually included & therefore a valuable record, VG & rare. See illustration on our website.
£125
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A Short History of the 16th Gloucestershire (City of Bristol) Battalion Home Guard.
[22]pp., dup. typescript, foolscap, retained in plain buff card wraps. Contemp.
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Rare history of the Bristol Home Guard, formed in Sept. 1941 with various detachments mainly drawn from Public Services or local industries to guard essential plant & facilities. In addition, there was a mobile reserve called the Advance Striking Force which was equipped with 200 bicycles. Includes various detail inc. notes on the battalion's defended localities, details of officers' services & appointments, &c. VG. See illustration on our website.
£125
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A Short History of the 3rd Hunts Battalion Home Guard 1940-1944.
1st Ed., orig. dec. wraps., 12pp. Printed by E. Couchman & Co.
1944
#52831
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Slim but scarce history of this Huntingdonshire Bn. Roll of officers & senior NCOs. VG. See illustration on our website.
£45
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Farewell of the 20th Sussex Bn. Home Guard. 3rd December 1944.
1st Ed., orig. dec. wraps., 12pp., photos. throughout. Strange thr Printer Ltd., Eastbourne.
1944
#52828
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Very well illustrated history & souvenir of the 20th Sussex (Hailsham) Bn., inc. portraits of various unit personalities, the 'Molotov Slinger' devised by Pte. A. Green of Hailsham, a Spigot Mortar & a Smith Gun during training, &c. VG, attractive & rare with RUSI bookplate (presented by the unit, 1945), paper label at foot of sp. & neat IWM withdrawn stamp inside rear cover. See illustration on our website.
£75
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The Story of the 29th (Gosport) Home Guard Battalion Hampshire Regiment.
1st Ed., orig. dec. card wraps., 20pp. Printed by Kemp Bros. & Wootton Ltd., Gosport.
1944
#52826
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Slight but rare history & war diary which includes work during the Portsmouth blitz &c. VG. See illustration on our website.
£50
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7th Somerset Battn. Home Guard.
1st Ed., orig. dec. card wraps., 71pp., ep maps, several sketches. Printed for Private Circulation Only by Bennett Bros., Bristol. nd [1945].
#52824
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Raising, organisation & training of the unit, which operated between Bristol & Wells, inc. Portishead, Clevedon, Keynsham, Farrington Gurney & Temple Cloud. Rolls of officers. Orig. green dec. card wraps., VG. See illustration on our website.
£50
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19th Bn. Kent Home Guard.
1st Ed., orig. dec. wraps., 38pp., lge. 8vo, 3 photos., map, 3 diagrams. Henry Richardson, Ltd., Printers, Greenwich. nd (c.1946).
#52810
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Short but rare diary account of the 19th (Farningham) Bn., Kent Home Guards, with lists of officers & their appointments, plus nominal roll of men serving on Dec. 31st 1944. VG with RUSI bookplate (presented by the unit, 1946), paper label at foot of sp. & neat IWM 'withdrawn' stamp inside rear cover. See illustration on our website.
£75
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