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 Post subject: Cold War Home Guard uniform
PostPosted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 12:29 pm 
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Does anyone know much about what was issued to the reformed Home Guard in the '50s?

I believe it to be all new 1949 pattern BD and full '37 canvas webbing and anklets, along with white on red shoulder titles. I've no idea about headress though.

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 Post subject: Re: Cold War Home Guard uniform
PostPosted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 2:07 pm 
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Beret. Same as everyone else?

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 Post subject: Re: Cold War Home Guard uniform
PostPosted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 4:18 pm 
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you mean the Midnight Blue one?

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 Post subject: Re: Cold War Home Guard uniform
PostPosted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 10:30 pm 
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Certainly was for the Isle of Man Home Guard Units.

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 Post subject: Re: Cold War Home Guard uniform
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Discovered that the area title beneath the "HOME GUARD" shoulder title was also white on red, and had the battalion number attached beneath.
The area names and battalion numbers were altered from the WW2 HG though.

For example, (as you know) during the war Staffordshire HG wore badges of either "NS" for North Staffs or "SS" for South Staffs with the batt. number on a seperate badge below. In the '2nd Home Guard' however, they were all replaced with the Word "STAFFORSDHIRE" and the battalion number centrally beneath all on one badge.

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 Post subject: Re: Cold War Home Guard uniform
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I have a 1950's Home Guard field telephone for sale section if anyones interested.

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