US, British and Allied Reenactment

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.

Beret. Same as everyone else?

you mean the Midnight Blue one?

Certainly was for the Isle of Man Home Guard Units.

Paul

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.

I have a 1950's Home Guard field telephone for sale section if anyones interested.

All the best
CB