Air Raid Wardens And Police

[Stokkie]

Air raid wardens on a motorbike and sidecar during an air raid
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Is this an ARP gas decontamination squad? Looking at the coat and trousers as well as gas masks.

 

[Radiorails]

Not sure about that. However why does the headlight not have the correct shade on it eliminating headlamp glare during the blackout.

 

[Stokkie]

It is a posed photograph I guess not a real call out? Derek

 

[oldMohawk]

Early in WW2 my nan had to display a notice in her window ...

 

[Dave M]

Dads Motor Bike

 

[mw0njm.]

Not WW2, as OKF registrations were not issued until 1953. Probably Civil Defence during the Cold War period.
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yer could be the bike looks 1950s

 

[mw0njm.]

Evacuation hospitals in Birmingham during world war two September 1939

 

[Radiorails]

There were 30 of these saloon buses 42 - 61 AOP 42 - 61 and 32 - 41 BOL 32 - 41. All were converted to ambulances in 1939 an were eventually returned to service buses towards the end of WW2 or shortly afterwards.

 

[mw0njm.]

There were 30 of these saloon buses 42 - 61 AOP 42 - 61 and 32 - 41 BOL 32 - 41. All were converted to ambulances in 1939 an were eventually returned to service buses towards the end of WW2 or shortly afterwards.

thanks Alan

 

[Pedrocut]

ARP Dingle Squad, Selly Oak.
(Evening Dispatch, Jan 1940.)