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RefNoKCC2/D/CD/1/55
AltRefNoFile no. 28E
TitleCirculars 1942
DescriptionReport on civil defence vehicles by regional transport officer, parish invasion committees, Home Guard commanders, unexploded bombs film commentary, gas exercises, how to make a slit trench, report on mustard gas incident exercises, notes on Norwich air raids, notes on disposal of unexploded bombs, shells, and parachute mines, letter from Mrs D.A. Pledger, president of Hunts. County Nursing Association to district nurses, WVS emergency cooking stove, notes on exercises with the Home Guard, report on first aid competition 7 June 1942, notes on vehicles, incendiary weapons, fire prevention, list of control centre staff with addresses and telephone numbers. Notes on emergency communications, Ministry of Home Security consolidated instructions to invasion committees, July 1942 (confidential), notes of conference on fire guard organisation, circular to controllers – Invasion, enemy raid warnings, notes on fire guards and stirrup pumps, Civil Defence Staff College – Syllabus for course, circular from ARP Office – ‘Fire’, circular from ARP Office on helmet markings, report on air raid at Ramsey, 22 August 1942, ARP Office circular on new explosive incendiary bombs, report on exercise at St Ives, 20 September 1942, leaflet issued by Ministry of home Security on phosphorus and other bombs, ARP Office circular –Treatment of prisoners of war by civil defence services, notes on various reports, notes on incident at Somersham 5 October 1942 (crash of a British aircraft causing damage and casualties), memo by Hunts County Council public assistance officer on rest centres for the homeless, circular to ARP personnel re anti-personnel bombs. Various general circulars to ARP sub-controllers, police, directors, wardens.
DateJanuary 1942-December 1942
CreatorNameHuntingdonshire County Council
RepositoryHuntingdonshire Archives
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