Collection GB 0074 CLC/532 - ESSEX HOME GUARD BATTALIONS

Zone d'identification

Cote

GB 0074 CLC/532

Titre

ESSEX HOME GUARD BATTALIONS

Date(s)

  • 1940-1944 (Création/Production)

Niveau de description

Collection

Étendue matérielle et support

5 production units.

Zone du contexte

Nom du producteur

Notice biographique

The Home Guard was first raised in May, 1940, on a semi-civilian basis in close association with the Police force, and was originally known as the Local Defence Volunteers. It was organized in companies, grouped in zones, corresponding to Police districts. The aim of the Guard was to delay an enemy invasion force, providing the Government and the regular army with time to establish a professional defence and repel the enemy invasion.

Histoire archivistique

GB 0074 CLC/532 1940-1944 Collection 5 production units. Home Guard x British Home Guard x Local Defence Volunteers

The Home Guard was first raised in May, 1940, on a semi-civilian basis in close association with the Police force, and was originally known as the Local Defence Volunteers. It was organized in companies, grouped in zones, corresponding to Police districts. The aim of the Guard was to delay an enemy invasion force, providing the Government and the regular army with time to establish a professional defence and repel the enemy invasion.

These records were given to Guildhall Library by the War Office, via the British Records Association, in 1949. They were catalogued by Guildhall Library staff in 1950.

Nominal rolls for Home Guard Battalions, comprising:

  • 52nd Essex Battalion, M Company;
  • 53rd Essex Battalion;
  • 54th Essex Battalion.

    Nominal rolls arranged by battalion.

    These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information may be subject to access restrictions.

    Copyright to these records rests with the City of London.

    English

    Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

    The whereabouts of any other records of these units is unknown. See also CLC/531.

    Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

    June to August 2010. World wars (events) World War Two (1939-1945) Organizations Military organizations Information sources Documents Primary documents Muster books State security Armed forces Volunteer forces Wars (events) Home Guard x British Home Guard x Local Defence Volunteers Essex England UK Western Europe Europe

Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert

These records were given to Guildhall Library by the War Office, via the British Records Association, in 1949. They were catalogued by Guildhall Library staff in 1950.

Zone du contenu et de la structure

Portée et contenu

Nominal rolls for Home Guard Battalions, comprising:

  • 52nd Essex Battalion, M Company;
  • 53rd Essex Battalion;
  • 54th Essex Battalion.

Évaluation, élimination et calendrier de conservation

Accroissements

Mode de classement

Nominal rolls arranged by battalion.

Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation

Conditions d'accès

These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information may be subject to access restrictions.

Conditions de reproduction

Copyright to these records rests with the City of London.

Langue des documents

  • anglais

Écriture des documents

  • latin

Notes de langue et graphie

English

Caractéristiques matérielle et contraintes techniques

The whereabouts of any other records of these units is unknown. See also CLC/531.

Instruments de recherche

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

Zone des sources complémentaires

Existence et lieu de conservation des originaux

Existence et lieu de conservation des copies

Unités de description associées

Descriptions associées

Zone des notes

Identifiant(s) alternatif(s)

Mots-clés

Mots-clés - Lieux

Mots-clés - Noms

Mots-clés - Genre

Zone du contrôle de la description

Identifiant de la description

Identifiant du service d'archives

London Metropolitan Archives

Règles et/ou conventions utilisées

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Statut

Niveau de détail

Dates de production, de révision, de suppression

Langue(s)

  • anglais

Écriture(s)

    Sources

    Zone des entrées