Collection GB 0074 ACC/1101 - MIDDLESEX HOME GUARD

Zone d'identification

Cote

GB 0074 ACC/1101

Titre

MIDDLESEX HOME GUARD

Date(s)

  • 1940-1944 (Création/Production)

Niveau de description

Collection

Étendue matérielle et support

0.53 linear metres

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 the Police districts, and In Middlesex there were four zones. In July, 1940, companies were organized in battalions, and after August, 1940; this semi-civilian force became known as the Home Guard. The following January, officers were given commissions and proper military status, and the force was brought under direct military control. In 1942, service in the Home Guard became compulsory. Early in 1943, zones were renamed Sectors. In the County of Middlesex there were 33 battalions, with a flotilla on the River Thames.

The operational, and recruiting area for the 1st (Middlesex) Home Guard, appears to have been within an area comparable with the Metropolitan Police Zone (Division) "T", including Heston and Isleworth; Staines; Ashford; Laleham; Harlington; Stanwell; Yiewsley and West Drayton; Hounslow; Whitton; Osterley; Cranford; Feltham; Bedfont; Hayes.

(Condensed from The Story of Middlesex, New Wartime Series, Vol. I, Number 2 - 1943, pp.59-61).

Histoire archivistique

GB 0074 ACC/1101 1940-1944 Collection 0.53 linear metres 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 the Police districts, and In Middlesex there were four zones. In July, 1940, companies were organized in battalions, and after August, 1940; this semi-civilian force became known as the Home Guard. The following January, officers were given commissions and proper military status, and the force was brought under direct military control. In 1942, service in the Home Guard became compulsory. Early in 1943, zones were renamed Sectors. In the County of Middlesex there were 33 battalions, with a flotilla on the River Thames.

The operational, and recruiting area for the 1st (Middlesex) Home Guard, appears to have been within an area comparable with the Metropolitan Police Zone (Division) "T", including Heston and Isleworth; Staines; Ashford; Laleham; Harlington; Stanwell; Yiewsley and West Drayton; Hounslow; Whitton; Osterley; Cranford; Feltham; Bedfont; Hayes.

(Condensed from The Story of Middlesex, New Wartime Series, Vol. I, Number 2 - 1943, pp.59-61).

Records deposited in July 1952.

Personnel records for the Middlesex Home Guard, including nominal rolls, registers of cadets, registers of names, lists of active members, history sheets, discharges and transfers.

The documents relate to officers, non-commissioned officers and men and women auxiliaries of:-

(a) 1st Battalion ("T" Zone) Middlesex Home Guard. ("D" Company of this Bn. Because the 4th Bn. Middlesex Home General

(b) 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th Cadet Battalions, the Middlesex Regiment, (Cadet Officers).

(c) 61st (Middlesex) Anti-Aircraft Cadet Regiment: Royal Artillery, (Cadet Officers).

(d) 1st (Middlesex) Cadet Battalion, Royal Engineers, (Cadet Officers)

(e) London North Eastern Railway (London) Battalion Volunteer Local Defence Corps. (1940) 17th (City of London) Battalion, London North Eastern Railway Home Guard. (1940-1942). 33rd (Middlesex) London North Eastern Railway, Battalion, Home Guard, (Railway, and non-railway employees. (1943) (The year in brackets indicates change of title).

(f) H.M. prison (Feltham) Home Guard Unit, a sub-unit of "B" Company. 1st Middlesex Home Guard. (Transferred to "B" Company on 2 December 1942).

(g) General Aircraft Ltd., (Feltham), a sub-unit of "D" Company, 1st Middlesex Home Guard. (Later became 9th MX. (HG) Bn.)

(h) 2nd Home Guard.

These records contain a wealth of information, not merely number, rank, and name, but personal details, hitherto unrecorded. Information includes:- (a) Full name and address. (b) Profession, and/or place of employment. (c) National Registration Identity Number. (d) Details of previous service in the forces, (Rank, Branch etc.) (e) Next of Kin. (f) Whether owner of a Car/Cycle, or any motor vehicle. (g) Telephone Number (Home or business). (h) Age, (or date of birth). (i) Promotion in Home Guard. (j) Transfers (Regular Forces; Inter-unit; etc.) (k) Discharges (through death, or other causes). (l) Religion. (m) Resignations, (pressure of work, etc.) Other information includes, results of proficiency tests reports upon non-commissioned officers; strength states; returns of small arms; personal history sheets; lists of category, men, etc.

ACC/1101/001 to ACC/1101/026.

These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.

Copyright to these records rests with the depositor.

English

Fit

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

See also papers of the Middlesex County Council relating to civil defence at reference MCC/CD/GEN.

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. Military administration Armed forces Wars (events) World wars (events) Documents World War Two (1939-1945) Army service records Information sources Records and correspondence Records (documents) Personnel records State security Defence Organizations Military organizations Administration Organisation and management Civil defence Home Guard x Local Defence Volunteers

Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert

Records deposited in July 1952.

Zone du contenu et de la structure

Portée et contenu

Personnel records for the Middlesex Home Guard, including nominal rolls, registers of cadets, registers of names, lists of active members, history sheets, discharges and transfers.

The documents relate to officers, non-commissioned officers and men and women auxiliaries of:-

(a) 1st Battalion ("T" Zone) Middlesex Home Guard. ("D" Company of this Bn. Because the 4th Bn. Middlesex Home General

(b) 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th Cadet Battalions, the Middlesex Regiment, (Cadet Officers).

(c) 61st (Middlesex) Anti-Aircraft Cadet Regiment: Royal Artillery, (Cadet Officers).

(d) 1st (Middlesex) Cadet Battalion, Royal Engineers, (Cadet Officers)

(e) London North Eastern Railway (London) Battalion Volunteer Local Defence Corps. (1940) 17th (City of London) Battalion, London North Eastern Railway Home Guard. (1940-1942). 33rd (Middlesex) London North Eastern Railway, Battalion, Home Guard, (Railway, and non-railway employees. (1943) (The year in brackets indicates change of title).

(f) H.M. prison (Feltham) Home Guard Unit, a sub-unit of "B" Company. 1st Middlesex Home Guard. (Transferred to "B" Company on 2 December 1942).

(g) General Aircraft Ltd., (Feltham), a sub-unit of "D" Company, 1st Middlesex Home Guard. (Later became 9th MX. (HG) Bn.)

(h) 2nd Home Guard.

These records contain a wealth of information, not merely number, rank, and name, but personal details, hitherto unrecorded. Information includes:- (a) Full name and address. (b) Profession, and/or place of employment. (c) National Registration Identity Number. (d) Details of previous service in the forces, (Rank, Branch etc.) (e) Next of Kin. (f) Whether owner of a Car/Cycle, or any motor vehicle. (g) Telephone Number (Home or business). (h) Age, (or date of birth). (i) Promotion in Home Guard. (j) Transfers (Regular Forces; Inter-unit; etc.) (k) Discharges (through death, or other causes). (l) Religion. (m) Resignations, (pressure of work, etc.) Other information includes, results of proficiency tests reports upon non-commissioned officers; strength states; returns of small arms; personal history sheets; lists of category, men, etc.

Évaluation, élimination et calendrier de conservation

Accroissements

Mode de classement

ACC/1101/001 to ACC/1101/026.

Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation

Conditions d'accès

These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.

Conditions de reproduction

Copyright to these records rests with the depositor.

Langue des documents

  • anglais

Écriture des documents

  • latin

Notes de langue et graphie

English

Caractéristiques matérielle et contraintes techniques

See also papers of the Middlesex County Council relating to civil defence at reference MCC/CD/GEN.

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

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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

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    Sources

    Zone des entrées