Bedlington Home Guard - 14th Battalion.

[Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)]

@Canny lass - I was just about to close down PC when I saw your comment in the BGS album about the names you are interested in.

I have never researched it - @Rigger might have

I input 'Home Guard 14th Battalion Bedlington' into Google search and got this site :-

https://www.wartimememoriesproject.com/ww2/allied/battalion.php?pid=6994

I haven't delved into the sections of the site 

Nobody on the Facebook groups has commented that they have done any research 

(closing down now ) 

[Canny lass]

Thanks Eggy! I'll have a look at that.

[Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)]

1 hour ago, Alan Edgar (Eggy1948) said:

 

https://www.wartimememoriesproject.com/ww2/allied/battalion.php?pid=6994

I haven't delved into the sections of the site 

 

Nobody on the Facebook groups has commented that they have done any research 

(closing down now ) 

Now I have had a quick look and selected a few sections - looks like you have to subscribe to find anything out

[Canny lass]

@Symptoms @The 14th battalion was made up of ”men in reserved occupations and those under or over age to serve in the armed forces”. Do you know if those men would be volunteers or conscripted?

[Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)]

3 hours ago, Canny lass said:

@Symptoms The 14th battalion was made up of ”men in reserved occupations and those under or over age to serve in the armed forces”. Do you know if those men would be volunteers or conscripted?

Volunteers https://www.stneotsmuseum.org.uk/articles/a-brief-history-of-the-home-guard/#:~:text=This band of volunteers%2C made,trained army of 1.7 million.

or if you have a couple of hours Wikipedia :-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Guard_(United_Kingdom)

 

Edited November 16, 2022 by Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)

[Canny lass]

That was interesting reading (the first one). I'll give the second one a miss!