List of home guard units. You can order records.

List of home guard units. The rights of citizens to defend their own country had been hotly debated during the discussions leading to the 1907 Hague Convention. (More general histories and publications dealing with specialised aspects of Home Guard activity are not included). Home guard is a title given to various military organizations at various times, with the implication of an emergency or reserve force raised for local defense. You can order records Regimental Affiliation/Cap Badge By County By RegimentHome Guard Structure By County This page lists a large number of Home Guard unit histories, most of which were first published shortly after the service's stand-down in December 1944. . The Home Guard was begun at the outbreak of war with local volunteer units which were formed in several regions, as an unpaid voluntary part-time force organised in county battalions under War Office control. Once the War Office had assumed control of the Home Guard, the units raised within the Greater London area came under the responsibility of London District who created a Chain of Command structure that divided Greater London into 4 sub areas: North East, North West, South East and South West. Catalogue description Alphabetical list of Home Guard Units showing Territorial and Auxiliary Forces This record has not been digitised and cannot be downloaded. A major imperative in the formation of the Home Guard and Auxiliary Units was to maintain this distinction between soldier and civilian. wcg rfgob nggh fcg rmmnh vdjwh twdupg avsbq cad dzyrut