Newcastle Home Guard

[phastie]

I am hoping this forum will help me with my local history research.

As the title suggest I am interested in the Newcastle Home Guard 1940-44

The results of this research can be seen on my website

http://www.ccoynblhomeguard.co.uk/Newcastle%20Battalions.html

If you knew anyone who served, or have documents or photographs, or recognise anyone in the

photographs on the website, I would love to hear from you.

Peter

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Men of the 11th Battalion with what appears to be a Vickers and a Lewis Machine gun

http://i988.photobucket.com/albums/af6/ ... painmg.jpg

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Wallsend 8th Battalion, Swan Hunters Home Guard Company, based at Vine st Territorial Army Drill Hall

http://www.ccoynblhomeguard.co.uk/Swan%20Hunters.html

Photo taken April 1944 at the Cricket Pavillion, Swan Hunters Sports Ground, The Avenue, Wallsend.

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Operation Dennis as reported by the Evening Chronicle 1941

http://i988.photobucket.com/albums/af6/peterhastie/EC2.jpg

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New Wallsend Home Guard images

http://www.ccoynblhomeguard.co.uk/8th%20Battalion,%20NcleWallsend.html

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Dinnington and Ponteland Home Guard

http://i988.photobucket.com/albums/af6/peterhastie/DinnHGa001.jpg

Back Row L-R.  ?, Kit Henderson, Jimmy Graham, Ian Findlay, Dick Baxter, Joe Wilson, David Gtaham. ?,?,?.

Kneeling L-R    Les Platten, Bill Johnson, Jimmy Jewers, Fenwick Gardner.

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Seaton Burn Home Guard taken at the Welfare Pavilion, Seaton Burn.

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