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Home Guard "Dads Army" ??

Home Guard "Dads Army" ??

Posted: 29 Apr 2001 12:00PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 28 Jun 2001 3:00AM GMT
Surnames: Light
Can anyone give me any information about the Home Guard for about 1918c. I have a birth certificate for 1918 for Putney, London. The father is a Henry Light, Cabinet Maker. Also listed in the occupation column it tells me that Henry Light was a Private 337,Home Guard, Works Company Labour Corps."Cabinet Maker" The only information I have about the Home Guard is that of "Dads Army" fame. Is there a site I can visit that will give me more information. Is it possible that a record exists somewhere about Home Guard members? As I have his reg. number this may help. Perhaps someone may have more information that may help me, Henry Light lived at 35, Gladwyn Road. Putney. Wandsworth. London. Best Wishes. Jane.

Re: Home Guard "Dads Army" ??

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 8:34AM GMT
Classification: Query
The Labour Corps was part of the Infantry Regiment. If you go to the website http://www.1914-1918.net/labour.htm you will find the history of it.

I may be wrong but I think the "Dads Army" Home guard only came into existence in World War 2.

It is more likely that Henry Light enlisted in the regular army, in which case you could search for hir army record through Ancestry.co.uk



Re: Home Guard "Dads Army" ??

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 11:07PM GMT
Classification: Query
Home Guard is indeed WW2 only.

There are some printed Home Guard lists in the National Archives, on open shelves, like the Army List (so officers only).

Not sure what there is for Other Ranks - worth having a good dig through the online Catalogue and wiki
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