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Special constables – were men who were unpaid, part-time volunteers who for reasons of age or reserved occupation were precluded from being called up for war service. Police Auxiliary Messengers – boys between the ages of 14 and 18 were recruited as volunteers to assist the police with communications by delivering messages on foot or on ...
As during the Great War, police service was not a reserved occupation and the ranks were diminished by conscription. Before the war the police numbered around 60,000 (only 300 of whom were women) across 182 County and City Constabularies.
The British Police Constabulary had a tough job during the Second World War. In addition to their peacetime duties of law and order, a job made more difficult by the blackout and petrol rationing, they also they also had to work closely with Civil Defence workers during and after air raids.
Recollections of policemen in Britain during World War Two. Young and fit policemen were mobilised into the armed forces during the Second World War (1939-1945), leaving the older policemen to serve on the home front.
The origins of Double Cross went back to an adventurous MI5 double agent in the mid-1930s, the First World War fighter ace, Christopher ‘Mad Major’ Draper, who flew under 15 of London’s 18 bridges...
Beginning in September 1940, the Blitz was an aerial bombing campaign conducted by the Luftwaffe against British cities. Over a period of nine months, over 43,500 civilians were killed in the raids, which focused on major cities and industrial centres. Discover 15 powerful photos of The Blitz.
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The police were responsible for cordoning off and guarding bomb-damaged buildings, protecting them from looters and arresting anyone caught looting. Police also had to be on the look-out for criminals masquerading as ARP wardens or Special Constables in order to commit burglaries.
