Reference
X550/14
Title
Bedfordshire Home Guard.
Date free text
1940-1961
Production date
From: 1940 To: 1959
Admin/biog history
BEDFORDSHIRE HOME GUARD 1940 - 1945 [Provisional account]
1940 Raised as Local Defence Volunteers and groups in Bns.
(May) 1st Bn - Bedford & North-West
2nd Bn - Biggleswade & East
3rd Bn - Dunstable & South-West
4th Bn - Luton
1940 L.D.V. redesignated "Home Guard"
(Jul)
1941 Officers granted commissions and thereafter listed in the Home Guard list
(Feb)
1942 5th, 6th & 7th Bns. formed on account of unwieldy size of original bns.
(Jul - Nov) County divided into Beds North & Beds South sections
1943 8th Bn. formed
(Mar)
1943 "B" Bedfordshire Independent Light Anti-Aircraft Troop formed.
(Nov ?)
1944 Stand down. No further parades or training
(Nov)
1945 Disbandment
(Dec)
BEDFORDSHIRE HOME GUARD 1952 - 1957
1952 Raised as "cadre" battalions. Peace time establishment
(Apr) 50 all ranks
Beds. sector HQ - Bedford
1st Bn. - Bedford
2nd Bn. - Biggleswade
3rd Bn. - Dunstable
4th Bn. - Luton
1955 All Bns. reduced to "reserve" status, key personnel only on active list
(Dec)
1957 All Bns. disbanded
Level of description
sub-fonds