Glamorgan Home Guard

Hi, im interested in joining your group, where would i purchase the kit?

Mr father, Hubert J P Rogers, worked at the ROF Bridgend more or less throughout the war.  He was also in the Home Guard, I think and served as a warden in what my mother called a "hole in the road"  I myself was born in our house in Western Avenue on 13 July 1942.   My mother was fond of saying that Dad always claimed he was more in danger from the factory girls than the Germans !  I am writing a family history and would love to hear from anyone who can fill me in with any details, either of my father or the job he did.

Dear Corporal ward,

We are the couple that saw you the morning after the night before last weekend (3rd/4th Oct) in Laugharne. We stopped by sunday am when you were all recovering from the 1940's dance. We just wanted to say thank you very much for allowing us to have a quick sneaky look at the exhibition. we both very much appreciated it. Its a shame that we didn't make it to the dance, but we'll keep a look at your site and hope to see you at a dance somewhere in the future!

Be aware, as dave may also get in touch to see if you'd come to his school in Porthcawl!

We think its great that you keep tings alive! well done, keep it up!

sarah and davex

Hello to all at Glamorgan Home Guard/1940s Swansea Bay!  I met some of you on Sunday 6th Sept when I visited with daughter.  You might remember me in the 1940s green dress, brown shoes, brown straw hat and furry fox thing! We thought you had a really good set up at the site - very interesting hands-on educational tool for all ages, and were impressed with the attention to detail and the friendly reception. Hope to see you again  when visiting daughter at university from time to time.  Nice to meet like-minded 1940s enthusiasts who understand! Please let us know about special events so I can try and keep them free on the calendar and come if I can (but I do live 150 miles away!). When planning events you're going to in 2010 please bear in mind the Veterans festival at Weymouth every June and the parade of re-enactors and vehicles along the seafront after the veterans. Details via Weymouth&Portland Borough Council/events/veterans festival, great atmosphere and usually a 1940s swing band dance on the Saturday night.

G'day

Looking through 'Best of British' for April 2009 and saw your group. Pleased to be in contact as we are a WW2 Australian reenactment group here in Melbourne, Australia. Our group portrays both WW1 and WW2 - both infantry and medical. You guys seem to be pretty well established with years of experience. We were very impressed to see your turn out and how well you portray British infantry of WW2.

Our group is quite small but we do have vehicles - mainly jeeps and the odd half-track or two and infantry. One of our problems has been obtaining Aussie uniforms and equipment but recently we came across a quantity of pattern 37 webbing in mint, unissued condition. I dont know how you're set but are you interested in any webbing equipment?

I hope to be in the UK later this year so I hope I can catch up with you if that's possible.

Cheers, Kim Fawkes

24th Battalion AIF

Can you help?

my grandfather was in the home guard due to his reserved occcupation - working at Romily Motor company on 'engineering work' for the war effort.

I have been given his stripes (corp) and his homeguard arm band signias together with a badge which I am trying to find out more info on - A red square

(background) indicating a black drawn bow with arms and arrow?

Would you know what this signifies?

Any where I can obtain his official service record/find out more inf?

Im also quite interested learning more about your group.

Hi guys,it's Andy (britishwardog from the forum),great website...keep up the good work!

Hi all, Doc Scooby here (one of Bucks boys)

I had a quick look at the websight ... Loved it !!! ... Well done & keep it up

Look forward to re-enacting alongside you

104th Medical Battalion Co. B, 29th US army Div.

"For God, My Country and My Neighbour"