Home Front constable on duties (archive recording)

Title

Home Front constable on duties (archive recording)

Genre

Special

TX Date

27 Nov 1987

Year of production

1987

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Duration

00:03:52

Description

A Special Constable (not identified) on the Home Front during the Second World War describes his duties such as being on fire watch and assisting shipwrecked sailors. He lives in a seaside town but does not identify it. BBC Archive piece. Hissing on audio. Recorded during WWII, no date given.

Contributors

BBC

Keywords

Sailors; Special constables; Second World War (1939-1945); Aerial bombardment; Bombs; Voluntary work

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