Leicester's 'Dad's Army'

by CSV Action Desk Leicester

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Contributed by: CSV Action Desk Leicester
People in story:: David Chard
Location of story:: Thurmaston
Background to story:: Civilian
Article ID:: A4346354
Contributed on:: 04 July 2005

I remember watching the Home Guard, practicing manouvers on Sunday mornings. Also, the Fire Warden demonstrated how to extinguish and incendiary bomb, at the bottom of the Churchhill Road, Thurmaston, using a stirrup pump and a bucket of water!

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