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4831 Gresley V2 and armed guard at Nott Vic August 1939

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  1. neildimmer

    neildimmer Resident of Nat Pres

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    Came across this photo in a batch I recently acquired
    4831 Durham School Nottingham Victoria 27th August 1939 8 days till WW2 and a civilian with a rifle on duty
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    johnofwessex Resident of Nat Pres

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    Interesting..................
     
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    Martin Perry Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Moderator Friend

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    Reservists and Civil Defence were put on alert from 24th August 1939, so that may account for the armed 'sentry'?
     
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    Thanks for that
     
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