- Contributed by
- Warwickshire Libraries Heritage and Trading Standards
- People in story:
- Colin Birt
- Location of story:
- Ufton, Warwickshire
- Background to story:
- Army
- Article ID:
- A4239425
- Contributed on:
- 22 June 2005
The home Guard Company and Platoon HQ was at Southam. In Ufton our Section had a sergeant and 9 privates. We were all countrymen, not very good at drill, but all very good shots! Our routine was a parade one evening a week in Ufton Village Hall. Three of us carried out guard duty at Southam HQ overnight once a month. We were guarding the ammunition store, which was one room in a Public House. The rifles were P47 American 'lease lend'. Occasionally we had weekend manoevres, but by Sunday morning most of the privates had disappeared to milk the cows.
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