We Remember the Home Guard
''I remember standing on top of our local glen with a block of wood, expecting thousands of Germans coming down from the sky. What was I going to do with the block of wood? I never knew.'' Leonard Jackson
On 22 June 1940 France surrendered to Germany and the invasion of Britain seemed a very real possibility.
The Home Guard was formed to defend our villages and towns. Members came from reserved occu...
''I remember standing on top of our local glen with a block of wood, expecting thousands of Germans coming down from the sky. What was I going to do with the block of wood? I never knew.'' Leonard Jackson
On 22 June 1940 France surrendered to Germany and the invasion of Britain seemed a very real possibility.
The Home Guard was formed to defend our villages and towns. Members came from reserved occu...
