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Pitsford Home Guard |
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Pitsford Home Guard |
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A
tribute to 9th
(Brixworth) Battalion
Northamptonshire Home Guard
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Pitsford Home Guard Living History Unit was formed in September 2005 and is a tribute to 9th (Brixworth) and 12th (Northampton) Battalions of Northamptonshire Home Guard who answered Anthony Eden’s call in May 1940. The Unit supports the Northampton & Lamport Railway at their 1940’s events just as railway workers during WWII would have volunteered for the Home Guard. The 9th (Brixworth) Battalion would have been guarding Vital Points on the Northampton to Market Harborough Railway line in the Chapel Brampton and Brixworth areas whilst ‘E’ Company of the 12th (Northampton) Battalion was formed from railway workers guarding the LMS railway in Northampton. The Pitsford Home Guard researches the history of the Home Guard in Northamptonshire and takes part in Home Guard re-enactments and events. We also take part in exercises covering drill and weapons training which helps us better portray life in wartime Britain. |
Members of Pitsford Home Guard on Parade at Finedon on 15th July 2007 |
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Staff car arrives at Home Guard field HQ during our Railway at War event on 23rd September 2007 |
We have attended School visits
at the Northampton & Lamport Railway where local school children have
experienced a little of what life was like during the dark days of the
second world war. Our talks to local history societies and living history displays have already gained us recognition from Renaissance East Midlands in 2007 when were shortlisted for the Renaissance Heritage Inspiration Award. |
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very important part of our activities is the research into the history
of the Northamptonshire Home Guard. Although we are based in an area
that would have been guarded by the 9th Battalion, we are interested in
information from any part of Northamptonshire. If you have any information about Northamptonshire Home Guard we would like to hear from you. You may have some old documents, books or even photographs which could be scanned and sent via email. We are also interested in any items of Home Guard equipment. The photograph on the right is of members of the 12th Battalion (Electric Light Company). Do you have any further information about this photograph? If you can help us or if you live in the Northampton area and are interested in joining Pitsford Home Guard please contact us via email. |
 Members of 12th (Northampton) Battalion Northamptonshire Home Guard |
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