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Air Raid Precautions (ARP)

Categories: Social Welfare

Air Raid Precautions (ARP)

In WW2 each local council was responsible for setting up the local ARP to protect civilians from air raids. ARP Wardens were important members, enforcing the blackout, sounding the alarms, etc.

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Air Raid Precautions (ARP)

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Abbey Road Depot - WW2 ARP members lost

Bill Wallis is described on the plaque as 'ARP Stretcher Bearer'. Which we ta...

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ARP Depot - Harrow Green School

The school had closed in 1932 so the buildings must have been an obvious choi...

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