FOB081
King & Country
After the Fall of France when Britain stood alone against the might of Hitler’s war machine a body of men came forward to help defend the country in its greatest hour of need.
They were originally called the Local Defence Volunteers and were recruited from those too old...or too young to join the regular army.
Soon however they became better known as..."The Home Guard"
When the British Expeditionary Force were evacuated from France in June 1940 many of its men came back with only their rifles and field kit.
Here, this regular "Tommy" has arrived back at his regimental depot and is undergoing some basic "square-bashing" i.e. foot and rifle drill.