Sittingbourne
Heritage
Museum
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Request a search by surname for ARP Wardensin Sittingbourne, Milton and Kemsley
Air Raid Precautions workers (both men and women) in 1939 - 1940 Duty Books - Names, addresses and dates of birth transcribed from the Sittingbourne & Milton
ARP Wardens Duty Books
The books were transcribed by Helen Allinson in 2007
Book 1: ARP Posts 1-7
lists of personnel,addresses, & certif. plus list of fireguards
Book 2: Post 3 Duty book – signing in/out
Book 3: Post 8 1939-40
Patrols sign on/off & list of cyclists
Book 4:ARP Posts
Group: North & Kemsley, posts1-3
Lists for Patrol 1A, & Posts 2-9
Book 5:ARP Posts 1 - 7
EXAMPLE:
Hollands, F 74 College Road, appears in Book 1, Post 3 - "transferred to Post 4" appears also in Book 5 Post 3 d.o.b. 20.6.02 - certificate 3
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By December 1939 there were 208 wardens already enrolled by the council. They were organised into 9 Posts around the town but this was later reduced to 7 Posts. Mr A E Walter was the Chief Air Raid Warden in those early years. A great deal of information on Sittingbourne in the Second World War can be found in our book of that title - see our "Shop" Page for more details.
One of the ARP signing-in duty books
Warden's Post in Vicarage Road, Milton (note the siren on top of the pole)
Wardens of Post number 6, Canterbury Road
Auxillary Fire Service vehicles