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Object description
A collection of papers relating to his technical training (1920s), position as an ARP Warden (Second World War) and a Warden in the Civil Defence Corps (1950s and 1960s), comprising: reports on his attendance and progress in automobile engineering at Leicester Technical College (1926-1928); four exam question papers for the LTC (5pp, 1925 – 1928); his certificate for passing the course (April 1927); seven County Borough of Leicester yearly driving licences (1917 – 1927); details of his volunteering as an Air Raid Warden (1p, 5 May 1939); a copy of a letter of thanks for the work of the ARP Division during the heavy bombing of the city (September 1940); a membership card for City of Leicester Air Raid Precautions; an angry exchange of correspondence (3pp) between Stone as 'A' Divisional Records Officer for Leicester, and Mr Briggs, Divisional Warden 'E' Division, about 'A' Division having surplus equipment and 'E' Division being in need (August 1942); his National Registration Identity Card (1943); a cardboard container for Eyeshields, Anti-Gas, Mk II (1941) [empty]; Order of Service for the Dedication of 'A' Division Air Raid Wardens Cot endowed in the sum of £500, Leicester Royal Infirmary (two copies, 2pp each, 2 May 1946); four Civil Defence Report Forms (7 May 1956) presumably from a training exercise; a booklet 'An Introduction to The Civil Defence Corps City of Leicester Division' (14pp, 1958), with details of senior officers, training, HQ, uniform, expenses, personal property, the five sections, and a map; a pamphlet, 'Home Office, Civil Defence Training Memorandum No 2: The Warden Section of the Civil Defence Corps (England and Wales)' (28pp, HMSO, 1959); a sheet of reporting codes for incidents (1p, n.d.); pages 2 and 3 of instructions for reporting fall-out from explosions; an Allocation of Resources Form for use by wardens (1p, n.d.); CDC programme of Advanced Training (1p, November 1959); a map of the sector for which Stone was in charge, Sector 2T, Leicester Area 35F, CDC City of Leicester Division (January 1960); ts CDC Leicester Division Warden Section, Sector Wardens' course notes on sector post staff and their duties, radioactive fall-out readings and reporting procedure, Control of Civil Defence Operations in England and Wales (8pp, January 1960); a pamphlet 'Home Office Civil Defence Department General Training Bulletin No 3' (15pp, HMSO, June 1960) with details of the introduction of Operational Reporting Codes, Sit Reps, and examples of forms; a Certificate for completing additional training in the warden section, with covering letter from Leicester Town Clerk and CD Officer (1 December 1960); a booklet for the Operational Control Officer on first reports, control points, recces, using the services, rescue, casualty collecting, sorting out the dead; seven maps of Eastern District group boundaries, and post areas; a certificate from HM the Queen on the occasion of the disbandment of the Civil Defence Corps and the Auxiliary Fire Service (1968); and three cloth badges, one 'Member N.S.R.A.', the others being rank badges.
Content description
A collection of papers relating to his technical training (1920s), position as an ARP Warden (Second World War) and a Warden in the Civil Defence Corps (1950s and 1960s), comprising: reports on his attendance and progress in automobile engineering at Leicester Technical College (1926-1928); four exam question papers for the LTC (5pp, 1925 – 1928); his certificate for passing the course (April 1927); seven County Borough of Leicester yearly driving licences (1917 – 1927); details of his volunteering as an Air Raid Warden (1p, 5 May 1939); a copy of a letter of thanks for the work of the ARP Division during the heavy bombing of the city (September 1940); a membership card for City of Leicester Air Raid Precautions; an angry exchange of correspondence (3pp) between Stone as 'A' Divisional Records Officer for Leicester, and Mr Briggs, Divisional Warden 'E' Division, about 'A' Division having surplus equipment and 'E' Division being in need (August 1942); his National Registration Identity Card (1943); a cardboard container for Eyeshields, Anti-Gas, Mk II (1941) [empty]; Order of Service for the Dedication of 'A' Division Air Raid Wardens Cot endowed in the sum of £500, Leicester Royal Infirmary (two copies, 2pp each, 2 May 1946); four Civil Defence Report Forms (7 May 1956) presumably from a training exercise; a booklet 'An Introduction to The Civil Defence Corps City of Leicester Division' (14pp, 1958), with details of senior officers, training, HQ, uniform, expenses, personal property, the five sections, and a map; a pamphlet, 'Home Office, Civil Defence Training Memorandum No 2: The Warden Section of the Civil Defence Corps (England and Wales)' (28pp, HMSO, 1959); a sheet of reporting codes for incidents (1p, n.d.); pages 2 and 3 of instructions for reporting fall-out from explosions; an Allocation of Resources Form for use by wardens (1p, n.d.); CDC programme of Advanced Training (1p, November 1959); a map of the sector for which Stone was in charge, Sector 2T, Leicester Area 35F, CDC City of Leicester Division (January 1960); ts CDC Leicester Division Warden Section, Sector Wardens' course notes on sector post staff and their duties, radioactive fall-out readings and reporting procedure, Control of Civil Defence Operations in England and Wales (8pp, January 1960); a pamphlet 'Home Office Civil Defence Department General Training Bulletin No 3' (15pp, HMSO, June 1960) with details of the introduction of Operational Reporting Codes, Sit Reps, and examples of forms; a Certificate for completing additional training in the warden section, with covering letter from Leicester Town Clerk and CD Officer (1 December 1960); a booklet for the Operational Control Officer on first reports, control points, recces, using the services, rescue, casualty collecting, sorting out the dead; seven maps of Eastern District group boundaries, and post areas; a certificate from HM the Queen on the occasion of the disbandment of the Civil Defence Corps and the Auxiliary Fire Service (1968); and three cloth badges, one 'Member N.S.R.A.', the others being rank badges.
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