Perhaps best known through the television series, “Dad’s Army”, the Local Defence Volunteers or LDV were responsible for many things, most notably they were the first line of defence should the Nazi’s expected invasion attempt ever be successful.

‘Local Defence Volunteers’ was soon changed to ‘Home Guard’ because the former was considered too long a title. Because the majority of volunteers were too old for general conscription, the term ‘Dad’s Army’ was used as an affectionate nickname, but the force was by no means just populated by old men.