This is one of my favourite photographs to be included in the book. It shows Caerwys Home Guard marching through the town in 1941 - it was the funeral of one of their comrades. They were nothing like their hapless counterparts on TV as by the end of the war they were well trained in the use of many weapons. This 'D' Company was composed mainly of men from the town; by the time they stood down in 1944 they numbered 26. If the Germans had invaded in 1940 these men would have been in the front line.
My Dad could have been in that picture. He usually operated the Lewis gun which was a rare asset for a home guard unit in 1941. However I note there seem to be no weapons being carried on that parade.
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Sorry, after expanding the picture, I see that they are carrying reversed sloped rifles.
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