I was the proud owner of a bicycle which my father used for his Home Guard duties, rallying others of the Home Guard as and when required. If my memory serves me right I was paid 1s6d for the use ...

During WW2 my wife was a member of the ... RAF. My brother Jack Allard was in the home guard, ... that he wanted to remove the valves out of the bicycle tyres, in case... Life on the Home Front.