"CU Photos 1942-1945"

Date:
1942-1945
Reference:
SA/CAS/C/5/8/3
Part of:
Casualties Union
  • Archives and manuscripts

Collection contents

About this work

Description

Collection of photographs of various Casualties Union competitions and events including annual competitions, civil defence training and work with external partners. Most of the photographs were originally arranged in envelopes with the following titles:

  • "Diagnosis"
  • "Staging"
  • "Scouts"
  • "Post war personalia"
  • "Exhibition 2nd anniversary (AGM) 1944"
  • "Training courses and passing out tests"
  • "B.R.C.S. [British Red Cross Society] recruiting drive"
  • "CU Day Chiswick bus depot" [1947]
  • "Final wartime meeting 1.7.45"
  • "USAF Newbury"
  • "At the rescue school (Leatherhead)"
  • "Illustrated 26.May.1942 Jarche"
  • "Invasion exercise "LUCK" at Leatherhead May 1943"
  • "1946 CU Day at Eton Eyot"
  • "C.D. London Macclesfield. Croydon"
  • "Rescue School personnel"
  • "NHSR" [National Hospital Service Reserve]

    • Additional files regarding the annual competitions are in SA/CAS/C/4.

    Publication/Creation

    1942-1945

    Physical description

    283 photographs (1 file in 4 parts) photographic prints; 7.5 x 10 cm to 24 x 30.5 cm

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