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User Name | Thread Name | Subject | Posted |
GeoffLawes | Any July Songs (167* d) | RE: Any July Songs | 17 Jul 24 |
23 July1940 In wartime Britain the name “ Home Guard” was adopted by the Local Defence Volunteers, the military force set up to form Britain’s last line of defence against the expected German invasion. It soon became popularly known as the Dad’s Army because most of its volunteers were older men who were considered too old to form part of the regular British Army. |