Bourne Archive: Lincolnshire Special Constabulary

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Lincolnshire Special Constabulary: Documents of the Second World War Period

Warfare

With the onset of war in 1939 and more particularly after the Fall of France in 1940, with a threat of invasion and a growing reality of air raids, the number of part-time special constables in Lincolnshire was increased. For the dissemination of information and instructions, a monthly bulletin was published. At first, it was duplicated on foolscap (328 x 203 mm) sheets but the circulation was increased with Issue 4, dated 7th November 1940 and covering the month of October. Subsequent issues were in the form of an 8 pp. 215 x 139 mm booklet, printed by J.W. Ruddock, of Lincoln. This continued until rules arising from a national shortage of paper led to its appearing roughly once in two months as instructional pamphlets. Issue 27 was the last of the Bulletins, covering news from September 1942 (issued 5th October).

I have selected sample issues for transcription, beginning with No.4, as it is the earliest I have, probably because the name of the man to whom it was issued, Special Constable V. Gilbert, had not earlier been on the distribution list.

The present page serves as a list of contents providing links to the various transcriptions.

Links to extracts from issues of the Bulletin:-

Issue 4, October 1940: the whole document.

Issue 10, March 1941: an extract reporting the activities of Lincolnshire part-time special constables during the month.

Issue 13, July 1941: the whole document.

Issue 24, June 1942: an extract dealing with animal war casualties.

Issue 27, September 1942: the whole document.

Links to Instructional Pamphlets:-

No. 4, April 1943: the whole document.

No. 6, August 1943: the whole document.

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