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Originally Posted by paulsherwin
I'm far from being an expert on this subject, but I don't believe home guard units were ever issued with radio equipment, as they didn't have signals training...
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The Home-Guard in Workington did indeed have radio AND were trained to use it. The Battalion Signals Organisation, part of the Intelligence Section of the 5th Battalion (Workington) Home-Guard took receipt of forty three radio sets (type unknown) in July 1942, and some time after 1944 were issued with, and trained, on a Type C58 long-range wireless set.
The above from the official Workington HG record, upon which I based
my website on the defence of Workington during WWII.