Home guard ww2 records. Reading: Records of the 7th (Huntley & Palmers Branch) Records of the service of the Home Guard (formerly Local Defence Volunteers). 3816-3822. These records are the service records of individuals serving in the Home Guard in the Second World War. Search within or browse this series to find specific records of interest. The unit war diary for the Durham Second Battalion is Nov 25, 2024 ยท Our Home Guard ancestors made an important contribution during WWII. Search the records of officers who served in the Home Guard during WW2 with Forces War Records Pangbourne: Papers of the 4th (Pangbourne) Battalion Berkshire Home Guard, including Battalion orders 1940-1942 (D/P132B/28/6). Series Reference: MSS. The Home Guard was begun at the outbreak of war with local volunteer units which were formed in several regions, as an unpaid voluntary part-time force organised in county battalions under War Office control. Browse the records of the Home Forces in WO 199 for regimental histories, nominal rolls of Home Guard auxiliary units and other papers. We explore how to research their service and the records available.