This certificate – awarded during the Second World War – is clearly either ARP or Home Guard related, and intriguing that the competition was held at a local pit. Gas training, perhaps, using rescue squad techniques learned from the mines? Just a thought. Image kindly supplied by Micheal Smith.
Here’s an interesting thing for a Thursday – can anyone shed any light on the above certificate, or the person to whom it was awarded please?
I was sent the image by reader Michael Smith who’s trying to find out about Horace, his grandfather, who apparently was a lifelong Brownhills man.
Micheal wrote:
Hello Bob,
I’m a friend of Martin Payton’s and mentioned that you maybe able to help a little bit with founding out about the history or background regarding my grandfather Horice and this certificate.
My grandfather lived in Brownhills all his life.
Hopefully you can shed some light on this for me and what the certification is all about?
Any help or tips as to where we can find out more would be a great help.
Thank you kindly
Mike Smith
I must say I have no idea about the specifics of the certificate in question – but I’m sure there will be readers out there who do, and also people who remember your Grandfather. I welcome reader contributions and tips here.
Thanks to Michael for a fascinating enquiry – if you can help, please do comment here or mail me – BrownhillsBob at Googlemail dot com. Cheers.