Volunteers Collection (page 11)

Home Guard Stand Down Parade in London. Left to right: C. S. M. W. L. Malcolm and C. S
Home Guard Stand Down Parade in London. Left to right: C.S.M. W.L. Malcolm and C.S.M. R. Wallace, both of the Ulster Home Guard. 3rd December 1944

Scene at the cook house at the Reading Home Guard camp in Berkshire during the Second World War. 15th June 1942

Members of the Home Guard on parade Kidmore End near Reading, Berkshire on Sunday 18th May 1941

Home Guard on parade in Lincolnshire during the Second World War. 1941

March past of the Cardiff sector of the Home Guard at their final parade in Cardiff. The salute was taken by Lieutenant General D. G. Watson G.O.C. in Chief, Western Command. Circa 1941

Members of the Reading Home Guard during the Second World War. Circa 1942

Womens Home Guard on parade at St Benedicts Square in Lincoln during the Second World War. 15th May 1944

A group of recruits for the Reading Home Guard Ant-Aircraft Battery pictured on parade observed by NCOs and Officers during the Second World War. 1st June 1942

A YMCA mobile canteen in operation in a poor area of Swansea, South Wales during the Second World War. The canteens were used to provide food and drink to those made homeless

The YMCA have a number of travelling tea cars with the british Expeditionary Force serving in France. They provide tea and light refreshment for the troops

A YMCA mobile canteen in operation in Cardiff City centre during the Second World War. The canteens were used to provide food and drink to those made homeless

Gas masks are distributed and fitted at the Broad Street offices of Birminghams A. R
Gas masks are distributed and fitted at the Broad Street offices of Birminghams A.R.P. service. As demand for gas mask rise as tension between Germany and Poland rises 28th August 1939

Gas masks are distributed from the Broad Street offices of Birminghams A. R. P
Gas masks are distributed from the Broad Street offices of Birminghams A.R.P. service. As demand for gas mask rise as tension between Germany and Poland rises 28th August 1939

Voluntary workers seen here assembling gas mask boxes at the Broad Street offices of Birminghams A.R.P. service. As demand for gas mask rise as tension between Germany

Russian volunteers enlisting for The Volunteer Force. This picture taken when Russia had joined the Allies in fighting Germany

Glyn Jones of the Newport Home Guard during the Second World War. Circa 1941

Ivor Miles Windsor-Clive, 2nd Earl of Plymouth and Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan, inspecting the 2nd Glamorgan (Pontypridd and District) Battalion of the Home Guards at Pontypridd

Winners of the Battalion Commanders Shooting Cup, presented by Lieutenant Col. Percy Thomas OBE toNumbe 2 (guest Keen Baldwins) Company, 22nd Glamorgan (Cardiff) Battalion Home Guard

The staff of a Royal Auxiliary Air Force (RAuxAF) Barrage Balloon depot at Caerau, Ely, Cardiff during the Second World War. Circa 1941

A veteran from the previous war gives instructions on how to use a Tommy gun at a Home Guard camp near Cardiff. September 1941

Members of the Home Guard of the Pulsometer Engineering Works in Reading, Berkshire during the Second World War. 12th December 1941

A group of officers at a Home Guard weekend camp in Reading, Berkshire during the Second World War. 15th June 1942

Members of a company of the Reading Home Guard during the Second World War. 12th February 1942

Members of the Home Guard practice with Sten Guns during training exercises in Reading, Berkshire in the Second World War. 26th June 1942

Members of a Home Guard Anti-Aircraft battery in Reading, Berkshire during the Second World War. 6th July 1942

Home Guards, well entrenched, with a bombing post in the background, guarding a road in the English countryside during the Second World War. August 1940

New Surrey training camp for part time fire fighters. New Parliamentary Secretary of Food talks to Fire Force cooks before taking up his new job

ARP workers taking part in the march past, in Hyde Park, where the King took salute when 20, 000 of National Service Volunteers marched past. 2nd July 1939

Food supplies which were interrupted for a time in the early days of the fighting are again being distributed. The first supplies for the people of Athens are bing unloaded by University students

The first contingent of ground staff volunteers for the RAF have arrived in Britain from the West Indies. Picture shows: A volunteer just back from Stores and well set up. February 1944

Volunteer harvesters holds a service and prayer in the harvest field at Wylam, Northumberland as their day of work comes to a close

Princess Margaret inspects the St John Ambulance Cadets, York. 10th July 1960

New recruits to the Derby Auxiliary Fire Brigade watching a fire-drill at Haslams old foundry. 15th September 1939

Members of the Esher Auxiliary Fire Service parade with their Coventry Climax pump at a demonstration of civil defence and ARP procedures at Sandown Park April 1939

Members of the Auxiliary Fire Service seen here during a demonstration of civil defence at Sundown Park. April 1939

Legion of Frontiersmen after parading and attending service at St Clements Dane marched to the Cenotaph where wreaths were laid. 28th June 1926

Army Cadets selling Poppies ahead of Remembrance Day, Teesside, November 1976

Rail Strike. A lorry load of special constables who have been called up for duty, driving to Lots Road, Fulham, to guard the power station. 5th October 1919

Angela Wallace, British volunteer with the United Nations, aged 21 from Ayr, Scotland, works in the poverty stricken neighbourhoods of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, pictured 22nd April 1966

An ambitious scheme to honour the Coventry born inventor and jet pioneer Sir Frank Whittle in progress at Coventry Airport, Baginton

A United States Air Force KB50 tanker refuelling F100 and F101 fighter planes during a demonstration at the Coventry Air Pgeant at Baginton. July 1960

A United States Air Force tanker refuelling fighter planes during a demonstration at the Coventry Air Pageant at Baginton. August 1963

A United States Air Force North American F100 Super Sabre jet fighter aircraft pictured on display at the Midland Air Museum at Coventry Airport, Baginton. 21st November 1981

A Boulton Paul P111A, built in Wolverhampton in the late 1940s for research into high speed flight, pictured on display at the Midland Air Museum at Coventry Airport, Baginton. 21st November 1981

A Royal Air Force Gloster Javelin FAW5 fighter and interceptor plane on display at the Midland Air Museum at Coventry Airport, Baginton 21st November 1981

Midland Air Museum Chairman Mr John Berkeley checks on their latest acquisition, a 33 year old De Havilland Dove mini-airliner

The very first British Westland Whirlwind helicopter arrives at its new home at the Midland Air Museum at Coventry Airport

Arrival of a Hawker Hunter jet fighter at Babington Airport in Coventry, the latest recruit for the Midland Air Museum bring the total number of aircraft on show to 14. 29th June 1979

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"Volunteers: The Unsung Heroes Who Answered the Call" RNLI lookout: Brave volunteers standing tall, safeguarding lives at sea. Women WW1 Land Army: Fearless women breaking barriers, feeding a nation in times of war. AFS despatch rider and messenger, WW2: Courageous messengers on two wheels, delivering hope amidst chaos. World War I recruitment poster: Join the ranks of brave volunteers, defend your country with honor. First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY): Trailblazing female volunteers providing crucial aid on the frontlines. Katy Perry Concert Perth: Enthusiastic fans turned dedicated volunteers, spreading joy through service. Bristol Garnerins balloon and parachute: Adventurous souls soaring high to save lives from above. Old Bill and Co. , August 1940: Resilient civilians turned volunteer firefighters during the Blitz's darkest days. Westminster Cavalry: Noble horse-mounted volunteers protecting their city with unwavering loyalty. Ulsters Oath - The Bulldog will not submit to Home Rule: Volunteers united by an unbreakable spirit for their homeland's freedom. Iraq threat to Kuwait, 1961 : Selfless individuals stepping forward to defend peace against aggression. These diverse examples highlight the remarkable dedication and selflessness displayed by countless individuals who have volunteered throughout history in various capacities – be it rescuing those lost at sea or serving on the frontlines during wars and conflicts worldwide.