East Dulwich ARP?

[macroban]

Can anyone confirm this is, in fact, a photograph of our East Dulwich ARP?

[Mark]

what's ARP?

[Ladygooner]

Air raid Patrol?

[KalamityKel]

Air Raid Precautions

[snoozequeen1]

Oh, talk about short memories. I am looking at pics on my wall of:

my lovely grandad, in the ARP

my great uncle John, disappeared, D Day

my uncle John, killed Italy 1943?

my auntie Margaret, bombed to bits as a Queen Alexandra nurse in Belgium, but survived

Please don't ask me what D Day was. We is all ungrateful beastly little flibbertigibbets and our forgetingness will be our undoing.

[Jah Lush]

macroban Wrote:

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> Can anyone confirm this is, in fact, a photograph

> of our East Dulwich ARP?

Don't tell him Pike!

[macroban]

Here are the women.

I'd appreciate help.

Can anyone identify the building?

[Amelie]

Is it the church on the #37 route?

[bob]

Macroban

Is that a large A on the helmets I thouihgt it should be ARW OR ARP

Bob S

[spadetownboy]

paint rationing.

[macroban]

Bob S,

I'm on a fishing trip as I don't know the answers.

I would have expected the ARP to have a "W" on their helmets, but there was some local improvisations before national standardisation.

They could be local volunteer ambulance drivers.

So, any help in identification is welcome.

I don't think that paint was rationed, but it was in short supply, as were paintbrushes, and for domestic use limited to a three-colour ultilty range: cream, green, and brown.

[bob]

Thanks Macroban

No more forum

Happy fishing

Bob S

[Jah Lush]

Looks like the church on the corner of Melbourne Grove and East Dulwich Grove.

[bob]

Shure does Jah

Bob S

[macroban]

Thank you Jah and bob.

Do you mean this church? If so I'll go and check it against the "ARP" photos.

[bob]

Macroban Yep

Bob S

[jaytyger]

looks like the church on Friern Road.

regards jaytyger