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Thanks Smithy. Edit: request now posted. My thanks again Scott for this useful advice.

Hi My late father served with the above regiment after receiving an emergency war commission in 1943. I remember him saying that he was stationed at Chittagong. I have found little information regarding this regiment on the net. Does anyone have information and/or photographs? Thanks.

The UK’s early warning system was maintained (and expanded upon) until 1992. I am a retired police officer and during the mid 1980s, as a Sergeant in the Emergencies Planning Section, had responsibility for the system within the Strathclyde area of Scotland.This included mapping the coverage provided by the sirens and adding/replacing them as required; training police officers and civilian volunteers in various aspects of civil defence (for example, use of hand held sirens, maroons and dosimeters); and arranging tests of the equipment. I also oversaw the WB1400 Warning Broadcast System* within my force area. This involved audio receiving units which were located in allemergency services buildings, central and local government and in many cases volunteers’ homes so that verbal warnings and instructions could be issued before and after an attack (if there was anyone still alive after the latter).The whole country was divided into Sectors. Overall responsibility for the system lay with the United KingdomWarning and Monitoring Organisation. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_Warning_and_Monitoring_Organisation.UKWMO worked closely with the Royal Observer Corps whose staff manned area and local control centres and bunkers during exercises. The broadcast system was tested every three months. Drills and exercises were also carried out. I remember spending weekends shut behind heavy steel doors in (at the time) secret bunkers. With the fall of the Berlin Wall, the system was considered obsolete and in most areas removed. As some posters have highlighted, some sirens were retained for civilian uses such a flood warning. The Royal Observer Corps was disbanded shortly afterwards.See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Observer_Corps One of the bunkers I spent a weekend in is now a tourist attraction! See http://www.secretbunker.co.uk/ I have visited it since and itis much the same as I remember it. * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four-minute_warning also makes interesting reading.

Hi I have an interest in history and WWII in particular. I stumbled on your site which looks most very interesting. I look forward to perusing your forum. I am sure I will learn a lot.