When I first wrote this post four months ago we were certainly living in different times, today was of course due to be a huge celebration. With the bank holiday moved, the whole country was set for a great celebration however sadly, for now, that must be put on hold. For VE Day I thoughtContinue reading "VE Day 75"

During this time of lockdown due to the coronavirus, I'm sure many are finding themselves shut at home with not a lot to do. Well I thought that this fortnight I'd do a post of a couple of good articles and books that you could read if you're stuck at a loose end! 1. -Continue reading "Reading"

In the current climate, where all that we're faced with is doom and gloom, I thought this week I'd post a photo up that will hopefully bring out some smiles. This is America the duck, the station mascot of (we think) Lambeth station. This Photo was taken on Stanstead Road, London in 1940. We've reContinue reading "America the duck"

We were lucky to find this beauty for sale a few months ago, listed incorrectly. This is an extremely rare Mechanised Transport Corps jacket. It's very small indeed but has a nice set of buttons on it, I have seen photos of a member of the AAGB seconded from the MTC wearing one of theseContinue reading "Mechanised Transport Corps Greatcoat"

The British War Relief Society was an umbrella organisation that provided humanitarian aid to Great Britain from subscribers in the United States. Their work focussed on providing non military items such as food, clothing and medical supplies that were to be used on our home front. The BWRS also almost entirely funded the AAGB upContinue reading "Cartier British War Relief Society pin badge"

Around a year ago now I was contacted by someone who was looking into the story behind a lady who served in the AAGB. Sadly I couldn't provide any service records however I was sent these two lovely photos. One Shows Bette in her MTC uniform with AAGB arm badge clearly on display, the otherContinue reading "Bette Starr"

By the end of the war, the AAGB were headquartered at 44 Lower Belgrave Street, SW1 however for most of it, their headquarters was 9 Grosvenor Gardens, SW1. We'd long wondered what the links to these buildings were but now we’ve found one, as to why they were headquartered  at 9 Grosvenor Gardens. In 1907Continue reading "The surprising link between the AAGB and firefighting"

Once again that’s another year gone and what a year it’s been, unfortunately around this time a year ago we lost a great friend, Ray, but his enthusiasm and belief in what we were doing has lived on. We’ve gained quite a few more original items and photographs and learned so much more about theContinue reading "Christmas 2019"

As we move into December I thought I’d post about this, this is an original AAGB Christmas card. Unfortunately we don’t have many details about it however think it’s a lovely albeit simple card!

This is an extra post away from the normal fortnightly ones! A week ago a post that we has scheduled speculated more on the links between the AAGB and the Mechanised Transport Corps. I always knew some drivers were provided by the MTC but recently uncovered documents show that actually, over 50% of the 'AAGB'Continue reading "Deeper MTC links"