3.4K views · 51 reactions | This 1940 amateur film captures the early days of the Home Guard, when both uniforms and weapons were in short supply. Filmed in Summerstown in south-west London, we watch as a training exercise takes place under close inspection by army officers. Film courtesy of Film London #BritainOnFilm | BFI | Facebook

A Home Guard officer in a village pub talks to his friends about his week at a training school, describing the thrill of a mock air raid attack. Find the full Ministry of Information-sponsored film here: https://bit.ly/4i2iN9j Film: IWM COI 1090 | Imperial War Museum London