The Archive · 1940

Ca-operation Extended

Emergency Days—A feature of the period under review was the number of days when the S.V.C. ce-operated with the SEEP. and Regular Forces onder to preserve order in the Settlement and Western District. In Drevious years it was customary to mobilize the Corps when trouble threatened. "Such a procedure would nol "have been possible for all the emergency occasions this year. the first place they were too. frequent: in the second for some of them that no Volunteer could. afford be away from his civilian duties for more time absolutely than was essential.

Consequently $.V.C. action varied between on the one" hand, duties confined 10 the Russian Detachment, and on the other a full mobiliza" lion of the whole Corps. The special feature was the number of days When armoured ear, armed lorry. and foot patrols were found by volunteer "units without even a Partial mobilization taking place.

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