12th Glamorgan Battalion Head Quarters Home Guard

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Grafton Maggs noted -

The Mumbles Home Guard was officially:
1,2,3 and 4, Platoons  which made up 'C' Company.

 'C' Company along with other Companies (eg Sketty area, Brynmill Area, Fforestfach arae etc  ) 
made up the 12th Battalion of Glamorgan Home Guard.

 Battalion HQ under the command of Lt. Col Davies MC was located in Pant Gwyn House in Sketty. Here was a full time staff under the control of Captain Hayes the Battalion adjutant. 

 This roughly was the makeup of the 12th Bn, Gln Home Guard  (This insignia was worn on the top of the sleeves below the 'HOME GUARD' arch).

 During the war years, C company had the privilege of spending occasional weekend training camps under canvas in Reynoldsdon. Firing live ammunition with rifle and machine guns. throwing live grenades were undertken on the extensive ranges then in use down on the marshes.