World War Two records
World War Two records at the Local Studies and Archives Centre
Civil defence
The term Civil Defence relates to the organisation of services defending the local population. As the war progressed and men were enlisted in the army many people, including women, volunteered for the Civil Defence services.
List of personnel
- Finchley
- Hendon
Civilian war dead
At the end of the War, the Civilian War Dead “Roll of Honour” was published by the War Graves Commission.
The following lists are in the Local Studies Centre collection.
- Barnet, Finchley, Friern Barnet, Hendon 1939 – 1945
Details given are the name, address and age of the deceased and the date of the incident.
Civilian War Dead and Armed Forces "Rolls of Honour" for both World Wars can be searched on The Commonwealth War Graves Commission at http://www.cwgc.org
The Local Studies and Archives Centre does not hold Military Service Records
Bomb incidents
Hendon
- Incident Log 1940 - 1945.
- The incidents are listed in order of date and includes the location, number of fatalities/Injured and extent of damage
Finchley
- Incident Reports and Map 1940 - 1945
- Incident Log 1940 - 1945
- The incidents are listed in order of date and includes the location.
Barnet
- Incident Reports and Map 1940 - 1945
Military service
Hendon electoral registers
- 1918 and 1919 absent voters (includes service names and number)
- October 1927 absent voters (includes service name and number)
- February 1946 supplement/ service
- October 1946 and October 1947 - name and type of service
Finchley electoral registers
- October 1946 and October 1947 - name and type of service
War memorials
List of memorials available from the Imperial War Museum.
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