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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D4711
Title	Eric Ladds (1920-2003), volunteer with Derby Home Guard, formerly Local Defence Volunteers
Date	1940-1955
Description	Diary, official appointment and other papers relating to Eric Ladds' service with the Derby Home Guard. Also containing a small number of items relating to family and employment with Smiths of Derby, clockmakers.
Extent	0.25 box
Level	Fonds
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
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Archive Creator	Eric Ladds (1920-2003), volunteer with Derby Home Guard, formerly Local Defence Volunteers
Administrative History	Eric Ladds was born in Derby on 8 March 1920 and he worked Smith's Clockmakers in Derby. Being in a reserved occupation, his service during the Second World War was in the Derby Home Guard. He died in 2003.
Custodial History	These records were deposited in June 1997.
Organisation Sub-Type	Military personnel
Format	Document
Term	Second World War (1939-1945)
	Civil defence
	Armed forces
Archivist Note	Catalogued 11 July 1997. Amended July 2008, MOS. Amended 5 January 2022, BS - CreatorName and Extents added, minor revisions to AdminHistory and Description, series level entries added.