| Entry Type | Corporate |
| Corporate Name | Home Guard |
| Place | United Kingdom |
| Place | United Kingdom |
| Epithet | citizen militia |
| Dates | 1940-1944 |
| History | Initially called "Local Defence Volunteers"; a defence organisation of the British Army during the Second World War. Operational from 1940 until 1944, the Home Guard and comprising local volunteers otherwise ineligible for military service, usually owing to age. "Nicknamed Dad's Army". |
| Authorised Form of Name | United Kingdom; Home Guard; 1940-1944; citizen militia |
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