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Records of William John Seager, Chief ARP Warden for Reading
Catalogue reference: D/EX 1657
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This record is about the Records of William John Seager, Chief ARP Warden for Reading dating from 1939-1958.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- D/EX 1657
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Title (The name of the record)
- Records of William John Seager, Chief ARP Warden for Reading
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1939-1958
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Berkshire Record Office
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- (3 vols, 3 bdls).
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Presented in April 2001 (acc. 6729.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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[William John Seager (1903-1999) joined Reading Borough Police Force in 1924. He was commended for bravery in 1929 following the rescue of a drowning child, and promoted to Sergeant in 1935 and Inspector in 1939.
In 1937/8 he was seconded to Air Raid Precautions, and became Chief ARP Warden for Reading in July 1942. In February 1943 he was involved in the response to the bomb raid on Reading town centre. After the war he returned to police duties, including lecturing at police colleges and work with St John's Ambulance and as police liaison officer for civil defence. He retired in 1954 to at Reading Borstal, but continued as a civil defence warden.]
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/b0a471dc-847b-494a-9756-41d2d9e1c97e/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at Berkshire Record Office
Within the fonds: D/EX 1641-1835
Miscellaneous Unofficial Collections: Catalogue 20
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Records of William John Seager, Chief ARP Warden for Reading