I'd say Fred is wearing an NFS uniform and his mate has a 'Fire Brigade' uniform.
Bikes were still being produced for other essential services....Gas, Water, Electric, Police, GPO, Home Office Etc Etc. As well as the WO. Also some bikes were deemed surplus to the original designation and were sub-sequentially transferred to these units. Ron
'FXA' is a Kirkcaldy series issued March 1939 -on. I wonder what the story is behind the 'Deek' ? Registered and stored for the duration and then brought out towards the end of hostilities before being taken on for 'essential user' duties ?
It has no headlamp mask nor sign of ever having one. I can't imagine that it has seen six years of wartime use.
Yes Rik, I did comment to my neighbour, wondering how that bike got here. Maybe they were too ashamed to ride it during war time... or maybe stored while the owner was fighting..?
The Fielding and Platt website is really good, with voice memos and picture of the war. I sent a link to my neighbour, Tami, and she's found pictures of her Dad Fred, doing tug of war etc on the site and pictures of his sister.
