Air Raid Precaution (ARP) Hat
Date1939-1945
Credit LineGift from St. Joseph's Health Care London, London, Ontario, 2008.
Object number2008.005.059
Label TextAir Raid Precaution wardens wore hats stenciled with the letters “ARP.” Over 1,000 Londoners joined the city’s Civil Defence Committee during the Second World War (1939-1945). They prepared for the possibility of German planes reaching and bombing Canadian soil by learning firefighting, policing, and first aid.
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