About this objectA letter dated 24 May 1944 sent from O.C. No 2 Platoon, H.H.G. to Corporal Thomas Renwick of 45 Grove Road, Hitchin. The signatory to the letter is unknown as the signature is difficult to make out.
The letter requests the presence of Corporal Thomas Renwick to act as Sten Gun Instructor, alongide Cpl. Gentle of No.5 Platoon, on the Saturday Night Parade of 27 May 1944. The letter requests Cpl. Renwick to report to the Coy Commander or Capt Thomson at Hitchin Priory at 18.45.
Thomas Renwick served in the Home Guard in Hitchin during the Second World War and the objects 2024.53.1-6 relate to his war service.
In his working life Thomas worked in the gas industry. Thomas Renwick's long service in the gas industry is reflected in the objects 2024.52.1-4.
