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CIVIL DEFENCE (Ambulance Section)
Under the new organisation 108 Volunteers were on the
register at 31st December 1963 and of this number 38 attended
for Standard Training, 53 signed for three years on 'A' Service
with Advance Training, 14 were placed on Reserve and 3 were
Current Absentees.
Three volunteers were successful candidates at the Instructor'
s Course and Examination held from April to June and increased
the number of Instructors from 7 to 10. This number includes
two of my Officers.
The annual First Aid Course was again held from 26th
September to 14th November, 36 volunteers were examined by the
St. John's Society and 33 were successful.
The Standard Civil Defence Test was held in February and of
the 50 volunteers who were examined 40 passed.
Several exercises were held during the year including a
Convoy Exercise with my Second Officer in Charge also an exercise
was held at the Rescue Range with our Local Forward Medical Aid
Unit, followed by an all day exercise with the London County
Council and the F.M.A.U. at Sandown Park.