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Westwood Works 1903-2003

Westwood Works in World War 2

We are fortunate that A.I.Baker produced a comprehensive history of wartime activities at Westwood - "A Synopsis of the History of Baker Perkins and of the Company's activities during the period 1939 - 1945" - a reproduction of which appears below (please click on each image to see a larger version):

Text of Address delivered by Sir Ivor Baker to the Works, Staff and Outdoor Committees and to the Apprentices and Office Juniors at Westwood Works in 1946

Index

• PREPARATIONS FOR WAR
  • Pre-war training for The RAF
  • The start of Hostilities
  • The Black-out
  • Evacuation
  • The ARP
  • Fire Watchers
  • Other Concerns
  • Special Orders for Sentries Guarding Vulnerable Points
  • Air Raid Sirens
  • Air Raid Shelters
  • Air Raid Spotters
  • Gas Masks (Respirators)
  • Blood Donors in WW2
• MEMORIES OF WESTWOOD WORKS IN WORLD WAR 2
  • Westwood Works "under attack"
  • Some Employees at Westwood during the early part of WW2
• THE HOME GUARD
  • The Westwood Works Platoon
  • The Home Guard Auxiliary Bomb Disposal Unit
  • The Anti-Aircraft Rocket Battery
• WORKING CONDITIONS IN WARTIME
  • Machine Shop
  • Cutter Shop
  • Fitting Shop (Special Orders)
  • The Apprentice Bay does its bit
• WOMEN AT WAR
• KEEPING THE COUNTRY FED
• THE WESTWOOD MEN WHO WENT TO WAR
  • Prisoners of War
  • Some Visitors from Abroad
• WORLD WAR 2/POST WAR PRODUCTION
• War Work
• Coping with Change
• The 4.5" Anti-Aircraft Gun
• The 25-Pounder Field Gun
• The 4.5"/5.5" Gun/Howitzer
• The Two-Pdr Anti-Tank Gun
• The 6-Pdr Anti-Tank Gun
• The "Stop-gap" 17/25-Pdr Anti Tank Gun
• The Twin 6-pounder Coastal Defence Gun
• The 40mm Bofors AA Gun
• The 17/25 Pdr Mounting
• The 95mm light artillery piece
• The Twin 6-pounder AA Gun
• Other Munitions
• Nitro-Incorporators
• Detonator Extractors
• Firing Mechanisms
• Breech Mechanisms
• Rifle Grenade Projectors
• Testing Guns at Westwood
• An Amazing Effort
• Mobile Field Bakeries
• Static Field Bakeries
• Armaments - No. Produced
• BAKER PERKINS AND 'WINDOW'
• THE LAST WORD - LOOKING BACK
• "WESTWOOD'S WAR WINNING WIZARDRY"
• BAKER PERKINS, WESTWOOD WORKS ROLL OF HONOUR 1939-1945
• NATIONAL SERVICE
  • Memories of a Bevin Boy - Roger Ward
  • Ron Jones
  • Walter Seaton
  • Staff Thomas

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