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Forfar - Dons Firewatchers WW2

I think this was taken on the piece of spare ground in front of Dons works in St James' Road. Firewatching was a vital civilian role in WW2. This group of Don's workers worked in shifts as lookouts. My aunt, Hannah Macdonald , a Don's weaver at the time, is in the front row, far R.

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Uploaded on August 28, 2009
Taken circa 1944