A raw edge BMB 1941 for district 21 which is Sketty which is that which covers Swansea in South Wales. Liner is BMB 1940.

Not sure on the rank but commandant/senior officer I think, it appears to have had rank star at one stage which is now missing and two blue bands of differing thickness which hopefully someone will know what exact rank they are for.

I did not have a BMB raw edge in my collection or a Welsh NFS lid so two birds with one stone so to speak.

a list of the NFS Fire Force district/region Numbers of WW2.

England and Wales.

1. Gosforth.
2. Middlesborough.
3. Rotherham.
4. Leeds.
5. Bradford.
6. Hessle.
7. Derby.
8. Nottingham.
9. Leicester.
10. Louth.
11. Southend.
12. Stevenage.
13. Hethersett.
14. Durley.
15. Taplow.
16. Lyndhurst.
17. Bristol.
18. Exeter.
19. Yelverton.
20. LLanishen.
21. Sketty.
22. Colwyn Bay.
23. Worcester.
24. Birmingham.
25. Stone.
26. Liverpool.
27. Cheadle.
28. Bolton.
29. Preston.
30. Maidstone.
31. Brighton.
32. Woking.
33. London ( Administrative ).
34 London ( Ealing ).
35. London ( Highgate ).
36. London ( Ilford ).
37. London ( Eltham ).
38. London ( Wimbledon ).
39. Swindon.
40. Wolverhampton.
41. Warrington.
42. Stalybridge.
43. Kendal.

Scotland.
1. Glasgow ( Western No1 ).
2. Paisley. ( Western No2 ).
3. Edinburgh ( South Eastern )
4. Dundee. ( Eastern ).
5. Aberdeen. ( North Eastern ).
6. Inverness. ( Northern ).

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