Wartime defence abbreviations

[AudreyF]

I've been looking at the 1939 Registration. I have found my aunt and uncle. On the far right of the schedule there is another column - mainly empty. But, beside my uncle's name it says "RP Emergency Driver" and beside my aunt's name is says "RP First Aid". Beside both is the word "part" which I am taking to mean that they were part time and the end of the word has been missed. They both gave employment in the appropriate column.

So, whilst I am familiar with the role of an ARP Warden (Air Raid Precaution) do I assume RP was just Raid Precaution? Anyone know what their duties would have been, please?

Thank you.

AudreyF

[christanel]

Hi
This site
says RP stands for Regimental Police. Whether there was another civilian meaning ?....

Christina

[simmo1]

Hi

How about Rescue Parties - https://books.google.com.au/books?id...%20ww2&f=false

regards

Robert

[AudreyF]

I don't think either sound particularly likely (knowing my aunt and uncle - auntie particularly) but I think rescue party sounds more likely than Regimental Police!

[Ernest47]

There may be a clue here?

https://josephs-militaria-and-homefro...uk/PAGE40.HTML

[AudreyF]

Aha! Thank you. 'Repair Party' sounds much more like them and more likely.

I seem to remember being told uncle was a volunteer fireman during the war with his brother and they both used to give their sister a fireman's lift down the stairs "to practice". So, this makes more sense now.