Geologists at war, 1939–1945 - Revision history

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	File:Geologists at war 008.jpg\|Standing operational orders written by Kingsley Dunham, 1944 [KCD/A/2/5/1]		File:Geologists at war 008.jpg\|Standing operational orders written by Kingsley Dunham, 1944 [KCD/A/2/5/1]
	File:Geologists at war 009.jpg\|thumb\|Home Guard instructions relating to enemy airborne troops, 1941 [KCD/A/2/5/3]		File:Geologists at war 009.jpg\|thumb\|Home Guard instructions relating to enemy airborne troops, 1941 [KCD/A/2/5/3]
	File:Geologists at war 010.jpg\|Geological Survey and Museum and London Regional Company of the Home Guard. The photograph features Edward Bailey amongst others, 1944. [GSM/DR/Sb/7/5]		File:Geologists at war 010.jpg\|Geological Survey and Museum and London Regional Company of the Home Guard. The photograph features Edward Bailey and [http://archives.bgs.ac.uk/CalmView/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=GSM%2fDR%2fSb C J Stubblefield] amongst others, 1944. [GSM/DR/Sb/7/5]
	File:Geologists at war 011.jpg\|The Company on parade and being inspected by Admiral Sir Edward Evans, 1941 [No ref]		File:Geologists at war 011.jpg\|The Company on parade and being inspected by Admiral Sir Edward Evans, 1941 [No ref]
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	[[File:Geologists at war 028.jpg\|Geological Survey and Museum and London Regional Company of the Home Guard on parade and being inspected by Admiral Sir Edward Evans, 1941 [No ref] ]]		[[File:Geologists at war 028.jpg\|Geological Survey and Museum and London Regional Company of the Home Guard on parade and being inspected by Admiral Sir Edward Evans, 1941 [No ref] ]]

	This page shows some of these effects and the contributions made by geologists to the war effort. In addition to the subjects covered the Survey was involved in a wide range of activities such as advising the on the siting of military camps, aerodromes and storage depots (surface and underground), surveying for minerals in the UK, giving advice on where to get sand for sandbags and ~~provided~~ geological information to assist the D-Day landings.		This page shows some of these effects and the contributions made by geologists to the war effort. In addition to the subjects covered the Survey was involved in a wide range of activities such as advising the on the siting of military camps, aerodromes and storage depots (surface and underground), surveying for minerals in the UK, giving advice on where to get sand for sandbags and providing geological information to assist the D-Day landings.

	== Preparing for war ==		== Preparing for war ==

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	[[File:Geologists at war 028.jpg\|Geological Survey and Museum and London Regional Company of the Home Guard on parade and being inspected by Admiral Sir Edward Evans, 1941 [No ref] ]]		[[File:Geologists at war 028.jpg\|Geological Survey and Museum and London Regional Company of the Home Guard on parade and being inspected by Admiral Sir Edward Evans, 1941 [No ref] ]]

	This page shows some of these effects and the contributions made by geologists to the war effort. In addition to the subjects covered the Survey was involved in a wide range of activities such as advising the on the siting of military camps, aerodromes and storage depots (surface and underground), surveying for minerals in the UK, giving advice on where to get sand for sandbags and ~~producing a series of wartime pamphlets~~.		This page shows some of these effects and the contributions made by geologists to the war effort. In addition to the subjects covered the Survey was involved in a wide range of activities such as advising the on the siting of military camps, aerodromes and storage depots (surface and underground), surveying for minerals in the UK, giving advice on where to get sand for sandbags and provided geological information to assist the D-Day landings.

	== Preparing for war ==		== Preparing for war ==

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			== Introduction ==
			Like everybody else, geologists and their work were affected by the outbreak of World War II.

			[[File:Geologists at war 028.jpg\|Geological Survey and Museum and London Regional Company of the Home Guard on parade and being inspected by Admiral Sir Edward Evans, 1941 [No ref] ]]

	~~== Introduction ==~~
	~~[[File:Geologists at war 028.jpg\|thumb\|Geological Survey and Museum and London Regional Company of the Home Guard on parade and being inspected by Admiral Sir Edward Evans, 1941 [No ref] ]]~~
	~~Like everybody else, geologists and their work were affected by the outbreak of World War II.~~
	This page shows some of these effects and the contributions made by geologists to the war effort. In addition to the subjects covered the Survey was involved in a wide range of activities such as advising the on the siting of military camps, aerodromes and storage depots (surface and underground), surveying for minerals in the UK, giving advice on where to get sand for sandbags and producing a series of wartime pamphlets.		This page shows some of these effects and the contributions made by geologists to the war effort. In addition to the subjects covered the Survey was involved in a wide range of activities such as advising the on the siting of military camps, aerodromes and storage depots (surface and underground), surveying for minerals in the UK, giving advice on where to get sand for sandbags and producing a series of wartime pamphlets.

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	== Introduction ==		== Introduction ==
	Like everybody else, geologists and their work were affected by the outbreak of World War II. This page shows some of these effects and the contributions made by geologists to the war effort. In addition to the subjects covered the Survey was involved in a wide range of activities such as advising the on the siting of military camps, aerodromes and storage depots (surface and underground), surveying for minerals in the UK, giving advice on where to get sand for sandbags and producing a series of wartime pamphlets.		[[File:Geologists at war 028.jpg\|thumb\|Geological Survey and Museum and London Regional Company of the Home Guard on parade and being inspected by Admiral Sir Edward Evans, 1941 [No ref] ]]
			Like everybody else, geologists and their work were affected by the outbreak of World War II.
			This page shows some of these effects and the contributions made by geologists to the war effort. In addition to the subjects covered the Survey was involved in a wide range of activities such as advising the on the siting of military camps, aerodromes and storage depots (surface and underground), surveying for minerals in the UK, giving advice on where to get sand for sandbags and producing a series of wartime pamphlets.

	== Preparing for war ==		== Preparing for war ==
	As the prospect of war grew more likely, arrangements were made for what would happen to the Geological Survey of Great Britain and its staff.		As the prospect of war grew more likely, arrangements were made for what would happen to the Geological Survey of Great Britain and its staff.

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	== Introduction ==		== Introduction ==
	Like everybody else, geologists and their work were affected by the outbreak of World War II. This page shows some of these effects and the contributions made by geologists to the war effort. In addition to the subjects covered the Survey was involved in a wide range of activities such as advising the on the siting of military camps, aerodromes and storage depots (surface and underground), surveying for minerals in the UK, giving advice on where to get sand for sandbags and producing a series of wartime pamphlets.		Like everybody else, geologists and their work were affected by the outbreak of World War II. This page shows some of these effects and the contributions made by geologists to the war effort. In addition to the subjects covered the Survey was involved in a wide range of activities such as advising the on the siting of military camps, aerodromes and storage depots (surface and underground), surveying for minerals in the UK, giving advice on where to get sand for sandbags and producing a series of wartime pamphlets.


	== Preparing for war ==		== Preparing for war ==
	As the prospect of war grew more likely, arrangements were made for what would happen to the Geological Survey of Great Britain and its staff.		As the prospect of war grew more likely, arrangements were made for what would happen to the Geological Survey of Great Britain and its staff.
	<gallery>		<gallery>
	File:Geologists at war 001.JPG~~\|thumb~~\|File: “Emergency War Measures – Disposal of Staff”, 1938-1943 [GSM/DC/W/13]		File:Geologists at war 001.JPG\|File: “Emergency War Measures – Disposal of Staff”, 1938-1943 [GSM/DC/W/13]
	File:Geologists at war 002.JPG~~\|thumb~~\|Memorandum relating to preparations for the possible outbreak of war, 1938 [GSM/DC/W/13]		File:Geologists at war 002.JPG\|Memorandum relating to preparations for the possible outbreak of war, 1938 [GSM/DC/W/13]
	File:Geologists at war 003.JPG~~\|thumb~~\|Letter from [[Edward Battersby Bailey\|E B Bailey]] to J Fox relating to the Survey’s chemical work in the event of war, 1939 [GSM/DC/W/13]		File:Geologists at war 003.JPG\|Letter from [[Edward Battersby Bailey\|E B Bailey]] to J Fox relating to the Survey’s chemical work in the event of war, 1939 [GSM/DC/W/13]
	</gallery>		</gallery>

	== Home Guard ==		== Home Guard ==
	Like many others, members of the Geological Survey joined the Home Guard to defend Britain from possible invasion.		Like many others, members of the Geological Survey joined the Home Guard to defend Britain from possible invasion.
	<gallery>		<gallery>
	File:Geologists at war 004.jpg~~\|thumb~~\|[[Kingsley Charles Dunham Sir\|Kingsley Dunham]]'s Defence Medal [KCD/A/3/2/4]		File:Geologists at war 004.jpg\|[[Kingsley Charles Dunham Sir\|Kingsley Dunham]]'s Defence Medal [KCD/A/3/2/4]
	File:Geologists at war 005.jpg~~\|thumb~~\|Kingsley Dunham’s Defence Medal [KCD/A/3/2/4]		File:Geologists at war 005.jpg\|Kingsley Dunham’s Defence Medal [KCD/A/3/2/4]
	File:Geologists at war 006.jpg~~\|thumb~~\|Citation that was with the medal [KCD/A/3/2/4]		File:Geologists at war 006.jpg\|Citation that was with the medal [KCD/A/3/2/4]
	File:Geologists at war 007.jpg~~\|thumb~~\|Citation that was with the medal [KCD/A/3/2/4]		File:Geologists at war 007.jpg\|Citation that was with the medal [KCD/A/3/2/4]
	File:Geologists at war 008.jpg~~\|thumb~~\|Standing operational orders written by Kingsley Dunham, 1944 [KCD/A/2/5/1]		File:Geologists at war 008.jpg\|Standing operational orders written by Kingsley Dunham, 1944 [KCD/A/2/5/1]
	File:Geologists at war 009.jpg\|thumb\|Home Guard instructions relating to enemy airborne troops, 1941 [KCD/A/2/5/3]		File:Geologists at war 009.jpg\|thumb\|Home Guard instructions relating to enemy airborne troops, 1941 [KCD/A/2/5/3]
	File:Geologists at war 010.jpg~~\|thumb~~\|Geological Survey and Museum and London Regional Company of the Home Guard. The photograph features Edward Bailey amongst others, 1944. [GSM/DR/Sb/7/5]		File:Geologists at war 010.jpg\|Geological Survey and Museum and London Regional Company of the Home Guard. The photograph features Edward Bailey amongst others, 1944. [GSM/DR/Sb/7/5]
	File:Geologists at war 011.jpg~~\|thumb~~\|The Company on parade and being inspected by Admiral Sir Edward Evans, 1941 [No ref]		File:Geologists at war 011.jpg\|The Company on parade and being inspected by Admiral Sir Edward Evans, 1941 [No ref]
	</gallery>		</gallery>

	== Secret and confidential ==		== Secret and confidential ==
	Geologists from the Survey were involved in a variety of confidential and secret working during the war.		Geologists from the Survey were involved in a variety of confidential and secret working during the war.
			<gallery>
	<gallery>		File:Geologists at war 012.jpg\|Report on Norwegian Industries and Mineral Resources produced by MI10 (weapons and technical analysis) c1941 [no ref]
	File:Geologists at war 012.jpg~~\|thumb~~\|Report on Norwegian Industries and Mineral Resources produced by MI10 (weapons and technical analysis) c1941 [no ref]		File:Geologists at war 013.JPG\|Photographs from the report showing the Orkla and Eitrheim Works, Norway, c1941 [no ref]
	File:Geologists at war 013.~~jpg\|thumb~~\|Photographs from the report showing the Orkla and Eitrheim Works, Norway, c1941 [no ref]		File:Geologists at war 014.JPG\|Page from the report relating to Pyrites, c1941 [no ref]
	File:Geologists at war 014.~~jpg\|thumb~~\|Page from the report relating to Pyrites, c1941 [no ref]		File:Geologists at war 015.jpg\|File relating to desert dust-storms, 1941-1944 [GSM/DC/W/15]
	File:Geologists at war 015.jpg~~\|thumb~~\|File relating to desert dust-storms, 1941-1944 [GSM/DC/W/15]		File:Geologists at war 016.JPG\|Notes on Eastern Mediterranean dust-storms, 1941 [GSM/DC/W/15]
	File:Geologists at war 016.~~jpg\|thumb~~\|Notes on Eastern Mediterranean dust-storms, 1941 [GSM/DC/W/15]		File:Geologists at war 017.JPG\|Geological Survey wartime pamphlet on water supply from underground sources in the East Yorkshire-North Lincolnshire District, 1944 [no ref]
	File:Geologists at war 017.~~jpg\|thumb~~\|Geological Survey wartime pamphlet on water supply from underground sources in the East Yorkshire-North Lincolnshire District, 1944 [no ref]		File:Geologists at war 018.JPG\|Letter from [[Charles Findlay Davidson\|C F Davidson]] to F B A Welch relating to a request by Naval Intelligence for geological information on Greece, 1943 [GSM/DC/W/5]
	File:Geologists at war 018.~~jpg\|thumb~~\|Letter from [[Charles Findlay Davidson\|C F Davidson]] to F B A Welch relating to a request by Naval Intelligence for geological information on Greece, 1943 [GSM/DC/W/5]		File:Geologists at war 019.JPG\|Welch’s reply to Davidson’s letter, 1943 [GSM/DC/W/5]
	File:Geologists at war 019.~~jpg\|thumb~~\|Welch’s reply to Davidson’s letter, 1943 [GSM/DC/W/5]
	</gallery>		</gallery>

	== Bomb! ==		== Bomb! ==
	At 11:47pm on 10 September 1940 a German bomb damaged the Geological Museum at Exhibition Road, London. Edward Bailey in his book ''Geological Survey of Great Britain'' records that the bomb "broke half the windows" and a later near miss in 1941 "completed out [sic, probably meant our] deglazing."		At 11:47pm on 10 September 1940 a German bomb damaged the Geological Museum at Exhibition Road, London. Edward Bailey in his book ''Geological Survey of Great Britain'' records that the bomb "broke half the windows" and a later near miss in 1941 "completed out [sic, probably meant our] deglazing."

	<gallery>		<gallery>
	File:Geologists at war 020.jpg~~\|thumb~~\|Shrapnel and other debris from the bomb, 1940 [2008.8] [P711015]		File:Geologists at war 020.jpg\|Shrapnel and other debris from the bomb, 1940 [2008.8] [P711015]
	File:Geologists at war 021.jpg~~\|thumb~~\|Shrapnel from the bomb, 1940 [2008.8] [P711010]		File:Geologists at war 021.jpg\|Shrapnel from the bomb, 1940 [2008.8] [P711010]
	File:Geologists at war 022.jpg ~~\|thumb~~\|Page from a draft report of the Geological Survey Board which mentions the bomb damage. This was deleted from the final report. 1941 [GSM/BD/A/55]		File:Geologists at war 022.jpg\|Page from a draft report of the Geological Survey Board which mentions the bomb damage. This was deleted from the final report. 1941 [GSM/BD/A/55]
	</gallery>		</gallery>
	== The other side ==		== The other side ==
	The British were not alone in their use of geologists during the Second World War as these documents show.		The British were not alone in their use of geologists during the Second World War as these documents show.

	<gallery>		<gallery>
	File:Geologists at war 023.jpg~~\|thumb~~\|'Technical Notes and Tables for Military Geologists', 1944 [No ref]		File:Geologists at war 023.jpg\|'Technical Notes and Tables for Military Geologists', 1944 [No ref]
	File:Geologists at war 024.~~jpg\|thumb~~\|		File:Geologists at war 024.JPG\|Pages from one of [http://archives.bgs.ac.uk/CalmView/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=GSM%2fGX%2fCK&pos=1 Walther Klüpfel's] notebooks relating to the geology of Jersey, 1941 [GSM/GX/CK/1/3]
	File:Geologists at war 025~~\|thumb~~\|'On the Geology of the Island of Alderney' by Dr Kluepfel [sic], c1941 [GSM/GX/CK/7/1]		File:Geologists at war 025.JPG\|'On the Geology of the Island of Alderney' by Dr Kluepfel [sic], c1941 [GSM/GX/CK/7/1]
	</gallery>		</gallery>

	== Aftermath ==		== Aftermath ==
	Even as the war continued, plans were drawn up for what work the Survey would be doing once peace finally came.		Even as the war continued, plans were drawn up for what work the Survey would be doing once peace finally came.
			<gallery>
			File:Geologists at war 026.JPG\|Post-War programme and staffing for the Geological Survey in Scotland, 1943 [GSM/DC/W/3]
			File:Geologists at war 027.JPG\|Outline programme of work for the Geological Survey and Museum in the post-war years, 1944 [GSM/DC/W/3]
			</gallery>

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	The British were not alone in their use of geologists during the Second World War as these documents show.		The British were not alone in their use of geologists during the Second World War as these documents show.

	~~Walther Klüpfel was born~~ at ~~Heidelberg on 28 May 1888~~. ~~He studied geology in Metz, Heidelberg, Berlin, Vienna~~ and ~~Strasbourg. He served in the First World War and was awarded the Iron Cross~~, ~~Second Class for his efforts in supplying the German troops on the Western Front with water. He was teaching~~ at ~~the University of Giessen when he was called up for military service in 1941~~. ~~At first he was in charge of a cartographic unit stationed~~ at ~~Granville before being moved to Jersey in August 1941. His task involved producing a report relating to~~ the ~~geological structure~~ of the ~~island, its building material , mineral resources and water supply. These factors were an important part~~ of ~~the plan to fortify the Channel Islands. At the weekends Klüpfel relaxed from his military duties~~ by undertaking private geological studies. He appears to have left Jersey around the time of the D Day landings in June 1944. After the war Klüpfel returned to the University of Giessen and later the University of Marburg. He died on16 September 1964.		<gallery>
			File:Geologists at war 023.jpg\|thumb\|'Technical Notes and Tables for Military Geologists', 1944 [No ref]
			File:Geologists at war 024.jpg\|thumb\|
			File:Geologists at war 025\|thumb\|'On the Geology of the Island of Alderney' by Dr Kluepfel [sic], c1941 [GSM/GX/CK/7/1]
			</gallery>

	== Aftermath ==		== Aftermath ==
	Even as the war continued, plans were drawn up for what work the Survey would be doing once peace finally came.		Even as the war continued, plans were drawn up for what work the Survey would be doing once peace finally came.

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	== Preparing for war ==		== Preparing for war ==
	As the prospect of war grew more likely, arrangements were made for what would happen to the Geological Survey of Great Britain and its staff.		As the prospect of war grew more likely, arrangements were made for what would happen to the Geological Survey of Great Britain and its staff.
			<gallery>
	~~{\|class="wikitable"~~		File:Geologists at war 001.JPG\|thumb\|File: “Emergency War Measures – Disposal of Staff”, 1938-1943 [GSM/DC/W/13]
	\|-		File:Geologists at war 002.JPG\|thumb\|Memorandum relating to preparations for the possible outbreak of war, 1938 [GSM/DC/W/13]
	~~\| style="vertical-align:top;" \| [[~~File:Geologists at war 001.JPG~~\|200px~~\|thumb\|File: “Emergency War Measures – Disposal of Staff”, 1938-1943 [GSM/DC/W/13]]]		File:Geologists at war 003.JPG\|thumb\|Letter from [[Edward Battersby Bailey\|E B Bailey]] to J Fox relating to the Survey’s chemical work in the event of war, 1939 [GSM/DC/W/13]
	~~\| style="vertical-align:top;" \| [[~~File:Geologists at war 002.JPG~~\|200px~~\|thumb\|Memorandum relating to preparations for the possible outbreak of war, 1938 [GSM/DC/W/13]]]		</gallery>
	~~\| style="vertical-align:top;" \| [[~~File:Geologists at war 003.JPG~~\|200px~~\|thumb\|Letter from [[Edward Battersby Bailey\|E B Bailey]] to J Fox relating to the Survey’s chemical work in the event of war, 1939 [GSM/DC/W/13~~] ]~~]
	\|-
	\|}

	== Home Guard ==		== Home Guard ==
	Like many others, members of the Geological Survey joined the Home Guard to defend Britain from possible invasion.		Like many others, members of the Geological Survey joined the Home Guard to defend Britain from possible invasion.
	~~{\|class="wikitable"~~		<gallery>
	\|-		File:Geologists at war 004.jpg\|thumb\|[[Kingsley Charles Dunham Sir\|Kingsley Dunham]]'s Defence Medal [KCD/A/3/2/4]
	~~\| style="vertical-align:top;" \| [[~~File:Geologists at war 004.jpg~~\|200px~~\|thumb\|[[Kingsley Charles Dunham Sir\|Kingsley Dunham]]'s Defence Medal [KCD/A/3/2/4~~] ]~~]		File:Geologists at war 005.jpg\|thumb\|Kingsley Dunham’s Defence Medal [KCD/A/3/2/4]
	~~\| style="vertical-align:top;" \| [[~~File:Geologists at war 005.jpg~~\|200px~~\|thumb\|Kingsley Dunham’s Defence Medal [KCD/A/3/2/4]]]		File:Geologists at war 006.jpg\|thumb\|Citation that was with the medal [KCD/A/3/2/4]
	~~\| style="vertical-align:top;" \| [[~~File:Geologists at war 006.jpg~~\|200px~~\|thumb\|Citation that was with the medal [KCD/A/3/2/4]]]		File:Geologists at war 007.jpg\|thumb\|Citation that was with the medal [KCD/A/3/2/4]
	~~\| style="vertical-align:top;" \| [[~~File:Geologists at war 007.jpg~~\|200px~~\|thumb\|Citation that was with the medal [KCD/A/3/2/4]]]		File:Geologists at war 008.jpg\|thumb\|Standing operational orders written by Kingsley Dunham, 1944 [KCD/A/2/5/1]
	\|-		File:Geologists at war 009.jpg\|thumb\|Home Guard instructions relating to enemy airborne troops, 1941 [KCD/A/2/5/3]
	\|}		File:Geologists at war 010.jpg\|thumb\|Geological Survey and Museum and London Regional Company of the Home Guard. The photograph features Edward Bailey amongst others, 1944. [GSM/DR/Sb/7/5]
	~~{\|class="wikitable"~~		File:Geologists at war 011.jpg\|thumb\|The Company on parade and being inspected by Admiral Sir Edward Evans, 1941 [No ref]
	~~\| style="vertical-align:top;" \| [[~~File:Geologists at war 008.jpg~~\|200px~~\|thumb\|Standing operational orders written by Kingsley Dunham, 1944 [KCD/A/2/5/1]]]		</gallery>
	~~\|style="vertical-align:top;" \| [[~~File:Geologists at war 009.jpg~~\|200px~~\|thumb\|Home Guard instructions relating to enemy airborne troops, 1941 [KCD/A/2/5/3]]]
	~~\|style="vertical-align:top;" \| [[~~File:Geologists at war 010.jpg~~\|200px~~\|thumb\|Geological Survey and Museum and London Regional Company of the Home Guard. The photograph features Edward Bailey amongst others, 1944. [GSM/DR/Sb/7/5]]]
	~~\|style="vertical-align:top;" \| [[~~File:Geologists at war 011.jpg~~\|200px~~\|thumb\|The Company on parade and being inspected by Admiral Sir Edward Evans, 1941 [No ref]]]
	\|-
	\|}

	Charles Findlay Davidson (1911-1967) graduated from the University of St Andrews in 1933 with First Class Honours in Geology and Mineralogy. In 1934 he was appointed Assistant to the Curator at the Museum of Practical Geology. During the war he was involved in the preparation of confidential reports for military and naval intelligence on the topographical and geological conditions in existing or potential theatres of war. He also produced reports relating to strategic minerals including Uranium and this resulted in his appointment as Chief Geologist of the Geological Survey’s Special Investigations Division (later the Atomic Energy Division) in 1944. In 1955 Davidson was appointed Professor of Geology and Mineralogy at St Andrew’s and held this post up until his death.

	== Secret and confidential ==		== Secret and confidential ==
	Geologists from the Survey were involved in a variety of confidential and secret working during the war.		Geologists from the Survey were involved in a variety of confidential and secret working during the war.

	<gallery>		<gallery>
	File:Geologists at war ~~008~~.jpg\|~~200px~~\|thumb\|~~Standing operational orders written by Kingsley Dunham~~, 1944 [~~KCD~~/A/2/5/1]		File:Geologists at war 012.jpg\|thumb\|Report on Norwegian Industries and Mineral Resources produced by MI10 (weapons and technical analysis) c1941 [no ref]
	File:Geologists at war ~~010~~.jpg~~\|200px~~\|thumb\|Geological Survey ~~and Museum and London Regional Company of~~ the ~~Home Guard. The photograph features Edward Bailey amongst others~~, 1944. [GSM/~~DR/Sb~~/7/5]		File:Geologists at war 013.jpg\|thumb\|Photographs from the report showing the Orkla and Eitrheim Works, Norway, c1941 [no ref]
	File:Geologists at war ~~011~~.jpg~~\|200px~~\|thumb\|~~The Company on parade and being inspected by Admiral Sir Edward Evans~~, ~~1941~~ [~~No ref~~]		File:Geologists at war 014.jpg\|thumb\|Page from the report relating to Pyrites, c1941 [no ref]
			File:Geologists at war 015.jpg\|thumb\|File relating to desert dust-storms, 1941-1944 [GSM/DC/W/15]
			File:Geologists at war 016.jpg\|thumb\|Notes on Eastern Mediterranean dust-storms, 1941 [GSM/DC/W/15]
			File:Geologists at war 017.jpg\|thumb\|Geological Survey wartime pamphlet on water supply from underground sources in the East Yorkshire-North Lincolnshire District, 1944 [no ref]
			File:Geologists at war 018.jpg\|thumb\|Letter from [[Charles Findlay Davidson\|C F Davidson]] to F B A Welch relating to a request by Naval Intelligence for geological information on Greece, 1943 [GSM/DC/W/5]
			File:Geologists at war 019.jpg\|thumb\|Welch’s reply to Davidson’s letter, 1943 [GSM/DC/W/5]
	</gallery>		</gallery>

	== Bomb! ==		== Bomb! ==
	At 11:47pm on 10 September 1940 a German bomb damaged the Geological Museum at Exhibition Road, London. Edward Bailey in his book Geological Survey of Great Britain records that the bomb "broke half the windows" and a later near miss in 1941 "completed out [sic, probably meant our] deglazing."		At 11:47pm on 10 September 1940 a German bomb damaged the Geological Museum at Exhibition Road, London. Edward Bailey in his book ''Geological Survey of Great Britain'' records that the bomb "broke half the windows" and a later near miss in 1941 "completed out [sic, probably meant our] deglazing."


			<gallery>
			File:Geologists at war 020.jpg\|thumb\|Shrapnel and other debris from the bomb, 1940 [2008.8] [P711015]
			File:Geologists at war 021.jpg\|thumb\|Shrapnel from the bomb, 1940 [2008.8] [P711010]
			File:Geologists at war 022.jpg \|thumb\|Page from a draft report of the Geological Survey Board which mentions the bomb damage. This was deleted from the final report. 1941 [GSM/BD/A/55]
			</gallery>
	== The other side ==		== The other side ==
	The British were not alone in their use of geologists during the Second World War as these documents show.		The British were not alone in their use of geologists during the Second World War as these documents show.

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	\| style="vertical-align:top;" \| [[File:Geologists at war 008.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|Standing operational orders written by Kingsley Dunham, 1944 [KCD/A/2/5/1]]]		\| style="vertical-align:top;" \| [[File:Geologists at war 008.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|Standing operational orders written by Kingsley Dunham, 1944 [KCD/A/2/5/1]]]
	\|style="vertical-align:top;" \| [[File:Geologists at war 009.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|Home Guard instructions relating to enemy airborne troops, 1941 [KCD/A/2/5/3]]]		\|style="vertical-align:top;" \| [[File:Geologists at war 009.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|Home Guard instructions relating to enemy airborne troops, 1941 [KCD/A/2/5/3]]]
			\|style="vertical-align:top;" \| [[File:Geologists at war 010.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|Geological Survey and Museum and London Regional Company of the Home Guard. The photograph features Edward Bailey amongst others, 1944. [GSM/DR/Sb/7/5]]]
			\|style="vertical-align:top;" \| [[File:Geologists at war 011.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|The Company on parade and being inspected by Admiral Sir Edward Evans, 1941 [No ref]]]
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	== Secret and confidential ==		== Secret and confidential ==
	Geologists from the Survey were involved in a variety of confidential and secret working during the war.		Geologists from the Survey were involved in a variety of confidential and secret working during the war.
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			File:Geologists at war 008.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|Standing operational orders written by Kingsley Dunham, 1944 [KCD/A/2/5/1]
			File:Geologists at war 010.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|Geological Survey and Museum and London Regional Company of the Home Guard. The photograph features Edward Bailey amongst others, 1944. [GSM/DR/Sb/7/5]
			File:Geologists at war 011.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|The Company on parade and being inspected by Admiral Sir Edward Evans, 1941 [No ref]
			</gallery>

	== Bomb! ==		== Bomb! ==

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	\| style="vertical-align:top;" \| [[File:Geologists at war 004.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|[[Kingsley Charles Dunham Sir\|Kingsley Dunham]]'s Defence Medal [KCD/A/3/2/4]]]		\| style="vertical-align:top;" \| [[File:Geologists at war 004.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|[[Kingsley Charles Dunham Sir\|Kingsley Dunham]]'s Defence Medal [KCD/A/3/2/4] ]]
	\| style="vertical-align:top;" \| [[File:Geologists at war 005.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|Kingsley Dunham’s Defence Medal [KCD/A/3/2/4]]]		\| style="vertical-align:top;" \| [[File:Geologists at war 005.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|Kingsley Dunham’s Defence Medal [KCD/A/3/2/4]]]
	\| style="vertical-align:top;" \| [[File:Geologists at war 006.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|Citation that was with the medal [KCD/A/3/2/4]]]		\| style="vertical-align:top;" \| [[File:Geologists at war 006.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|Citation that was with the medal [KCD/A/3/2/4]]]

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	File:Geologists at war 008.jpg\|Standing operational orders written by Kingsley Dunham, 1944 [KCD/A/2/5/1]		File:Geologists at war 008.jpg\|Standing operational orders written by Kingsley Dunham, 1944 [KCD/A/2/5/1]
	File:Geologists at war 009.jpg\|thumb\|Home Guard instructions relating to enemy airborne troops, 1941 [KCD/A/2/5/3]		File:Geologists at war 009.jpg\|thumb\|Home Guard instructions relating to enemy airborne troops, 1941 [KCD/A/2/5/3]
	File:Geologists at war 010.jpg\|Geological Survey and Museum and London Regional Company of the Home Guard. The photograph features Edward Bailey amongst others, 1944. [GSM/DR/Sb/7/5]		File:Geologists at war 010.jpg\|Geological Survey and Museum and London Regional Company of the Home Guard. The photograph features Edward Bailey and [http://archives.bgs.ac.uk/CalmView/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=GSM%2fDR%2fSb C J Stubblefield] amongst others, 1944. [GSM/DR/Sb/7/5]
	File:Geologists at war 011.jpg\|The Company on parade and being inspected by Admiral Sir Edward Evans, 1941 [No ref]		File:Geologists at war 011.jpg\|The Company on parade and being inspected by Admiral Sir Edward Evans, 1941 [No ref]
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