From the Club History of 1970…
“…It was always felt that the informal association of wartime comrades (both serving and civilian), together with a list of members and their addresses, was bound to be of value in any national emergency.
This indeed proved to be the case, when in September 1938, the qualifications of the Club were brought to the notice of the Government with the suggestion that they could make good use of the specialist experience of the members. This idea was welcomed and put into effect….”
