At least they got guns unlike the Home Guard started with!
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How to defend yourself against a man armed with a banana...
That looks like the back of one of the actors from Dads Army. I suppose it would have been a fairly standard haircut.
Not just the hair, but the stripes, and the hat are the same as well. I suppose these were all very common though.
Looks like the same shoot from a different angle. Not the same guy.