Notable Members
Members of the NFS who were well known in civilian life (or later became so) included:
- A. L. Barker, writer (NFS telephonist)
- Paul Brooks, cricketer (served in London and Coventry)
- Robert Buhler, artist
- Cyril Demarne, writer
- Lewis Dorey, cricketer
- Charles Hadfield, canal historian
- Joseph Levy, property developer and estate agent (served in London; won the British Empire Medal for bravery while on duty)
- Brian Moore, writer (1941–1942; served in Belfast)
- Ernest Race, furniture designer
- George Rudé, historian (served in London)
- Audrey Russell, radio broadcaster (1941–1942)
- William Sansom, writer
- Sir Stephen Spender, writer (1941–1944)
- Phyllis Stedman, Baroness Stedman, politician (1941–1944; Group Officer in Derbyshire)
- Irene Thomas, radio personality (1941–1944)
An eleven-minute Second World War documentary that chronicles the birth and work of the NFS survived the war and is available to view on the British Pathe website.
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