Guernsey Fire and Rescue Service of Guernsey and in 1935 a 1931 Albion Merryweather escape carrier was bought and named "Sarmia II". The equipment was relocated in 1935 to the Town Arsenal, buildings previously used by the Royal Guernsey Militia. "Sarnia II" has been preserved and is kept at the Guernsey Occupation Museum. In 1939 Guernsey Airport was opened and a Morris Commercial fire truck was supplied, to be manned by airport staff if the need arose. Four Austin trucks were also acquired just in time for the bombing of Guernsey and the German occupation of the Channel Islands during which time a German officer
Law of Guernsey the sale and purchase of real estate in Guernsey were written in French until 1971. Alderney enjoys full autonomy in law (except in matters of foreign affairs and defence, as the other Channel Islands); however, in 1948 Alderney adopted a new constitution which created a fully elected government and changed the courts. Under the terms of an agreement (known as "the 1948 Agreement") entered into between the Government of Alderney and the Government of Guernsey, certain matters were delegated to Guernsey. These are known as "the transferred services" which include policing, customs and excise, airport operations, health, education and social