Hunt declined and returned to Swindon on demob. From May to December 1945 Kirkham became a demob centre. The word "demob", short for "demobilisation", came into use in the 1930s. Kanonik and Baldwin formed a new line-up which continued as Demob for one gig. These problems made the demob suit the butt of much ridicule and humour. The demob suit was just one part of a complete set of clothes. An obituary of Wisdom spoke of his "ill-fitting, half-mast demob suit". Towards the end of 1945, around 75,000 demob suits were being made each week. Demob are a British punk rock band from Gloucester.