1941 Collection (page 8)

The allied advance into Syria. Axis infiltration into Syria compelled the advance of the allied forces to avert so dangerous a threat

Crew in the torpedo room of a British submarine. October 1941

Royal Navy and Royal New Zealand Navy warships exchange fire with Vichy destroyers off the Syrian coast. Circa June 1941

A high-speed Armoured Target Boat (ATB) used by the RAF for bombing practice, at speed in the Solent. Circa March 1941

Aerial images of HMS Ark Royal healing over to starboard after being torpedoed by German U-boat U81 13th November 1941 with HMS Legion in attendance to take off the crew of the stricken aircraft

Members of the War Cabinet and the Defence Committee in the garden of 10 Downing Street. Back row L-R: Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Portal, Chief of the Air Staff; Admiral Sir Dudley Pound

Searchlight interference above Cologne. This picture taken during a night raid by the R. A
Searchlight interference above Cologne. This picture taken during a night raid by the R.A.F. shows the effect of searchlights, fires and flak bursts. 1. The Hindenburg Suspension Bridge 2

An America built Lockheed Hudson aircraft of the Coastal Command has helped once again to save the lives of survivors from a torpedoed ship

Members of the Home Guard in Liverpool, watching a demonstration by the army in Anti Tank Warfare. The soldier throws a Molatov Cocktail into the flaming tank. Picture taken 19th August 1941

The dog named Mark, he is an ammunition carrier. British troops seen collecting some Lewis drum guns of ammunition that he has deceived to them. Picture taken in the Eastern Command

New mobile kitchen presented through Mr and Mrs Kenneth R Munro of Lane End, Caldy, Merseyside, by Mr Hendon Chubb of West Orange, New Jersey, to Birkenhead for work among the Rescue Squads

Mrs A Somerville Smith, drinking tea with the Lord Mayor of Liverpool when she handed a number of ambulances and canteens on behalf of the British American Ambulance Corps for use to Liverpool

Female mechanics, connected to the ARP (Air Raid Precaution unit) seen fixing a car. The number plate is CKD 140 Picture undated. Location unknown. Mirrorpix will suggest 1st May 1941

A mobile canteen. A familiar scene in World War Two. The canteens were often donated to cities, and charities to help keep up moral. This canteen may be connected to the ARP

The corporal inspecting the parachute equipment of British parachutists before they enter the bomber for practice at a training centre. Liverpool, Merseyside. Picture taken 24th October 1941

Picture shows Italian survivors of the Battle of Matapan. Picture taken by an RAF Sea Plane. The Battle of Cape Matapan was a Second World War naval engagement between British Imperial

Parachutists inside the bomber plane awaiting the call to jump. Training picture. Liverpool, Merseyside. Picture taken 24th October 1941

Parachutists practicing with their chutes. Liverpool, Merseyside. Picture taken 24th October 1941

Parachutists before they enter the bomber for practice at a training centre. Liverpool, Merseyside. Picture taken 24th October 1941

Lieutenant C L Davies, RN. Pictured at sea. Location unknown. Picture taken 24th March 1941

Damage to tenement houses and tramlines burst from the road during the blitz on Glasgow, Scotland. 13th March 1941

Parachutists practicing with their chutes. Helping each other. Liverpool, Merseyside. Picture taken 24th October 1941

Pilots choose names for their aircraft. The Halifax Bomber has the name of Cheshire Cheese, and an image of Cheese is included in the crest on the side of the plane. Picture taken 9th October 1941

Officers and men of the Royal Naval Reserve and Royal Volunteer Reserve working in one of many secret underground operations rooms. Circa 1941

Michael David aged 5 months, a poor foundling who has been bombed from his home, now at the Hampstead Rest Home run by Miss Anna Freud. January 1941

Junkers bomber destroyed by R. A. F Hurricane on the Libyan battlefront
Junkers bomber destroyed by R.A.F Hurricane on the Libyan battlefront. 16th December 1941

Members of the Birmingham Home Guard attend a drumhead service 23rd March 1941

General Sir Robeit Cordon-Finlayson taking the salute at the Home Guard march - past in Victoria Square, Birmingham 23rd March 1941

Bren Gun Carriers straight off the production line are put through their paces at Leyland & Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon company at Smethwick. 4th June 1941

Members of the Home Guard, search the wreckage of Heinkel He 111 G1+EM Wk Nr 3971 of 9./KG 55 which was heavily damaged by a night fighter

A member of the air Intelligence branch of the war office inspect the wreckage of a downed Luftwaffe bomber. Circa 1941

Heavy Anti Aircraft Batteries situated close to the City of Birmingham for the defence of the munition, aircraft, and tank factories dotted around the city

Members of the Home Guard parade for inspection at an un-named Birmingham location 15th June 1941

The wreckage of Junkers Ju 88 3Z+AL Wk Nr 2170 of 3. / KG 77 which was shot down by F / Lt D
The wreckage of Junkers Ju 88 3Z+AL Wk Nr 2170 of 3./KG 77 which was shot down by F/Lt D A P McMullen and Sgts J Fairweather DFM in a Defiant of 151 Squadron and crashed near Nuneaton. 9th April 1941

A10 Cruiser tanks straight off the production line are put through their paces at Leyland & Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon company at Smethwick. 4th June 1941

Destroyed German bomber shot down by R. A. F. Night Fighter during Second World War in
Destroyed German bomber shot down by R.A.F. Night Fighter during Second World War in Egypt. 6th October 1941

Air war at Libya. Two Italian aircraft destroyed at Gazala by the RAF. 3rd March 1941

Wrecked German and Italian aircraft hangar outside Benghazi. 25th February 1941

In this quaint old mansion where they have a real old four-poster bed, four evacuees play make-believe bedtime games with their dolls. Circa November 1941

The first bomb exploding in an attack by Blenheims of the Mediterranean Command on an Italian motor vessel, which was sunk. Note the Italian sailor blown overboard by the blast. June 1941

Torpedo being loaded on to an aeroplane of the Fleet Air Arm in the Mediterranean. Picture taken 20th October 1941

Canadian troops arrive in Britain, where they were welcomed by Admiral Bromley and General Sir Robert Gordon Findlayson. Location unknown, though many Canadian troops did sail into Liverpool Docks

R. A. F. daylight attack enemy ships at Rotterdam port, Holland
R.A.F. daylight attack enemy ships at Rotterdam port, Holland. Picture taken 1st September 1941

The Battle in the Western Desert. Picture taken around Libyan, Omar. British troops searching the trenches which they captured at Sidi Omar

British field artillery in action in Tobruk: Captain John Hay of Edinburgh giving orders by megaphone, alongside L/Bdr Leslie Browning. Picture taken circa 1st December 1941

The Battle Libya - pictures from the front. In the this of the fight. South Africans charging a the enemy through a smoke screen with fixed bayonets. Picture taken circa 21st December 1941

The fall of Tobruk. Libya. In the background is the Italian Cruiser, San Giorgio, on fire. The Siege of Tobruk lasted for 241 days in 1941

The Fall of Tobruk. Libya. Italian women being evacuated from Tobruk. The Siege of Tobruk lasted for 241 days in 1941, after Axis forces advanced through Cyrenaica from El Agheila in Operation

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