1942 Collection (page 3)

Rocket projector drill for the Home Guard during the Second World War. West Midlands. 5th July 1942

A pile of rubble is that all that remains of Lozells Picture Theatre that stood on the corner Lozells Road and Malthouse Gardens, Birmingham, following an air raid on the city. 28th July 1942

Bomb damage to a terrace of Nuneaton houses 26th June 1942

Workmen clearing the rubble in Highgate Road, Balsall Heath, Birmingham following an air raid on the city. 30th July 1942

Workmen clearing the rubble at Rookery Road, Handsworth, Birmingham following an air raid on the city. 28th July 1942

Crater next to a public surface air raid shelter in St Phillips Churchyard, central Birmingham following a near miss during an air raid on the city. 28th July 1942

A pile of rubble is all that remains of terrace housing off Farm Street, Hockley, Birmingham following an air raid on the city. 30th July 1942

Private Mary Lynn wielding a Churchill tank in an Ordnance Depot. 28th October 1942

His Majesty King George VI and Queen Elizabeth inspect the damage to the cathedral in the city of Coventry following a German air raid. 26th February 1942

His Majesty King George VI and Queen Elizabeth meet members of the emergency and voluntary service in the city of Coventry. 26th February 1942

British troops training in Kermanshah, Persia. (Picture) Demonstration of how to parry a bayonet charge with bare hands. 14th December 1942

The Royal Berkshire Regiment in training. (Picture) Infantry and Bren Gun Carriers advancing under realistic conditions. 22nd June 1942

Anti-aircraft battery of the Royal West African Frontier Force. (Picture) A. A
Anti-aircraft battery of the Royal West African Frontier Force. (Picture) A.A. Gun team ready for action during the Second World War. 4th August 1942

R. A. D. Raids on Genoa. The draughtboard effect of shadows falling inside roofless
R.A.D. Raids on Genoa. The draughtboard effect of shadows falling inside roofless buildings indicates the extent of fire damage in the area south west of Piazza Corvette between the Villetta di Negro

Private James Hennessy and his pet dog Bill who travels with him, by permission. Picture taken on an Army Special Train taking troops back from leave. Exact location unknown

Picture taken at Number 56 (Woolwich) Squadron - air Training Corps. Picture shows Sir William Mitchell on Sunday morning 18th October 1942 on the front parade of the Royal Artillery Barracks

W. A. A. F airwomen on an R. A. F. station checking the equipment on a new boat
W.A.A.F airwomen on an R.A.F. station checking the equipment on a new boat. Circa December 1942

HMS Trident, the submarine which torpedoed the German cruiser Prinz Eugen. Pictured here is Commander G.M. Sladen in conversation with Captain H.M.C

British troops in Manchester enjoying fun in the snow during the Second World War. 8th February 1942

Schoolboys and girls enrolling for Post Office work in Reading. 15th December 1942

Civilians attend a show in London during the Second World War. 6th April 1942

Major Sir Jocelyn Lucas, Bart, M. C. leading a hunt in Hertfordshire during Second World
Major Sir Jocelyn Lucas, Bart, M.C. leading a hunt in Hertfordshire during Second World War. Circa July 1942

Convoys, protected from Libyan air bases, bring enough supplies for months. In the central mediterranean, aboard HMS Euryalus. 4 December 1942

British member of the Home Guard equipped with a Sten Gun. May 1942

Locals watch an anti-invasion exercise in Lincolnshire. September 1942

A view of HMS Howe firing her 14 inch guns near Scapa Flow. The brilliant flash from the guns which precedes the cordite smoke lasts only for a fraction of a second. October 1942

RAF and WaF personnel at work in the Operations Room of the Atlantic Ferry Service at Prestwick, Ayrshire. June 1942

The march past of the ATC, Regents Park, London. 10, 000 attended the service and parade. Sir Archibald Sinclair took the salute

A factory worker cutting steel in a tank factory. 26th October 1942

Italian MAS (Motor Torpedo Boat) boat attacks: A DIDO class cruiser firing at night against Italian MAS boats. Pictured, HMS DIDO firing at night against Italian torpedo boats of Cape Bon, Tunisia

Anti-invasion exercise in Lincolnshire. September 1942

One of the toughening exercises member of the OCTU are put through. The idea is that the men rush at the barbed wire, one lays flat on the wire while the others cross. Then hes pulled to safety

Invasion training in Southern England. Infantry are seen leaving a small assault boat. July 1942

Soldiers of the British Army being trained how to elevate a gun. July 1942

The crew of a Stirling bomber consulting a map. February 1942

Survivors of a destroyed R. A. F. Sunderland Flying Boat rescued by a British destroyer
Survivors of a destroyed R.A.F. Sunderland Flying Boat rescued by a British destroyer. September 1942

Pilot of a Beaufort bomber, after an attack on the Prinz Eugen Heavy Cruiser, making his report to the Intelligence officer on his return from the attack. 18th May 1942

Milk being distributed, from a mobile canteen, to undaunted Maltese after a severe rain on Valetta, Malta. April 1942

The Greek minister of war M. Dimitrakakis decorating Major General B. C
The Greek minister of war M. Dimitrakakis decorating Major General B.C. Freyberg (New Zealand) with the Greek Military Cross. February 1942

Raid damage in Kingsway, Valetta, capital of Malta. Circa March 1942

Civilians collect at the entrance to an air raid shelter as the sirens sounds, Valetta, Malta. April 1942

Burma Defence. Indian Mountain Battery, operating in the frontier regions where the country is rugged, mountainous and jungle covered. Pictured, guns being carried by mules. February 1942

Vic-Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten (standing at the back - 2nd from right in his uniform, cap and wearing his colours) and members of the Russian Military Mission watching a fighter plane being

Red Army guardsmen inspecting an abandoned German tank. It is in a village where the German army has fled. Picture taken when the British battleship H.M.S

R. A. F. Officers explain to the Russian officers of the Russian Military Delegation on a
R.A.F. Officers explain to the Russian officers of the Russian Military Delegation on a visit to a RAF Bomber Command airfield the details of the bomb racks of a Stirling aircraft

Winston Churchill (3rd from the left) meets Russian Trade Union delegates in Downing Street, accompanied by Sir Walter Citrine (grey haired - sitting on Churchills left and wearing grey jacket)

Red Army Russian infantry on the outskirts of Kharkov firing on the Nazi Army of Germany. This picture taken when Russia had joined the Allies in fighting Germany

Result of day and night Bombing on a Benghazi harbour by British and American aircraft. The diagram shows damaged German shipping. 22nd October 1942

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