1942 Collection (page 6)

Meals for the dockers. Picture taken 5th January 1942

Army training. Location unknown Picture taken 25th May 1942

Royal Artillery Training. Picture taken 7th September 1942

The Broach to be awards to members of the NaFI (The Navy, Army and Air Force Institute) Picture taken 1st May 1942

A sentry on night watch duty on an island fort somewhere in the Northern Command, manned by batteries of a Royal Artillery coast regiment who receive rigorous training. February 1942

The Battle of Madagascar was the British campaign to capture the Vichy French-controlled island Madagascar during World War II

Men of the Kings African Rifles assembled in their steel helmets on the beach at Mahajanga. 16th October 1942

A salvage scene on a side street in Bath during the Second World War. 27th April 1942

Russians attack a German position during the Second World War. 17th April 1942

Miss I. McAree was a tailoress but has out down her scissors and has begun cutting 5 1/2" thick steel with a flame cutter for tanks

Army mountain and hill climbing training. Someone England. World War Two. Picture taken 1st May 1942

Preparing for an Assault Course England. Actual Location unknown World War Two. Picture taken circa 1st May 1942

Gunnery training. England. Actual Location unknown World War Two. Picture taken circa 1st May 1942

The Pioneer Corps at work on the railways The Royal Pioneer Corps was a British Army
The Pioneer Corps at work on the railways.. The Royal Pioneer Corps was a British Army combatant corps used for light engineering tasks

Pursuing a "scorched earth"policy the British forces in Malaya have burnt
Pursuing a " scorched earth" policy the British forces in Malaya have burnt thousands of bales of rubber, destroyed rubber factories and smashed machinery

A church service conducted at St. Bartholomews Church in London. 20th April 1942

Canadian Womens Auxillary Corps in London during Second World War. 13th November 1942

Wireless Telegraphists in training transcribing messages in Morse code. 27th January 1942

R. A. F raids on Genoa, reconnaissance reveals widespread damage
R.A.F raids on Genoa, reconnaissance reveals widespread damage. (Picture) (Picture) Damage in the Ansaldo fitting cut yard Annotation. Circa 9th November 1942

Western Desert, Libya. 23 December 1941. This is known as Graveyard of the Stukas, some of the German dive bomber aircraft destroyed by the Allied Air Forces

Back at their depot after taking part in a raid on Nazi defences near Boulogne, smiling Commandos with blackened faces hand back their unused ammunition. 22nd April 1942

British parachute troops - styled "the Red Devils"
British parachute troops - styled " the Red Devils" by the enemy - in various stages of falling from their aircraft over Tunisia. Circa 1942

US Navy seamen having a chit-chat at sea during the Second World War. 4th July 1942

The US Naval Operating Base, Londonderry, was officially commissioned on 5 February 1942. Derry was the first US navy establishment in Europe and became the terminal for US convoys bound for Britain

Royal Air Force (RAF) man getting a hair shampoo in Malta. Picture taken 28t August 1942

The Pioneer Corps handling tins and drums of petrol and oil using a human chain Picture taken somewhere in South Eastern England. Picture taken 21st August 1942

R. A. F. cooks and orderlies. Two hours after their arrival R. A. F
R.A.F. cooks and orderlies. Two hours after their arrival R.A.F. cooks and orderlies preparing a meal on a hastily improvised stove, The stove is made of clay and straw. 21st December 1942

Men of the R. A. F. on the edge of an airfield during Second World War
Men of the R.A.F. on the edge of an airfield during Second World War. 5th December 1942

British civilians evacuated by R. A. F. aircraft from Burma. 14th April 1942
British civilians evacuated by R.A.F. aircraft from Burma. 14th April 1942

RCS men in training. Erecting outside telegraphic communications and wiring. The picture taken at a Western Command Training establishment. Actual location unknown. Picture taken 17th November 1942

Bicycles being unloaded from an aircraft on the captured aerodrome at Maison Blanche. November 22nd 1942

Combined USA and British exercise in Northern Ireland featuring General Lee and general Grant tanks. 15th August 1942

Allied Middle East bombings Strafe Axis supply lines. Aircraft of the Allied Air Forces are hammering supply lines serving Rommels forces in Western Desert

Middle East, score direct hits in attack of Benghazi harbour. R. A
Middle East, score direct hits in attack of Benghazi harbour. R.A.F attack on Benghazi harbour showing bombs bursting on the docks and shipping in the harbour during a raid

Bombs bursting among fleeing German vehicles in the Western Desert, with one of the formation Baltimores which laid the eggs. 6th November 1942

Smashing Allied air attacks support 8th Armys rapid advance. Relentless attack by aircraft of the Allied Air Force on axis transport supported the rapid 8th army advance

Non stop Allied air attacks in the Middle East. A broadside attack on a train in the Western Desert, an R.A.F. long range fighter shooing up the train set on fire the ammunition on the anti-aircraft

The British destroyer HMS Fury refuels from the cruiser HMS Trinidad despite heavy seas and falling snow whilst on patrol in the North Atlantic. 9th March 1942

United States Army decorations: a poster issued by the US Army recruiting service before Americas entry into the Second World War. Circa February 1942

A recruitment poster showing badges and insignia of rank and service in the US Army before Americas entry into the Second World War. Circa February 1942

The Army Flying Badge, approved by the King, to be worn on the left breast by qualified Air Observation Post pilots and glider pilots

The Middle East War Council in session in Cairo. At the head of the table the then-Minister of State (Captain Lyttelton), with General Auchinleck on his right

British and Indian Parachute troops undergoing an intensive training course. Pictured, RAF jumping instructor makes a final adjustment to the fitting of the parachute before troops enter their

Allied armoured troop transports. The N. C. O. of the troop of eight carriers giving
Allied armoured troop transports. The N.C.O. of the troop of eight carriers giving the signal to advance. May 1942

Benghazi harbour havoc, results of Allied bombing. When Allied troops entered Benghazi they found evidence of the effectiveness of the constant

Navy ratings (cadets) at the on land HMS Gordon in Gravesend, Kent. They are learning how to tie different knots Picture taken 17th September 1942

Some of the officers and crew of HMS Proteus seen here on deck with their jolly roger flag after completing a year of patrols in the Mediterranean sea. 19th October 1942

North American Mitchell of No. 180 Squadron RAF, being refuelled and bombed up at Dunsford, Surrey, between cross-Channel sorties in support of Operation Starkey

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