1942 Collection (page 8)

Motorised infantry move through enemy minefields whilst under artillery fire. 29th October 1942

British troops digging a gun pit for an anti-aircraft gun during Second World War. Circa July 1942

Australian troops dig in to foxholes around El Alamein. 17th July 1942

British infantry take cover from a bomb near El Alamein. 5th August 1942

Men at the exhibition "Allies in Action"organised by the Daily Mirror
Men at the exhibition " Allies in Action" organised by the Daily Mirror. Regent Street, London. 5th April 1942

Rommels desert forces retreat, showing the intense traffic at Halfaya Pass. Many of the wrecked vehicles were abandoned and later passed by the pursuing 8th Army. Circa December 1942

An American task force heads for Oran. US rangers man a anti-aircraft deck gun. 13th November 1942

Damaged and destroyed German planes in the desert during the Second World War. 23rd November 1942

Camels rescued from a minefield in Egypt during the Allied pursuit of Rommels forces. 27th November 1942

Aerial reconnaissance photograph showing damage to the dry dock, gates and surrounding buildings at St Nazaire, following the successful attack by combined British forces. Circa April 1942

Bay of Biscay on 13 July 1942, when a No 77 Squadron Whitley crew was picked up by a Sunderland from the newly-formed No 461 Squadron RaF

After being adrift for four days the crew of a Coastal Command "Whitley"
After being adrift for four days the crew of a Coastal Command " Whitley" aircraft forced down in the sea off the South West coast of England, are rescued by a Polish destroyer

A Vickers Wellington DWI Mark II of No. 1 General Reconnaissance Unit at Ismaliya, Egypt, , showing the 48-foot diameter electromagnetic ring, for exploding magnetic mines

A mine is lifted out from the sea and put on the deck of a vessel. Picture taken circa 1st January 1942. Actual date unknown

Soldiers recovering in hospital help one of the nurses pick flowers in the grounds. Location, near London. Picture taken 5th May 1942

Aircraft carriers HMS Illustrious and HMS Formidable escorted by HMS Warspite, three capital ships that form part of the Royal Navys Eastern Fleet July 1942

Convoy PQ 18 at sea. An underwater detonation erupts next to HMS Ashanti. The destroyer HMS Eskimo is seen in the foreground. Merchant ships are in the background. 13th September 1942

HMS Fury (in the foreground) and HMS Ashanti laying a smoke screen after a dummy torpedo run, during fleet exercises off of Scapa Flow. Circa May 1942

Picture shows a concealed cine camera. Picture take 5th February 1942

Women doing mens jobs - world war two. Picture shows the ladies painting a bridge on the LNER line. (London North Eastern Railway) Picture taken 28th February 1942

Beneath the White Ensign a division, led by their divisional officer, marches past Captain R L B Cunliffe, RN, Commanding Officer of HMS Illustrious on board the aircraft carrier during Sunday

An Italian torpedo bomber attempting to escape shell fire from HMS Jervis minutes before it crashed into the sea. 22nd March 1942

A canteen during world war Two. Picture possibly taken in Liverpool, Merseyside. Picture taken 22nd October 1942

HMS Eagle in The Mediterranean Sea. HMS Eagle was an early aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy. Launched 18th June 1918 Sunk by German submarine U-73, 11 August 1942 Picture taken 29th June 1942

A Chinaman training as an Air gunner in The Royal Airforce. He is un named. Picture taken circa 27th November 1942

The scene of an Air Raid in Exeter, Devon. World war Two. Scene of a bomb strike in which a Morrison shelter was flung 46 feet into a neighbouring house, saving the family inside

A mobile canteen during world war Two. Picture possibly taken in Liverpool, Merseyside. Picture taken 17th October 1942

Operation Pedestal. The sky is filled with anti-aircraft shells as the convoy steams on to bring much need supplies to the armed forces and civilian population of Malta. August 1942

Oblique photographic-reconnaissance photograph of the German battleship Tirpitz sheltering in Aas Fjord, Norway, taken by a De Havilland Mosquito of No. 1 Photographic Reconnaissance Unit

Fall of Tobruk. British troops advancing towards the town of Tobruk during Second World War. Circa 6th March 1942

Singapore during a Japanese air raid during Second World War. 26th February 1942

A training school in the Eastern Command, where men learn to use Motor Tractors. These machines are all American and are used for tree felling, ground levelling, draining and reed making

Navy W. R. N.s in flying kit. June 1942
Navy W.R.N.S in flying kit. June 1942

Flight Sergeant Monica Shezall (W. A. A. F. ), who received the British Empire Medal in
Flight Sergeant Monica Shezall (W.A.A.F.), who received the British Empire Medal in the New Years Honours List. January 1942

British paratroops in a training exercise. November 1942

Major-Gen. C. Brink, G. O. C. 1st South African Division, and his brigadier (right
Major-Gen. C. Brink, G.O.C. 1st South African Division, and his brigadier (right) enjoying mugs of tea in the forward area of Libya. Circa March 1942

Picture shows an American paratrooper and his mascot dog. The dog maybe called " Ink Spot" as per suggestion on the caption, but this is not confirmed. Picture taken 4th October 1942

A member of The National fire Services in London. World War Two. The officer sends a musical calling from his bugle. **note: some paint on this image** Picture taken 15th October 1942

A fashion show in the West End of London. During World War Two. Picture taken 16th September 1942

In the ruins of the City of London, Redcross Street Fire Station have made an excellent garden which now includes Apple Trees

Royal Corps of Signals. (Picture) A line man jointing wire on a permeant line. 6th September 1942

Fireman breaking down the ice at a Fire Station in world War Two. Possibly London. Water is needed night after night to tackle the fires bought on by the many German air raids over Britain

R. A. F. mass raid Bremen, damage to Focke-Wuf aircraft factory
R.A.F. mass raid Bremen, damage to Focke-Wuf aircraft factory. Amongst the targets attacked b R.A.F. Bomber Command the mass raid on Bremen on the night of June 25 1942

National Fire Service Drill at Regional Headquarters in Lambeth, South London, in the presence of the Allied Defence Ministers. Picture taken 17th June 1942

Royal Corps of Signals. Men of the Royal Corps Signals at work at a large formation headquarters. The control, recent and distribution centres in the signals officer also shown

Members of the The Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS), splicing rope. London. Picture taken 23rd April 1942

Work begin done on a rockery, under the instruction of Fireman C A Bull. The garden is in memory of Len, who it reads has passed away. He was possibly a firemen too. Picture date unknown

Rostock burns by night and by day. Photo taken at midday on Sunday April 26, from a Reconnaissance aircraft of the R.A.F. It features the area of the railway station

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