1943 Collection (#10)

Rex Kent, 15 years old, of Park View Road, New Eltham, London, has converted his garden into a paddling pool. He charges admission fees which are donated to war charities

Picture shows King Haakon of Norway, inspecting The Home Guard. Picture possibly taken at Wembley Stadium, North London. Picture taken 24th August 1943

A officer and his mascot. On board a ship. The caption mentions the name Miss Jennie Pankhurst - but it is not clear why. Picture taken 23rd September 1943

10 articles made from one mans shirt. Picture taken 6th December 1943

War Workers Childrens Nursery. Coventry. Midlands. Babies on parade with the nappies on their bags so that they don t get muddled up. Picture taken 18th January 1943

Eastcote, Middlesex, Christmas 1943. An anonymous Canadian donated £; 50 to The London Air Raid Distress Fund for children to have a good Christmas. Picture taken 23rd December 1943

A lady models some of the latest army clothing. An Overall. Picture taken 25th February 1943

Damage to Krupp works, Essen. R. A. F. Bomber Command on the night of 5th June 1943
Damage to Krupp works, Essen. R.A.F. Bomber Command on the night of 5th June 1943. Show that extensive damage was caused to the great Krupps shipment works and commercial buildings

Thelma Devereux of 62 Lewisham Park, Lewisham, London, SE13, a student of The London Projection School, weather a blue overall with the names of all the Generals in the war embroidered across the top

Forts record trip wrecks FW-190 Factory. (1)Run-up to the target before the first boss hit. (2) Height of the attack when the factory has been fired by incendiary and high explosive bombs

Competition Steel Piping V Rubber lined hose at Hackney Marshes. Fire force staged a competition between the E Division (steel pipe) and B division hose on Hackney Marshes, London

Members of the Berners Street Fire Service, Central London, making toys for children of mothers who are working to keep the war effort going

The aftermath of operation Chastise attack on the Rhur Valley Dams. Mohne Dam, Ruhr Valley at Froendenberg Boesperde (Thirteen miles from Moehne Dam) The following damage can be seen:- 1

2nd anniversary of the National Fire Service Drill at Regional Headquarters in Lambeth, South London. Picture taken 26th August 1943

A NFS (National Fire Service) water tank at Edmonton, North London, has been converted into a dockyard for model ships. It is enjoyed by passers by

Commander Walder, R. N. (retired) and his wife have taken five evacuated boys
Commander Walder, R.N. (retired) and his wife have taken five evacuated boys and a girl from the blitzed cities. He made one condition in taking them

The London Savings Bank are now running a Womens Home Defence Unit and are being trained by the Company of Home Guards from The Bank Unit

A lady pictured in Bond Street, London, W1. She wears a large bow in her hair. Picture taken 20th April 1943

The home guard, display and training. Picture possibly taken in Chatham, Kent. (Not confirmed it is Chatham, as handwritten caption hard to read - but looks like it reads Chatham)

Facility visit R. A. M. C. Field Ambulance Company in the Western Command
Facility visit R.A.M.C. Field Ambulance Company in the Western Command. 18th November 1943

A ceremonial parade by The Home Guard at Conisbrough Castle, near Doncaster Yorkshire. Sir Walter Scott used the location of Conisbrough Castle for his 1819 novel Ivanhoe

Administration buildings, hangers and revetments are covered by bomb bursts during a recent successful raid by Flying Fortresses on Athena Eleuala airfield in Greece. 2nd November 1943

Extensive damage among the buildings, rolling stock and installations at the Gereon railway yard in Cologne. These photographs

Photographs taken after the second heavy raid on Essen on the night of 12-13th March 1943 following the severe and concentrated attack on the 5-6th provide ample evidence of the devastation caused

A section of the heart of the great Krupp armament works at Essen, photographed the day after the devastating raid on the night of 12-13th March 1943

Two bombs drop from a US heavy bomber towards U-boat yards in the German district of Vegesack as part of a successful raid. 18th March 1943

Part of the Charlottenburg and Moabit district of Berlin after raids by RAF Bomber Command, where damage among a number of works and industrial concerns is concentrated and severe

Photo-reconnaissance image taken by a Spitfire of 541 Squadron over Hamburg, Germany after major raids by aircraft of Bomber Command on the nights of 27/28 July

Lancaster crews in dinghy drill during Second World War. 30th August 1943

Desperate civilians in Naples get drinking water from broken sewer mains. Retreating Nazis blew up water viaducts before leaving. October 1943

Picture from Algiers shows Gen. Montgomery with Gen. d Havet, commander of the Italian 206th Coast Defence division after its surrender. Circa July 1943

Italians in action with Allies on 5th army front among the rocks of Mt. Lungo, north east of Mignano. 16th December 1943

On October 7th 1943, a German military train was wrecked by sabotage on the Drammen-Mjondalen railway about 50 km from Oslo. A large number of Germans were killed and wounded

Italian Colonel gives information on enemy dispositions near Nicastro. Circa September 1943

Stripped to the waist, RAF ground crews in North Africa "bomb up"
Stripped to the waist, RAF ground crews in North Africa " bomb up" a Wellington bomber ready for a night raid on Bizerta. March 1943

Hamburg in ruins. Germany. The RAF and USaF bombers practically obliterated Hamburg in July and August 1943. These pictures issued in November 1943, show this beyond doubt

Tita Rickard, a young member of one of the Concert Parties touring the Western Desert, runs up to a tank undergoing repairs, to the surprise and delight of the tank crew. January 1943

This photograph, taken by RAF Bomber Command shows the Autobahn Bridge near Mannheim extensively damage after a raid by the Royal Air Force

Photograph taken during the early stages of the raid on the Chemical Plant at Gelsenkirchen. 1. Two fires burning at the centre of the target. 2

Badge worn by airmen of the Air / Sea Rescue Service. The colours are white
Badge worn by airmen of the Air/Sea Rescue Service. The colours are white against a blue background. 22nd February 1943

RAF Photo Reconnaissance image taken after a heavy raid on the Krupps Workd at Essen by RAF Bomber Command on the night of 5th/6th March 1943

A US Catalina flying boat rescues members of a Flying Fortress crew who had been forced down in the Mediterranean. Picture taken 6th September 1943

Fire burning at the Creditual Minier plant in Romania after a 9th Airforce, US bombing raid over Ploiești, Romania on 1st August 1943 Picture taken circa 1st August 1943

Curtiss SB2C Helldiver. Canadas great aircraft production drive at the mass manufacture of four warplane types - the Mosquito, Avro Lancaster

Miss Jessie Lawton, at her machine in the munitions factory in Birmingham, where she works.. Picture taken 30th August 1943

Since R. A. F. Bomber Commands Lancaster attack on the German dams on the night of
Since R.A.F. Bomber Commands Lancaster attack on the German dams on the night of 16/17 May 1943, precautions have been mage to repair breaches

The accuracy and intensity of the R. A. F. attack on the Moehne
The accuracy and intensity of the R.A.F. attack on the Moehne, Eder and Sorpe dams is proved in these pictures taken after the great raid which has resulted in millions of water sweeping down

East African troops learn jungle fighting in Ceylon. Having fought with great success in the Middle East, East African men new now being trained in jungle warfare in Ceylon. 15th October 1943

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