Artillery Collection

The big guns that guard Singapore. (Picture) In one of the gunnery control rooms high above the battery, gunners follow the burst of each shell. Circa November 1941

British Army Gunner S. R. Gosden of 67 Catherine Street, Reading
British Army Gunner S.R. Gosden of 67 Catherine Street, Reading, seen here in the back row of this group of Royal Artillery men in the Middle East during the Second World War. Circa 1942

Soldiers of an anti aircraft battery in the West Midlands, seen here training. 12 December 1941

The mystery ship, HMS Suffolk Coast. The hatches opened, disclosing the useful little weapon always in constant readiness to give the U-boat pirate a warmer reception than either he anticipated or

The Imperial War Musuem. An 18 inch naval gun arriving at the Imperial War Museum, Crystal Palace. 1st June 1920

39th Regiment Royal Artillery, part of 1st Artillery Brigade, aka The Welsh Gunners, showcase their Multiple Launch Rocket System at Albemarle Barracks, Northumberland, 9th November 1995

Royal Ordnance Factory, Ministry of Supply, Wales, June 1941

The Naval workshop at The Royal Ordnance Works at Stoney Stanton Road Coventry. Circa 1915

15 Naval guns having the rifling milled into the barrels at The Royal Ordnance Works at Stoney Stanton Road Coventry. Circa 1915

A 15 Naval gun seen leaving The Royal Ordnance Works at Stoney Stanton Road Coventry. Circa 1915

A 15 Naval gun is loaded on to a waiting train at The Royal Ordnance Works at Stoney Stanton Road Coventry. Circa 1915

Recruits being trained on how to manoeuvre large artillery pieces by territorial army instructors. 25th October 1914

Ack Ack Training, Merseyside, 24th May 1954, anti-aircraft warfare exercise

The Red Army liberating Byelorussia (Belarus). Powerful guns in the firing position. The Soviets superiority in artillery has contributed to their victories. January 1944

Singapore Island. A British gunner stripped to the waist for coolness deep below ground. Circa 14th November 1941

Coastal defence guns of Tobruk. (Picture) Victory being marked on the shells in readiness for sending to the enemy. Circa September 1941

Training drill at a coastal battery on the East Coast. Circa September 1940

King Peter of Yugoslavia visits British heavy bomber station. King Peter, accompanied by his Aide-de-camp, Air Vice Marshal J.E.A Baldwin and Air Vice Marshal R. Graham. Circa July 1941

Singapore Island. The striking power of Singapore Island has been formidably reinforced in recent months and a concentration of heavy artillery is now ready there for any eventuality

Soldiers of the British expeditionary Force have a break for refreshments in the snow covered countryside of Northern France during the Second World War. 4th January 1940

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

Six-inch howitzers being moved into defensive positions as part of a training exercise. March 1941

One of the worlds biggest guns, a super-heavy railway mounting gun, in use by the British Army. Circa 1941

A lookout standing on a 9. 2 coastal defence gun on the east coast of Scotland
A lookout standing on a 9.2 coastal defence gun on the east coast of Scotland, scanning the horizon with his binoculars. June 1941

A 9. 2 gun being installed on the coast, somewhere in the Southern Command. August 1941
A 9.2 gun being installed on the coast, somewhere in the Southern Command. August 1941

A heavy anti-aircraft battery in action on the South East Coast during an air attack. This battery is continually in action against enemy aircraft endeavouring to cross over the South East Coast

A coastal crew operating a 9. 2 howitzer gun in action on the coast of England during
A coastal crew operating a 9.2 howitzer gun in action on the coast of England during the Second World War. They fire a shell weighing 350 lbs. 29th March 1941

A Field Regiment of the Royal Artillery training in the Welsh hills with 25-pounder field guns, firing special armour-piercing shells at dummy tanks. Circa 23rd June 1941

A spotter (air-sentry) on duty as part of Britains anti-aircraft defences. August 1940

The 1st South African Infantry Division was an infantry division of the army of the Union of South Africa. During World War II the division served in East Africa (Picture)

A captured case of mortars used by the Germans. Circa June 1940

500 lb bomb ordnance depot at a farm in England during Second World War. 21st February 1944

The Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain inspects a 25-pdr field gun at Bachy, 15 December 1939

British Expeditionary Force troops somewhere in Northern France near the beginning of the Second World War. Photo shows: Camouflaged British artillery in France to protect against enemy aerial

Captured Italian gun being put to good use by British bush artillery men at Tobruk. Circa 1940s

British troops cross the Escaut canal. 25 pounders of a British Artillery Field regiment. Circa 1940s

Artillery in action during the British advance in the Western Desert. Circa 10th December 1941

With the help of the Royal Navy, Allied troops are fighting their way forward on the Fifth Army front in the Naples area. Batteries of British

A howitzer demonstrated during an exercise by the British Expeditionary Force somewhere in Northern France during the Second World War. Photo shows: A general view of the gun. May 1940

Army training. Soldiers training with a machine gun. Location unknown. But picture taken in The United Kingdom. Picture taken circa 1st June 1941

The British Army in training with a new 25lb field gun. World War Two. Soldiers cleaning the gun with a priming iron. The artillery gun is movable, on wheels

The British Army in training with a new field gun. World War Two. A soldier stands holding the priming iron that will be used to clean the gun

Little train leaves the store carrying loads of destruction for Germany. 2nd August 1941

Canadian gunners of the Western Canada Field Battery, working from a good stock of shells, pound positions near Nissoria 6th August 1943

A Soviet Red Army battery gun crew in combat action against the German army north west of Stalingrad where despite fierce enemy resistance the Soviet offensive continues. December 1942

The second Battle Monte Camino e Fifth Army front - zero hour before the mountain
The second Battle Monte Camino Ð Fifth Army front - zero hour before the mountain offensive. A 25 pounder gun flashes, as the barrage opens, with one gun crew silhouetted in the fore ground

First pictures of the Home Guard A. A in action Carrying the rockets to the projectors
First pictures of the Home Guard A.A in action Carrying the rockets to the projectors. 8th July 1942

Russian officers inspect A. A defences. A number of Russian service officers today
Russian officers inspect A.A defences. A number of Russian service officers today inspected some of the latest A.A defences in the London area

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