Boys Collection (page 4)

Sea Cadets from Horley, Surrey training in Shoreham-by-Sea. The visit Shoerham twice a week for practice as there is no sea at Horley

Cadets under instructions by a Senior Officer learning how a bow-line knot is made. 6th August 1942

Naval Cadets undergoing training at a Naval establishment in the heart of England during the Second World War. 31st August 1943

General Instruction consisting of Boatwork. Compass & Helm Knots and Splices, Semaphore and Parts of a Rifle. In the fore ground

At 1500 hours each Saturday The Union Flag is hoist at the mast. Guard Parades and Buglers sound the General Salute conforming with the Ritual in the Royal Navy. 6th August 1942

Inspection of Sea Scouts by Commander W. L. Rosseter of the Royal Navy at Paignton
Inspection of Sea Scouts by Commander W.L. Rosseter of the Royal Navy at Paignton harbour, Devon during the Second World War. 21st April 1942

Commander Grant teaches orphans in the training ship Stork, moored on the River Thames, for future roles in the Royal Navy or the Merchant Service

Children continue to play games and enjoy adventures, even amongst the desolation caused by German Luftwaffe air raids in Manchester, northern England during the Second World War. 25th June 1943

Some of the children who were evacuated from Bristol and sent to the safety of the Somerset, Devon and Cornwall countryside between February 1941 and March 1942

Young boys fishing for "toddlers"in a Glamorgan canal during the Second World
Young boys fishing for " toddlers" in a Glamorgan canal during the Second World War. 25th June 1943

Five year old Michael Mansbridge, the son of driver Fred Mansbridge who is serving with the Royal Engineers in the British Eighth Army on the Italian Front

Young boys gather around a water filled crater in Temple Row, Birmingham, following a raid on the city. 19th October 1940

Park Modern School, Barking, evacuated to Swindon last September is now at Brean Sands, Somerset, for a holiday for two weeks, both masters and boys. Here are some of them line dup for rations

The British Expeditionary Force was the name of the British Army in Western Europe during the Second World War from 2 September 1939 when the BEF GHQ was formed until 31 May 1940

Girls and boys sort through plums in Sheffield during the Second World War. 3rd August 1943

Bombs on Eton College. A view of the masters house which was a fine example of a Wren. December 1940

54 boys of the Guernsey State Intermediate School who were evacuated to Oldham in June 1940 today left London Road Station, Manchester of the first part of their journey home

Boys who have attended Heath Road School, Allerton, enrol in the Air Training Corps, the new pre-entry scheme for the Air Force. January 1941

Women cookery experts teach men at a naval school. Naval ratings are taught by ex-school cookery instructors to make tasty dishes for Patrol Service ships like minesweepers

Newport Secondary School boys and their master fill sandbags. 15th September 1939

Queue for Liverpool tickets. 1975

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh at a pillar box presentation. 6th November 1953

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh at Council House, Bristol. 29th October 1959

Cantril Farm, Knowsley, Merseyside. Giant paving stones which have been left by workmen near an unfinished pathway are not only an attraction to little children but also a constant source of danger

Jimmy Greaves takes break from The Daily Mirror World Cup Rally for a quiet game of football with some local boys in Lisbon. Circa April 1970

Jimmy Grave takes break from The Daily Mirror World Cup Rally for a quiet game of football with some local boys in Lisbon. Circa April 1970

Richard Bailey seen here giving his friend a push during break time at the St Mary Redcliffe Nursery School, Bristol. The school has been built into the high rise development as part of the local

Reading show in Reading, Berkshire. (Picture) Two young lads on motor bikes having fun at the show. Circa 1982

All smiles in the dressing room after a hard-fought game. Victors and vanquished join forces in a happy group, with H. Tait, the St Edwards captain (left) and G

St Edwards beat S. F. X by four goals to nothing at Thomas Lane
St Edwards beat S.F.X by four goals to nothing at Thomas Lane, and here is an exciting moment in the S.F.X goalmouth in which no fewer than fourteen players can be seen. 7th February 1953

Warbreck were saved from a heavier defeat by the grand work of goalkeeper Hughes, seen here watching a shot from O Brien pass over the crossbar. Running in are the St. Edwards forwards F

St Anthonys Echo Cup team 1952. Back: Purcell, Whelan, Doyle, Hall, Strawson, Cassidy, Scully. Front: Sweeney, Dyer, Harrison (Captain), Melia, Tancred. 6th December 1952

Cooling off with a dive into the water around Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside. 3rd August 1990

The Reading Football Club Open Day, Elm Park Reading. Circa 1992

Children playing in the street, Formosa Street, London. 25th April 1955

Liverpool Boys football team: left to right back, Weston, Bolland, Royle, Harmer, Marooth, Bennett, Timms, Sage. Front: Dibbert, Peplow, Otty, Carroll (captain) Rigby and Gick. Circa 1964

Three motherless boys meet Ken Livingstone. Three young brothers whose mother was killed by an IRA bomb five years ago meet GLC leader Ken Livingstone at County Hall

Be Prepared. The Boys Scout Hall in Tehrans prestigious northern suburb of Shemiran has a new use. Just down the road from the Shahs Saadabad Palace

Snooker player Steve Davis with kids in a Margate arcade playing pool. 8th June 1981

Boys playing marbles in Butetown, Cardiff. 22nd March 1957

Youth club boys clean cars. 1971

A coroner has urged British Railways to look at safety measures at a railway line crossing at Stockingford, Nuneaton, following a fatality. Two schoolboys walk past the uprooted warning sign

Children collecting scrap metal prior to the out-break of World War Two. Circa 1939

Hendon air day, youngsters being shown anti aircraft sound and detectors by Royal Engineers. 25th May 1936

Children playing in Splott, under the shadow of the steelworks. 18th September 1969

Carol Adams, who has just given birth to her second set of twin boys. She is pictured with her four sons. 27th February 1980

Three Wembley schoolboys wanted something a bit better than quick snacks at milk bars. So once a week, on their pocket money, they dine out at Cherry Tree Restaurant in Wembley, London

Sea Scouts in their bunks on board the Daily Mirror vessel. September 1912

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