British Collection (page 5)

A British Sherman tank pauses for a moment as a Dutch civilian lifts his two children away from danger during fighting in Hertogenbosch, 27 October 1944

British assault troops land on Walcheren at dawn on 1 November 1944 the first stage of Operation Infatuate. The landings were supported by fire from British warships

Infantry, guns and trucks 0f the 15th Scottish Division advance through Kleve, 16 February 1945

Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion the Essex Regiment, clearing snipers at the junction of Oude Kraan and Bergstraat in Arnhem, 14 April 1945. Note censor has painted out shoulder badges

Crossing a road in Gennep which is dominated by enemy fire. Leading infantryman of C Company 5th Black Watch tosses a smoke bomb into centre of the road, which

Advancing infantry of the 15th Scottish Division, 227 Brigade Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders, take up positions in newly captured trenches won from the Germans of the outer Siegfried Line

Infantry of the Glasgow Highlanders and the Coldstream Guards double across the flat countryside towards the tanks and the covering smoke screen east of Nijmegen. 8th February 1945

A Bren gunner of the 15th Scottish Division 2nd Battalion Gordon Highlanders in one of the trenches that forms the Siegfried Line looking out across the flooded landscape 10th February 1945

Soldiers of the Kings Shropshire Light Infantry advance through Vassy to take up holding positions. 15th August 1944

Soldiers of the 49th Division Passing a wrecked farm cart near Rauray 29th June 1944

Soldiers of the British 36th Division in Burma during the Second World War. Picture shows Private Campion (Southport) being assisted by Sergeant Perry (Rock Ferry) and Private Grice (St. Helens)

Snow in Berlin. Children going to school on sleighs being pulled by British " Tommies". December 1945

When the day comes for Britain to invade the enemy territory, one of the problems will be the crossing of rivers when all bridges have been destroyed

Western Desert Campaign, the Desert War, took place in the deserts of Egypt and Libya and was the main theatre in the North African campaign of the Second World War

The Reconnaissance Corps new badge. 11th July 1941

The Reconnaissance Corps in action. (Picture) A fleet of Bren carriers and Reconnaissance (Recce. Cars) steaming over rough country during exercise training. 29th June 1941

The Loyal Regiment (North Lancs). These series of pictures was taken of a days training exercise with a battalion of this regiment. 1st April 1940

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

An R. A. M. C. exercise was held recently in mountainous Welsh country
An R.A.M.C. exercise was held recently in mountainous Welsh country, where wounded causalities were recovered by students, and bought by means of stretchers. 15th July 1942

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

The Sherwood Foresters. A series of pictures taken with the Sherwood Foresters, now serving in the forward areas of the B.E.F. (Picture) The officers of the regiment with their pet dogs as mascots

The Sherwood Foresters. Night manoeuvres and march during training in forward areas. 26th April 1940

British Parachute Troops in Training. In this picture paratroops are shown toughing up. They use every means to make themselves fit as possible. 14th May 1941

The Battalion of the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. This series depicts the day in the life of the regiment somewhere in France. (Picture) Midday break

The Royal Scots Battalion This series of pictures depicts a day in the routine of a battalion of this famous regiment now in the forward area of the B.E.F

R. A. M. C. personal are the unsung heroes of many battlefields
R.A.M.C. personal are the unsung heroes of many battlefields. In the thick of the battle they move about collecting and attending to the wounded

The Royal Irish Fusiliers. These pictures were taken with a battalion of the Royal Irish Fusiliers who are in the forward areas of the B.E.F

The Suffolk Regiment was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army with a history dating back to 1685. It saw service for three centuries, participating in many wars and conflicts

British Troops leaving for World War II from the United Kingdom. 19th June 1940

British nurses and airmen photographed immediately after their arrival somewhere in France. Circa 1940s

Can i be a paratrooper when i grew up? asks a small boy who has been watching paratroops being dropped from R.A.F. Douglas Dakota Aircraft. 21st May 1944

These men of the Duke of Cornwall Light Infantry are seen on the Sussex Downs under a course of instruction to use Bren guns from the hip. Circa 1944

The Sherwood Foresters. A series f pictures taken with the Sherwood Foresters now serving in the forward ears of the B.E.F. An advance scout, leading a sector through a wood. 2nd May 1940

Men of a battalion of the Leicester Regiment in the Middle East. (Picture) Sergeant G.Emmond s, of 17, High St. Enderby Leicester, who has served 18 years in the army, is seen here firing a Bren gun

British Troops loading up mortar with bombs during Second World War in desert. Circa August 26th 1940s

The new Traffic Control army. This series depicts the duties of a vast, newly formed army initialled Traffic Control. The dire need for this unit has arisen from the road disorder caused by people

A tank gives cover to paratroopers as they probe the ruins of a dynamited house n Athens for mines. December 1944

British Soldiers marching in the countryside, distracted by two young women they encounter, August 1939

Anthony Eden inspecting soldiers of the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire regiments at their camp outside Jerusalem during his visit to Palestine in the Second World war

Inside Ford Gallabat on the Sudan-Abyssinia border in East Africa after it had been captured by British forces. December 1940

The RAF Third Tactical Air Force (Third TAF), which was formed in South Asia in December 1943, was one of three tactical air forces formed by the Royal Air Force during the Second World War

Balkan Air Force squadrons are continuing to harass the Germans in Yugoslavia. South African Air Force squadrons of rocket firing Beaufighters attacked a big German barracks at Bjelovar

When mechanised material troops of the British army arrived on greek soil, they received a very warm welcome from the local inhabitants

A casualty from a minesweeper being lifted on board the British cruiser Orion from a motor launch with brought him to the cruiser. November 1944

Moving forward in Italy. Corporal W McLean of Carlyle, Scotland, kicking in the door of a house in Colle, Italy, while it is covered by Private A Hamilton, of Glasgow, Scotland. December 1943

Beyond Catania, British troops turn Italian cannon on the enemy. Night action pictures from Catania sector where the 8th Army have advanced a good ten miles beyond the chief Sicilian port

Russian General Sudakoff dances with a British ATS girl, Private D Cripps at a Corporals Club at a barracks in Cairo. April 1944

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