Conflict Collection (page 9)

The first British children evacuees arrive in Australia. Pictures here at a zoo in Melbourne. The Childrens Overseas Reception Board (CORB) was a British government sponsored organisation

Bomb damage in Wesley Street, Crosby, Waterloo, Liverpool, after a German air raid. Picture taken 31st August 1940

Picture shows a Merseyside The Jolly Miller public house on Queens Drive, West Derby, Liverpool, Merseyside, decimated in an air raid on 30th August 1940. Location unknown but possibly Liverpool

Clarendon Street, Hull, Yorkshire, after it was bombed in the Blitz. A sign to the centre right of the pictures shows Dewhirst Bros. Perhaps this is a family business

Queen Victoria Square, Hull, Yorkshire, after the Blitz raids of 8th and 9th of May 1941. The Hull Blitz was the bombing campaign that targeted the English port city of Kingston upon Hull by

British boys for British farms. The Open Door to an Agricultural Career has been considerably helped by a scheme run by the YMCA in co-operation with the Ministry of Agriculture

A contingent of Cypriot Muleteers which recently landed in France have now taken up the duties with the B.E.F. with their mules. They are engaged in carrying stores, etc. for various units

Valiant helpers in building planes for the RAF are blinded men. Here is one of the, Mr R W Comley, veteran of the last war. He is putting finishing touches to a fuel tank. 19th March 1942

Ladbroke Grove day nursery. The "Twos"Threes"and "Fours"
Ladbroke Grove day nursery. The " Twos" " Threes" and " Fours" go to town for the day. Richards wins and pulls hard on the rope. All across safely. July 1945

Westminster Hall roof and Big Ben "Blitzed". 10th May 1941
Westminster Hall roof and Big Ben " Blitzed". 10th May 1941

Members of the Home Guard seen here firing Z Battery short range anti aircraft missiles. July 1942

Picture shows The SS Vega, The Red Cross Hospital Ship. It is docked in The Channel Islands (exactly where is unknown, though see end of caption for details on it being in St Helier)

Soldiers of the 24th Guards Brigade give covering fire to a fighting patrol advancing into Rosennano to clear the village of German snipers 9th July 1944

British army in a Bren Gun Carrier driving through Salerno, Italy during Operation Avalanche during the Second World War. September 1943

R. A. F. ground crews clear up wreckage inside a bomb shattered hanger at an airfield near
R.A.F. ground crews clear up wreckage inside a bomb shattered hanger at an airfield near Salerno, following the success of Operation Avalanche, the allied invasion of mainland Italy

Picture shows a female ARP Warden in World War Two. The picture is from The Hull Daily Mail, and thus probably taken in the area of Hull, Yorkshire. APR Wardens during World War 2

Picture shows a side view of a Hawker Typhoon in flight. The worlds fastest fighter plane in April 1943. Google images suggests this plane could be ()

The Blitz. Bridlington, Yorkshire. June 1941. The bar and billiard room of The Britannia Hotel, Bridlington, Yorkshire, was destroyed by a German bomb, during the Blitz

Picture shows Eagle Oil Mills in Hull, Yorkshire, on fire during World War Two. Location in Hull would be Eagle Terrace off Cleveland Street

HMS Sheffield C24 was one of the Southampton sub class of the Town-class cruisers seen here at anchor in the Firth of Forth. Circa 1946

HMS Malaya Royal Navy Queen Elizabeth-class battleship seen here at a fleet review prior to the second world war. Circa 1936

HMS Courageous seen here leaving Devonport dockyard following her conversion from battleship to aircraft carrier. 14th May 1928

HMS Repulse pennant number 34 a Renown-class battlecruiser seen here at a fleet review prior to the second world war. Circa 1936

The crew of HMS Seadog seen here at their Northern depot 31st July 1944

HMS Valiant was one of five Queen Elizabeth-class battleships seen here approaching Devonport dockyard prior to the second world war. Circa 1937

Some of the crew of HMS Minesweeper Commiles, adopted by the Daily Mirror reading their fan mail. Over 1000 letters were received by the crew within a month following adoption

Because of the lack of sunshine suffered by the men of the submarine service whilst on patrol under the sea, only coming up at nights, they are given sun ray treatment at their base

The crew of a Royal Navy escort destroyer enjoying a rest period below decks between watches, by reading the Daily Mirror or having a game of Ukkers (navy slang for Ludo) December 1940

One of the most up to date mobile canteens in the country. The canteen aquired by The Liverpool Gas Company. It will be stationed Broadway

A scene in Melville Terrace, Great Yarmouth, after an early morning raid. Mrs Friar, aged 77, with her son in background standing near their ruined home. 9th May 1943

Stamford Street, Edge Hill in Liverpool, Merseyside, severely damaged during The Liverpool Blitz. Picture taken 19th September 1940

Heroes of ROF Royal Ordnance Munitions Factory Explosion in Kirkby, Liverpool, on 15th September 1944, receive their awards. LEFT TO RIGHT are

The gutted shell of St. Marys Church, Swansea, after the raids. February 1941

A damaged Church in Swansea, Wales. January 1941

Picture shows "Herald"the Champion Bull, of Maple Lodge, Guernsey
Picture shows " Herald" the Champion Bull, of Maple Lodge, Guernsey, The Channel Islands, aged 6 years and 7 months, owned by E. D. Falla of Castel

The destroyed Ben Evans store in Swansea, showing Goat Street and the castle in the distance. Circa 1941

Bomb damage at Tresillian Terrace, Cardiff. May 1943

Damage to Llandaff Cathedral following the Cardiff Blitz. January 1941

This picture shows: H. M.s Tango (Admiralty type trawler) during World War II
This picture shows: H.M.S Tango (Admiralty type trawler) during World War II. 21st December 1941

Anti aircraft machine gun on a submarine boat. These machine guns were used for close range use, as the war planes got closer and closer to their targets. Picture taken during training

Anti aircraft gun and army unit in the Hull and Yorkshire, or East Riding, area of England during World War Two. Anti-aircraft warfare or counter-air defence is defined by NATO as " all measures

R A O C men learning the recovering of capsizes tanks at a Midlands training centre. England. The Royal Army Ordnance Corps (RAOC) was a corps of the British Army

Battle of the Oued Zarga, Medjez El Bab Road. When they had gained their immediate objective, the hill town of Chaouach, the 1st Army put out patrols to discover the extent of the the German retreat

Hull Victory Parade. Among those at the saluting base when Sheriff (Ald. H. W
Hull Victory Parade. Among those at the saluting base when Sheriff (Ald. H.W. Jackson) and the Lord Mayor (Coun. Herbert Harrison). June 1945

The sinking of the Truro, a 974 tons British Steam Merchant. Picture is possibly the last picture taken of the vessel before it was sunk

Dunkirk Medal. Picture shows Mr John Bell with his Dunkirk Medal. The Dunkirk evacuation, code-named Operation Dynamo and also known as the Miracle of Dunkirk

Picture shows a life saving raft which is hoped will save the lives of thousands of ship wrecked seaman. Picture taken in the Port of Hull

Picture shows the HMS Calcutta. HMS Calcutta was a C-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy, named after the Indian city of Calcutta. She was part of the Carlisle group of the C-class of cruisers

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