Exercises Collection

Coxswain of the Barry Lifeboat Mr. Frank Tinsley watches the life line land on the rocks of the Barry shore after he had fired the rocket carrying the line set up a breeches buoy during an exercise

Mr Motivator Derek Evans and pregnant wife Sandra Palmer doing special exercises for pregnant women. 11th September 1996

Arsenal Players Swindin, Goring, Lionel Smith, Horsfield and Holton pictured during training session on pitch at Highbury August 1950

Penthouse girls football team training at David Prowse Gymnasium. December 1971

Holiday Fun, Guildford Youth Centre, Wednesday 23rd December 1970

At the War Office Selection Board school. All candidates for promotion from the ranks undergo a three days course to determine whether they have the qualities necessary to make a good officer

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Mr Motivator Derek Evans posing for cameras. Cica 1993

Two Army Cadet Force teams from Cleveland compete a gruelling Colt Canter event, starting at Gandale Camp near Catterick Garrison and finishing near Stainton, 20th October 1979

The Vernon Girls, singing and dance group, pictured trying out Hula hoops during rehearsals ahead of their appearance on ATV show Oh Boy, 1st October 1958

Vice Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten, Chief of Combined Operations, discussing a training exercise with some of the troops taking part. July 1942

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

Barnwell Junction railway station provides plenty of space and freedom for Mrs Thornhill to exercise her growing family of dogs. 14th April 1965

Yoga in the Park, New York, USA, June 1984

Members of the East and North East London (36 Area) of the National Fire Service. undergo exercises at a training camp in Hadley Wood, Enfield

A Bren Gun Carrier makes an almost vertical drop down a hazardous spot during British Army training exercises in World War Two. 11th August 1941

The countrys first mixed "Ack-Ack"Battery in the North West region of
The countrys first mixed " Ack-Ack" Battery in the North West region of England. Women of the Auxiliary Territorial service (ATS) at work on height finding with an anti-aircraft gun

Odeon usherettes at Leicester Square in central London are ready for anything in fire fighting after having formed their own fire fighting squad

Picture taken at Pinderfields Rehabilitation Centre in Wakefield, Yorkshire showing soldiers, sailors and airmen and colliers being put through their paces

Air Raid Precaution (ARP) bomb demonstration held at Reading, Berkshire during the Second World War. Among the observers are the Regional Commissioner Sir Harry Haig, Alderman H. Bale, Alderman A

Air Raid Precaution training and demonstration taking place in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire during the Second World War, in preparation for German air raids on the town. 19th June 1939

Intensive exercises are now being held along the coast of North Africa. Men of the army and navy are practising invasion tactics and landing tanks and vehicles from LCTs (landing craft tanks)

Sport training for war workers. June 1941

These young female workers in a North West factory are given physical training during their morning and afternoon break. November 1943

The National Fire Service womens fitness training course at the Regional Reserve Training Station in Tandridge, Surrey. Picture shows

A general intensive training of British Army units in Northern Ireland is being undertaken to prepare them for offensive operations in the event of invasion

British Army soldiers in training, practicing invasion exercises. April 1942

British Army infantry in training exercises to keep a high level of fitness. The british Armed forces are maintaining the highest possible standard

"Speed"is the slogan of the Signals, and the Signals are the arteries of
" Speed" is the slogan of the Signals, and the Signals are the arteries of the Army. In the field it is not always easy for the directing staff to know the position

Britain new Reconnaissance Corps forms the spearhead of the Armys attack. Theirs is the job of going ahead and harassing the enemy at the same time sending back information to the main forces

Swimming is regarded as on essential part of military training. Dunkirk proved the importance of this. A battalion of the Reconnaissance Corps had the idea of embodying in their swimming training

A Reconnaissance Unit of the British Army Royal Warwickshire Regiment in training in Northern Ireland during the Second World War

Men from a battalion of the Lancashire Fusiliers are undergoing a tough battle training course in Northern Ireland. Cliff scaling

"Queenie"of a Quartermaster unit awaiting the green light for the invasion of
" Queenie" of a Quartermaster unit awaiting the green light for the invasion of the European contingent somewhere in England

Before going on night work these Midland workers do half an hours physical culture under their instructress (seen in front of class) Mrs Eve Hanwell. May 1944

The Gibraltar Defence Force was formed time ago, so that volunteers from the younger residents of the colony have a share in their defence of it

American Army Ambulances get ready to drive ashore at Slapton Sands in South Devon as the bow ramps of LCTs drop to the sand during rehearsals for Operation Overlord

Every Friday evening 100 housewives on the Lapal Estate at Quinton, Birmingham, stage a strike. They leave their husbands in charge at home and go to keep fit class. 4th February 1945

An international class of students of the Officers Training Unit in Palestine, 22 April 1944. Airmen from left to right - South Africa (Army Liaison Officer), Canada, Egypt, New Zealand

Through the additional hazards of the seas under wartime conditions, men of the Merchant Navy have become gunners and look out men as well as continuing to be all round good sailors

Wives and sweethearts on board SS Empire Faith at a port in the north west of England where the ship unloads before heading out to sea again. Photo shows: All Scots reunion. Mrs W.J

Troops coming from assault landing craft ashore during invasion exercises which a re a vital part of British Army training. June 1942

Every day more and more Arab recruits join up in the Palestine Buffa, which consists of nine Jewish and five Arab companies

British Army Commando troops in training learn to surmount every obstacle, fight their way through any terrain and take their objective by storm

At a Battle school in the Western Command, students undergo a course in modern battle tactics on Commando lines. Charges are fired during practice assaults to give added realism

Pictured, men of the Suffolks in a sea shore exercise practice the crossing barbed wire defences by means of a mat. March 1941

The Royal Navy demonstrates its skill to the Royal Air Force as a party of RAF officers watch a Sea Fury make a successful landing on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious July 1951

The winning team clearing up enemy headquarters during an inter-team competition held on an East Riding army assault course during the Second World War. July 1942

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