Military Collection (page 18)

HMS Trident, the submarine which torpedoed the German cruiser Prinz Eugen. Pictured here is Commander G.M. Sladen in conversation with Captain H.M.C

Men of Swansea and Llanelly areas serving in a British carrier in the Far East. Left to right (back row) W.S. Evans (Leading Seaman), J. Whitehall (Steward), W.E. Coslett, W.L. Parker, G. Barrow, C

Jack Hylton was an English pianist, composer, band leader and impresario. Hylton rose to prominence during the British dance band era

Trooper F. Willis and Lance Corporal T. A. Jones load ammunition into their tanks machine
Trooper F. Willis and Lance Corporal T.A. Jones load ammunition into their tanks machine gun. Circa 1940s

The submarine Thunderbolt home again after a year of successful operations. Photograph shows Lieutenant B.J. Andrew with the crew and their Jolly Roger. Circa 1940s

British troops in Manchester enjoying fun in the snow during the Second World War. 8th February 1942

Members of Princess Marys R. A. F. Nursing Service stationed in Britain
Members of Princess Marys R.A.F. Nursing Service stationed in Britain. 14th April 1944

Pte. Price and Sgt. E. Parry, part of the 36th British Division in Burma (Myanmar). Circa 1940s

British infantry on leave arrive at a British park during the Second World War. 2nd January 1945

Major Raj Kumar Shri Rajendrasinhji of the 2nd Royal Lancers, Indian Army, who was awarded the D.S.O. Circa 1940s

Colour Sergeant J. E. Pardoe (left) tries on a bowler hat in Gibraltar whilst waiting to
Colour Sergeant J.E. Pardoe (left) tries on a bowler hat in Gibraltar whilst waiting to board the troopship that is due to take him home. With him is RQMS H.F.W. Hallam. 11th June 1945

Schoolboys and girls enrolling for Post Office work in Reading. 15th December 1942

Naik Veshwant Ghade, Victoria Cross, of the 5th Mahratta Light Infantry. Circa 1940s

Three veterans of the Great War from Bombay who were among men of the Royal Indian Navy inspected by the Duke of Devonshire when he visited a naval base. Circa 1940s

Piles of mail bags sorted by soldiers in Liverpool. 19th December 1943

R. A. F. bombs falling near Caen prior to a Canadian assault on German lines
R.A.F. bombs falling near Caen prior to a Canadian assault on German lines. 9th August 1944

Officers and sailors of the British Submarine Ultor displaying their Jolly Roger which records ships torpedoed and sunk by gunfire. Circa 1940s

Sepoy Nasib Singh, a soldier with a Sikh regiment, who was awarded the Indian Distinguished Service Medal for bravery in Keren. 11th September 1941

Sergeant Ted Okey helps a French woman bathe her child whilst Tommy Dalby talks to the father and grandmother. 31st July 1944

The party beneath the Mosque of Omar. Left to right (back row) Major General Sir Hastings Ismay, Sir Charles Portal, Field Marshal Sir John Dill, Admiral King (C-in-C of the US Navy)

Private C. White after killing five Japanese soldiers who attacked his Bren gun post. 9th October 1944

Allied traffic negotiates heavy rain in Rambervillers after a river in this french town flooded. 21st November 1944

Flying Officer R. Harvey, Squadron Leader A. G. Williams, Flight Sergeant A
Flying Officer R. Harvey, Squadron Leader A.G. Williams, Flight Sergeant A. Watts and Wing Commander J.M Bazin, all of whom took part in the the final attack on the German battleship Tirpitz

The furthest forward R. A. F. Mobile Field Hospital in Burma. Here Sergeant D
The furthest forward R.A.F. Mobile Field Hospital in Burma. Here Sergeant D. Fisher and Sergant H. Schofield dispense medicine. Circa 1940s

The British 36th Division celebrating St. Andrews Day in Myanmar. 25th December 1944

Naval liberty boats completed in a yard in Nottingham before its launch on the Trent. 1st November 1944

Bomb damage to the Amiens rail yards. (Picture) Section of the Amiens yards. Scores of craters overlap where one of the tracks are, two engine roundhouses (top) are almost comletetly destroyed

King Christian driving from the Rikstag after opening the first Danish parliament for five years. 11th May 1945

Senior Officers of Allied Land Forces South East Asia, leaving 36th Division Headquarters for an inspection of front line troops with Major General F.W. Festing (driving). 16th March 1945

Greeting the largest convoy of Canadian troops yet to cross the Atlantic in a British port were: Rear Admiral Sir Arthur Bromley and General Sir Robert Gordon-Finlayson

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Pigeons, recruited into the RAF as a valuable means of communication often become war casualties. In many cases they are shot at by farmers who mistake them for pests

Specially trained Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) girls, British and Palestinian, operate the Armys biggest telephone switchboard, recently installed at Middle East General Headquarters

British Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) in action with a regiment of heavy Anti-Aircraft guns in Belgium during the Second World War

During his visit to the British sector somewhere in France, French President Albert Lebrun, accompanied by the Commander In Chief of the British Expeditionary Force Lord John Gort VC

"Anzio Odeon", a dug-out at Divisional Headquarters
" Anzio Odeon", a dug-out at Divisional Headquarters, sandbagged and camouflaged, where films are shown to the men of the British Army serving on the Italian Front at Anzio

Activities and personnel at HMS Rajalyia, Royal Navy Station in Puttalam, Ceylon during the Second World War. Picture shows

Canadian fighter squadron which is led by Squadron leader Sir Douglas Bader, the famous RAF flying ace who lost both of his legs in an air accident in 1931

This Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) company of drivers was formed In the Middle East 14 months ago, and in the past six months they have made over a hundred trips

Airmen of the Second Tactical Air Force Bomb Disposal Flight, assisted in clearing the streets and houses of the ruined city of Caen, Normandy of booby traps left by the fleeing Germans

Some fighters of an Eastern escort carrier make their first kill on board HMS Empress at sea in the Pacific during the Second world War

The RAF Spitfire squadron "County of Surrey"
The RAF Spitfire squadron " County of Surrey", known as " Churchills Own", of which the Prime Minister is honorary Air Commodore, arrived in India in 1942

British troops of the 6th Airborne Division reached the Baltic Coast of Wismar, due north of Schwerin, Germany on 3rd May where they made contact with a Russian armoured squadron which had pushed

A Home Guard camp near Cardiff, Wales. N. C. O gives a lesson on the Lewis gun
A Home Guard camp near Cardiff, Wales. N.C.O gives a lesson on the Lewis gun. September 1941

Home Guard inspection, Cardiff. 1940

American paratroopers pictured in the C-47 of the Troop Carrier Air Division of the 12th Air Force, en route to dropping zones in Southern France during the Second World War

Military Policeman Lance Corporal H. Wallis of 68 King Alfred Street, Derby is seen here exercising his police dog " Lady". May 1944

At a football match held at Delivrand, in Normandy, a Scottish Pipe band, (Black Watch) entertained the crowd of French civilians and British troops who had gathered to watch the match

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