Military Collection (page 23)

Infantrymen gather in Bastogne, Belgium to regroup after being cut away from their regiment by Germans in the enemy drive in this area. December 1944

The Battle of Saint-Lo, one of the three conflicts in the Battle of the Hedgerows which took place between 7th - 19th July 1944

RAF Balloon Barrage men were among the first Allied troops to land on the beaches at Salerno, Southern Italy. Their job was to keep low flying enemy aircraft from bombing

A US mortar team uses a cart to move their equipment in the Venafro sector on the Italian front near Monte Sammucro. 5th January 1944

In a Combined Operation on the night 27th and 28th February 1942, joint forces of the Royal Navy, the Army and the Royal Air Force attacked an destroyed an important German radio location post at

Landing craft infantry of the 9th Canadian Infantry prior to their landing on Juno beach during the D-Day landing sin Normandy, Northern France. 6th June 1944

The Fairey Swordfish biplane torpedo bomber, operated by the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy, in flight during the Second World War. Circa 1944

The Royal navy aircraft carrier HMS Indomitable seen from the air during the Second World War. November 1944

Photo taken from an American landing craft approaching a beachhead oh the northern coast of France shows American soldiers ready to leap into the surf during the D0-Day landings in Normandy

Clerks at work in an Army Post Office dealing with letters and parcels returned through incorrect addresses during the Second World War. 17th November 1939

A tea party held by Mrs. A. J. Flower for convalescent soldiers at St
A tea party held by Mrs. A.J. Flower for convalescent soldiers at St. Michaels Parish Hall. Each man received 20 cigarettes and a box of matches as he entered the hall. 29th October 1945

Glyn Jones of the Newport Home Guard during the Second World War. Circa 1941

Ivor Miles Windsor-Clive, 2nd Earl of Plymouth and Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan, inspecting the 2nd Glamorgan (Pontypridd and District) Battalion of the Home Guards at Pontypridd

Winners of the Battalion Commanders Shooting Cup, presented by Lieutenant Col. Percy Thomas OBE toNumbe 2 (guest Keen Baldwins) Company, 22nd Glamorgan (Cardiff) Battalion Home Guard

Mrs D. G. Fletcher, President and Chairman of the Cardiff Ladies Social Union with some of
Mrs D.G. Fletcher, President and Chairman of the Cardiff Ladies Social Union with some of Cardiffs repatriated prisoners of war, at a tea and presentation held at the YMCA. 11th November 1943

Field-Marshal Sir Cyril Deverell addressed a War Weapons Week meeting at Bridgend. Left to right: Secretary of the War Weapons Week (Mr. Clifford S)

A group of workmen cheer some of the repatriated and wounded prisoners, who respond from the windows aboard a Red Cross train which took them from the quayside at Liverpool. 25th October 1943

Wounded soldiers recuperating at a hospital in England during the Second World War, entertain children with songs and music during a performance outdoors in the hospital grounds. 20th July 1941

Repatriated prisoners of the Welch Regiment who have recently returned to this country, photographed here with Col. A.G. Lyttelton. Pictured left to right (seated): Pte. I. Owen, Sergeant J

Bombardier M. Simons of Cardiff pictured with his wife and mother after his return from serving with the British Army in the Far East during World War Two. Circa 1945

Railway Guard Mrs Connelly gives a big kiss to British troops arriving home at Glasgow, repatriated under the prisoner exchange scheme. 25th October 1943

Convalescent soldiers painting a fresco on the wall of a hospital building near Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire during the Second world War. Miss Joan Peters poses here as a model. 14th July 1944

The Lady Mayoress of Cardiff (Mrs. C. H. McCale) opened an exhibition arranged
The Lady Mayoress of Cardiff (Mrs. C.H. McCale) opened an exhibition arranged on the premises of James Howell & Co. Ltd in connection with the Womens Auxiliary Air Force (WaF) recruiting campaign

Arrival of a British solider at Neath General after being freed as a prisoner of war during the Second World War. Here he is greeted by his two sisters Mrs M. Walters and Mrs A. Rees Circa 1945

British troops give the thumbs up as they return home following their release from captivity when they were held as prisoners of war during World War Two. 24th April 1945

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

Men of the Pioneer Corps are doing valuable work all over the country making embankments alongside rivers which are likely to overflow or breach their banks

Staff at a South Wales Naval Base during the Second World War, . 3rd April 1941
Staff at a South Wales Naval Base during the Second World War, .3rd April 1941. Front Row left to right: Reverend A.W. Jayne, Lieutenant Commander E. Kirkpatrick-Crockett, Commander M.S

William James Richards of the British Navy warship HMS Gurkha during the Second World War. Circa 1941

A hospital of pensioners from both wars (world war One and Two), civil and military, regularly hold competitions in the evenings, whist drives, table tennis and dart matches

Troops perform exercises at the Royal Army Medical Corps Military convalescent depot in the West Country. Men who are below category A are raised too it by special massage

A group of repatriated Welsh prisoners of war hear a special message of welcome from the Lord Mayor of Cardiff read to them at a military hospital. Left to right: Pte. Hammond, Pte

Flying nurses of the United States Army Air Force (USaF) 9th Troop Carrier Command who are specially picked and trained. Their Job is to fly to the forward areas

The United States Army Church team conduct afternoon service at Balham Congregational Church during the Second World War. Picture shows: Gordon Farndell, from Chicago

64 men from the the Queen Mary Hospital in Roehampton were entertained to a lunch tea and orchestra with variety turns as well at Potters Bar Hotel

The service men and AT patients at the Mill Hill Emergency Hospital found that Nurse Joan Simes had a good profile, so she poses for the clay modellers who are being taught craft work which is part

Wounded soldier Joe Miller at home with his mother after the Second World War. 23rd December 1945

A member of the Home Guard looks north across the River Thames, towards St Pauls Cathedral wreathed in flame and smoke as thousands of incendiary bombs are dropped by the Luftwaffe on the city of

British soldiers billeted in a forward area of the D. E. F. during the Second World
British soldiers billeted in a forward area of the D.E.F. during the Second World. 1st May 1940

Paratroopers drop from C-47 transport planes in the Rees-Wesel area of Germany. 26th March 1945

Nazi supply line bombed at Terni, Italy. (Picture) Smashed railroad cars lie in the gutted yard at Terni after an attack by planes of the Mediterranean Allied Air Force. 1st August 1944

British and French forces capture Majunga during Second World War. 10th September 1942

Men of a British carrier in the Far East. Back row: J. Savory, F. J. Parson, T. Dancy
Men of a British carrier in the Far East. Back row: J. Savory, F.J. Parson, T. Dancy. Front row: H.T. Hawkins and F.B. Morgan. Circa 1940s

Men of a British carrier in the Far East. Back row: D. J. Williams, D. J. Cole, E. Tobin, T
Men of a British carrier in the Far East. Back row: D.J. Williams, D.J. Cole, E. Tobin, T. Roberts. Front row: G. Breeze and L.C. Thomas. Circa 1940s

General A. G. L McNaughton back in England. Left to right: Major General H. D. G
General A.G.L McNaughton back in England. Left to right: Major General H.D.G. Crerar, Lieutenant General A.G.L. McNaughton, Brigadier G.R. Turner, and Major General P.J

Men of North Wales serving in the British carrier Empress. Left to right: Back row: Signalman E F Roberts, A/B T. Howells, Telegraphist J Roberts. Second row: A/B W G Jones, A/B T M Jones

Party inside the mosque of Omar - Dome of the Rock. Back row: (left to right) General Sir Alan Brooke, Field Marshall Sir John Dill, General Marshall, Admiral of the Fleet Sir Andrew Cunningham

Torpedomen of the Royal Navy cruiser Jamaica which assisted in the sinking of the German battleship Scharnhorst. Right to left: P/O J.O. Mahoney, J. Beck, R. Polkinghorne, and S

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