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Peacetime Collection

Background imagePeacetime Collection: The HMS Thrasher Submarine aground in Falmouth Cornwall

The HMS Thrasher Submarine aground in Falmouth Cornwall. HMS Thrasher (N37) was a T-class submarine of the Royal Navy. She was laid down by Cammell Laird & Co Limited, Birkenhead

Background imagePeacetime Collection: Corporal Arthur Toman (note to editors spelling hard to read - reads as Toman

Corporal Arthur Toman (note to editors spelling hard to read - reads as Toman
Corporal Arthur Toman (note to editors ** spelling hard to read - reads as Toman, though cannot see the name Toman on Forces Records) makes friend with a baby in Caen, France

Background imagePeacetime Collection: Queen Victoria Square, Hull, Yorkshire, in December 1946, after world War Two Ended

Queen Victoria Square, Hull, Yorkshire, in December 1946, after world War Two Ended. Hull was severely damaged in The Blitz

Background imagePeacetime Collection: Swansea, South Wales, picture taken after the World War Two had ended

Swansea, South Wales, picture taken after the World War Two had ended. Picture shows how the city has started to rebuild itself after the bombings of 1941. The Swansea Three Nights Blitz

Background imagePeacetime Collection: Waterfall Lane, BlackHeath, Black Country, Birmingham, The Midlands

Waterfall Lane, BlackHeath, Black Country, Birmingham, The Midlands, in post war peacetime. February 1949. An Austin Devon van delivers copies of The Birmingham Post and Mail Newspaper

Background imagePeacetime Collection: Collecting dirty dishes at the Strand Corner House is the way some soldiers

Collecting dirty dishes at the Strand Corner House is the way some soldiers and sailors are spending their leave in London. Their meals are provided and they earn 1/Sd (one shilling) an hour

Background imagePeacetime Collection: Hull, Yorkshire, January 1949. Hull was damaged severely in The Blitz

Hull, Yorkshire, January 1949. Hull was damaged severely in The Blitz, and picture shows an unstable pillared building finally coming down as it is too unsafe to stay up

Background imagePeacetime Collection: British naval ratings watching the crew of the surrendered submarine U532 berthed in

British naval ratings watching the crew of the surrendered submarine U532 berthed in Gladstone Dock on the River Mersey, Liverpool, Merseyside, yesterday

Background imagePeacetime Collection: Picture shows a childrens party at King George Hospital, Ilford, East London

Picture shows a childrens party at King George Hospital, Ilford, East London, Essex Borders. Picture taken two weeks after the war in Europe ended

Background imagePeacetime Collection: World War Two victory march preparations. The actual march took place in London

World War Two victory march preparations. The actual march took place in London on 8th June 1946 Picture taken 5th June 1946

Background imagePeacetime Collection: Victory March preparations. June 1946 The Seargant Major of the East African Rifles

Victory March preparations. June 1946 The Seargant Major of the East African Rifles presses his trousers in Hyde Park, London. The actual march will take place on 8th June 1946


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