Sand Bags Collection

The Blue Cap Military Police. Officer with his Border Collie. The Royal Military Police (RMP) is the corps of the British Army responsible for the policing of army service personnel

Part of the Gun Crew on The Cunard White Star Liner Queen Mary. Liverpool, Merseyside. Picture taken 15th October 1941

A coast defence artillery position somewhere in England. With the type of shield, it looks like a 9.2inch weapon, though might be a 6 inch. Picture taken 24th May 1940

Students help put sandbags in place at Manchester Grammar School. World War Two had begun just four weeks before. Picture taken 8th October 1939

Fashion (For use in air raids). Shown by women from a Birmingham shop. 16th October 1939

Fashion (For use in air raids). Shown by a Birmingham shop. On the left is a bib overall with a sweater. Beside it is a wadded bed quit that can be be used as a wrap with a hood

Preparing sound detectors, for a another day of duty, manned by Royal Engineers. Circa 1939

Sand bags protecting the art School in Margaret Street, Birmingham. Circa 1939

Victoria Square, Birmingham, one of the emergency water tanks placed around the city in case the fire service can not access the water mains during an air raid. 2nd September 1939

East End Ritz hotel, two women sitting on sand bags waving to the camera. 8th September 1939

Men preparing part of London defence. 15th September 1939

Men sand bagging Market Street Police station, Torquay. Circa August 1939

US troops can be seen here in the village Blackawton helping to protect buildings from damage whilst the area is evacuated for the battle exercises. Circa December 1943

Completing the citys preparedness. Just one of the many examples of the work of completing protection of Newcastle buildings. 3rd September 1939

Making sandbags in the shelter - Women are making and men filling sandbags in the basement of the India building in the city. The basement of this building is to be an official shelter

A barricade across one of the roads leading into Brussels Circa August 1914

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