Shells Collection

Thousands of 3. 7 inch Anti Aircraft shell cases stacked up in a munitions factory
Thousands of 3.7 inch Anti Aircraft shell cases stacked up in a munitions factory somewhere in England during the Second World War. August 1941

Huge underground ammunition depot, Southern Command. (Picture) Storage bays for shells in the completed section of the underground ammunition depot. 23rd November 1943

British Gunners Clark, Duggan and Wilson fusing shells before an attack in Germany. 18th December 1944

Coastal defence guns of Tobruk. (Picture) Victory being marked on the shells in readiness for sending to the enemy. Circa September 1941

Soldiers of the Soviet Red Army, prepare shells for a large calibre Howitzer somewhere on the Soviet Front during the Second World War. November 1942

Destroyed German ammunition dump near Arce. 6th June 1944

Naval Occasions on board a British Destroyer H. M.s Pathfinder
Naval Occasions on board a British Destroyer H.M.S Pathfinder. Action stations - An ammunition party board British destroyer. 5th May 1942

Stacking shells for anti-aircraft guns in a midland shell factory. 4th October 1939

A British 5. 5 gun shelling the enemy over wooded slopes near Vallee, on the road Falaise
A British 5.5 gun shelling the enemy over wooded slopes near Vallee, on the road Falaise. 17th August 1944

Shells bursting in the distance on newly captured ground taken from the main road to Zonnebeke during the Battle of the Menin Road Ridge, part of the Passendaele campaign. 20 September 1917

Mediterranean shells for the English seaside. Shell girls examining and preparing shells at Mr Henry Harveys studio at Camberwell for distribution as gifts to sell at seaside resorts

The Battle of Monte Cassino, a series of four assaults by Allied Forces against the Axis held Winter Line during the attempted advance on to Rome, Italy in the Second World War

Horses and men of 1st Anzac Corps seen here in Ypres during the Third Battle of Ypres. 23rd October 1917

Artillery shells being unloaded during the Somme Campaign Circa October 1916

A British 13 pounder anti aircraft gun a on Daimler Mk. 3 Lorry seen here in action at
A British 13 pounder anti aircraft gun a on Daimler Mk.3 Lorry seen here in action at night near Wailly, 16th April 1916

Artillerymen seen here setting the fuses for a bombardment of the German trenches on the Somme battlefield 2nd August 1916

Yankee Gunners working at top speed, who did their share in the St Mihiel Salient to encourage the German withdrawal. September 1918. World War One. WW1

German shells bursting in the great reservoirs at Waelhem close to Antwerp. September 30th 1914

Pom Pom shells being passed to the platforms from the shell rooms by Royal Navy sailors in the Second World War, circa February 1942

Charges and shells are brought to the guns of the Royal Artillery

Soldiers of the Royal Horse Artilley are seen here unloading shells from ammunition waggons in Northern France. Circa October 1914 Published Daily Mirror Page 7 October 9th 1914

World War One Outbreak September 1914 Northern France. Original caption reads;"
World War One Outbreak September 1914 Northern France. Original caption reads; " It is a grim experience to follow in the track of the retreating Germans in France

Abandoned German artillery shell close to the French town of Senlis

Spray from German shells bursting in the reservoir at Waelhem falls over waiting Belgian ambulances near Antwerp. 30th September 1914

The crew of a Belgian field artillery seen here having a meal before the Geman advance on Diksmuide during the Battle of the Yser. Circa October 17th 1914

Belgian field artillery seen here in action at Oostkerke near Diksmuide during the Battle of the Yser. Circa October 17th 1914

Belgian field artillery seen here in action at Diksmuide during the Battle of the Yser. Circa October 17th 1914

The 670 Light A. A. Regiment R. A. T. A. (Tyneside Scottish
The 670 Light A.A. Regiment R.A. T.A. (Tyneside Scottish) having instruction on a Bofors gun during their first weekend camp at Westerhope

World War One - Munition factory making shells June 1915

At Smite, just off the main Birmingham - Worcester Road, Mr Sidney Dowdeswell, 76, has decorated the outside of his four-square red-brick villa, and the hedge that surrounds it

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