Soldiers Collection (page 5)

One of the activities on this North-Eastern gun sight is learning how to become brick layers, and house builders. Solders leaning brick laying skills during Second World War 13th April 1945

Scotlands First Basic Educations Centre. (Picture) Collections of completed toys made during the course which are either for sale or for soldiers families

Home Guard training in the construction of temporary and pontoon bridges whilst on manoeuvres. Circa 1941

A British soldier reads the Sunday pictorial newspaper in some off-duty leisure time the desert of North Africa during the Second World War. Circa March 1943

Commander In Chief of the Allied Forces General Gamelin decorates Lord Gort, Commander In Chief of the British Expeditionary Forces and General Ironside

Home Guard being given instruction in the Enfield Rifle whilst on training and manoeuvres. Circa 1941

Home Guard seen here in the swimming pool fully clothed during training and manoeuvres. Circa 1941

Army officers are given a demonstration on how to strip down a Bren Gun. Circa 1941

Home Guard seen here being drilled whilst on training and manoeuvres exercise. Circa 1941

British Army artillery training in the handling of artillery shells during Second World War.shells. Circa 1941

Home Guard briefing whilst on training manoeuvres during Second World War. Circa 1941

Troops clear bomb damage to St Michael Chapel at Canterbury Cathedral after it was damaged in an air raid by the German Luftwaffe during the Second World War Circa June 1942

A London sergeant and US Military Police on duty guarding the Royal Cinema in central London during the Second World War. 28th April 1944

Norwegian children and their families arrive in the UK after being evacuated from Spitzbergen. 12th September 1941

General de Gaulle shakes the hand of a Home Guard officer, Lt-Col. John H. Lewis. Looking on are the Lord Mayor, Norman Tiptaft, and also Col. Piggott

A crowd gathered in Victoria-square welcomed General de Gaulle, Commander of the Free French Forces, to Birmingham. The General visited the city to inspect a number of factories

Searchlight school, Birmingham. Unarmed training being given to the soldiers of a searchlight division in the West Midlands 3rd April 1942

General de Gaulle, Commander of the Free French Forces, arriving at the banqueting room at the Council House, Birmingham, for a civic luncheon given by the Lord Mayor

King Haakon of Norway inspects a Guard of Honour by the Birmingham Zone of the Home Guard, during a visit to an un-named Midlands aircraft factory. 8th April 1942

King Haakon of Norway during a visit to an un-named Midlands aircraft factory. 8th April 1942

King Haakon of Norway inspects a Guard of Honour on 8th April 1942, accompanied by Col. J. Clive Piggott (late Capt. Coldstream Guards), Commander of the Birmingham Zone of the Home Guard

American and Canadian troops land on Kiska during the first day of occupation. 29th October 1943

Searchlight School, Birmingham. Soldiers being given training on the 90 cm Projector Anti-Aircraft searchlight. 3rd April 1942

Searchlight school, Birmingham. Physical training being given to the soldiers of a searchlight division in the West Midlands 3rd April 1942

Women of the ATS who are operate the height finder optics at an anti aircraft battery in the West Midlands. Seen here receiving training on how to fight fires at the barracks 12 December 1941

Home Guard Round Up Enemy"in Birmingham All-Night Test
Home Guard Round Up Enemy" in Birmingham All-Night Test. Incidents during the mock invasion operations in the Birmingham area 12th July 1941

New recruits of the Auxiliary territorial Service (ATS) undergoing training as cooks in South Eastern England during the Second World War. 25th April 1943

An American soldier walks arm in arm with a German civilian in Allied occupied Berlin at the end of the Second world War in Europe. 13th July 1945

British soldiers drive a car carrying the the Union Jack flag down the Champs Elysee toward the Arc de Triomphe in recently liberated Paris. 28th August 1944

Cooks of the Auxiliary territorial Service (ATS) seen here building a training tunnel on assaults course in England during the Second World War. 20th December 1940

A mechanic of the Auxiliary territorial Service (ATS) busy at work on repairs to a vehicle at a department near Nottingham during the Second World War. 3rd March 1941

Soldiers and girls of Auxiliary territorial Service (ATS) stationed at a farm in Buckinghamshire, England during the Second World War

Tthe first mixed "Ack-Ack"Battery in the North West region of England
Tthe first mixed " Ack-Ack" Battery in the North West region of England, complemented by men of the British Army Royal Artillery regiment and women of the Auxiliary Territorial service (ATS)

The latest recruits carry a poster in a march of the 77th Lancashire (Bootle, Liverpool) Home Guard. 11th August 1941

The first mixed "Ack-Ack"Battery in the North West region of England
The first mixed " Ack-Ack" Battery in the North West region of England, complemented by men of the British Army Royal Artillery regiment and women of the Auxiliary Territorial service (ATS)

British Army Royal Engineers sapper J W Gould from Leeds, helping US soldier Private Simon Davido of New York unload supplies at Liverpool docks from one of the first American ships to bring supplies

US soldiers see the sights of London from a converted milk wagon. Owner and driver of the wagon is Mr. Walter who runs a daily tour for the troops. 18th November 1943

Home Guard inspecting a pass at a Wallasey anti aircraft battery site on the Home Front during the second World War. 2nd July 1943

Air Marshall Sir Leslie Gossage speaking at the Cardiff Salute the Soldier ceremony in Swansea during the Second World War

Captain D. A. Worgan, Commissioner for National Savings for South Wales
Captain D.A. Worgan, Commissioner for National Savings for South Wales, speaking at Swanseas " Salute The Soldier" proceedings at Swansea

Home Guard enjoying a meal at a Wallasey anti aircraft battery site on the Home Front during the second World War. 2nd July 1943

C Company of the 5th Battalion Liverpool Home Guard are the proud possessors of the first Home Guard Pipe band in England. Pipe Major Macleod is seen here leading the company. 26th January 1941

British Army Royal Engineers sappers and US soldiers becoming working together at Liverpool docks unloading one of the first American ships to bring supplies to the United Kingdom. 29th June 1942

Home Guard manning an anti aircraft gun at a Wallasey Ant-Aircraft battery site on the Home Front during the Second World War. 2nd July 1943

Rocket projector drill for the Home Guard during the Second World War. West Midlands. 5th July 1942

Through the kindness of Baron Tannoso certain portions of his Palazzo have been loaned as recreation rooms for the British troops in the camp. A welcome feature is the library

Private Robert Phillips retrieves a cot from a bomb crater after an American hospital area was shelled. 22nd April 1944

R. A. F. pilots win their wings at Medicine Hat, Alberta. Left to right: J. N. Harrison, J. J
R.A.F. pilots win their wings at Medicine Hat, Alberta. Left to right: J.N. Harrison, J.J. Morgan, R. Richardson and R.W. Chinery. 28th April 1943

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