Soldiers Collection (page 6)

Leading Aircraftman J. Morris and Sgt. E. Hook, part of an R. A. F. regiment in Italy
Leading Aircraftman J. Morris and Sgt. E. Hook, part of an R.A.F. regiment in Italy. 2nd June 1944

County of London Squadron members in Italy. Left to right: Leading Aircraftman D. Brown, Corporal L. Francis, Flight Sergeant R.W. Apps, Leading Aircraftman H.J. Bastible, Leading Aircraftman H.T

Squadron Leader L. A. Childs and Flight Lieutenant Sir M. Bruce of the R. A. F
Squadron Leader L.A. Childs and Flight Lieutenant Sir M. Bruce of the R.A.F. regiment examine the remains of two flying bombs shot down by their squadrons. 30th June 1944

Gunner James Pearson and Gunner E. L. Shaw cook for the troops in the Anzio beach head
Gunner James Pearson and Gunner E.L. Shaw cook for the troops in the Anzio beach head. 17th March 1944

American troops practice commando training prior to the invasion of Europe. 19th April 1944

Flight Sergeant M. Rose teaches fighter pilots about flying bombs. 29th June 1944

Soldiers discarded tunics and coats as they help with the clean up of Chelsea following the previous nights raid on the city. 23rd February 1944

Indian muleteers at a Western Command camp during the Second World War. Circa 1940s

Members of the US 9th Army move through the captured German town of Hamm during Second World War. 11th April 1945

Driver M. A. Witcomb hands a cigarette to an Italian who has just returned to Littoria
Driver M.A. Witcomb hands a cigarette to an Italian who has just returned to Littoria. 7th June 1944

The Royal Berkshire Regiment in training. (Picture) Infantry and Bren Gun Carriers advancing under realistic conditions. 22nd June 1942

British soldiers gather fuel for an elderly Dutch woman outside the ruins of her home in Sint Joost. The men are Lance Bombardier K. Davies and Bombardier S

Anti-aircraft battery of the Royal West African Frontier Force. (Picture) A. A
Anti-aircraft battery of the Royal West African Frontier Force. (Picture) A.A. Gun team ready for action during the Second World War. 4th August 1942

Some of the best work in the country is being done at the Ministry of Pensions hospital at Stoke Mandeville, Bucks. In cases of paralysed men under Dr Ludwig Guttman

R. A. F. men who have qualified as air navigators after training in Canada under
R.A.F. men who have qualified as air navigators after training in Canada under the Commonwealth Joint Air Training Plan. Left to right: Fred L. Martin, Horace P.H

British anti-tank crew in training during the Second World War. 6th February 1940

Nurse Pat Tait instructs wounded troops in curative pottery at a workshop for injured servicemen, recovering in hospital in England during the Second World War. 17th November 1942

British paratroopers holding positions on the 8th Army front. Left to right: F. K
British paratroopers holding positions on the 8th Army front. Left to right: F.K. Gourley, E. Wyllie and C. Weston. 1st February 1944

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

Recruits of a Nigerian Infantry Company. West African Force are taught to become expert shots with the service rifle which is standard throughout the British Army to day. 18th June 1943

Two American engineers, Pte. James L. Edwards and Lieutenant Keith G. Clodfelter remove unexploded charges placed by a bridge in Benevento, Italy, by retreating Germans. 19th October 1943

A mobile canteen presented by the West indies islands of Trinidad & Tobago to the Ministry of Food. 9th January 1941

Members of the West Mersey W. L. A and their boy friends attend a Harvest Home supper in a
Members of the West Mersey W.L.A and their boy friends attend a Harvest Home supper in a hostel. 6th October 1943

An East Yorkshire business man, Mr. Gordon Armstrong, has pledged himself to provide free refreshment for men in the services for the duration of the war

Rev. M. Goodman raises the Kiddush Cup to Jewish troops at a Kosher meal. 10th November 1943

The Suffolk Regiment with the B. E. F. (The British Expeditionary Force)
The Suffolk Regiment with the B.E.F. (The British Expeditionary Force). Pictures in the mess, having refreshments. The British Expeditionary Force was the name of the British Army in Western Europe

Soldiers learning how to become brick layers and house builders. The instructor (bricklaying nearest to the camera) is 40 years old Norman Green a foreman for a big building concern in peacetime

Trooper F. Willis and Lance Corporal T. A. Jones load ammunition into their tanks machine
Trooper F. Willis and Lance Corporal T.A. Jones load ammunition into their tanks machine gun. Circa 1940s

British troops in Manchester enjoying fun in the snow during the Second World War. 8th February 1942

Pte. Price and Sgt. E. Parry, part of the 36th British Division in Burma (Myanmar). Circa 1940s

British infantry on leave arrive at a British park during the Second World War. 2nd January 1945

Colour Sergeant J. E. Pardoe (left) tries on a bowler hat in Gibraltar whilst waiting to
Colour Sergeant J.E. Pardoe (left) tries on a bowler hat in Gibraltar whilst waiting to board the troopship that is due to take him home. With him is RQMS H.F.W. Hallam. 11th June 1945

Piles of mail bags sorted by soldiers in Liverpool. 19th December 1943

Sergeant Ted Okey helps a French woman bathe her child whilst Tommy Dalby talks to the father and grandmother. 31st July 1944

Private C. White after killing five Japanese soldiers who attacked his Bren gun post. 9th October 1944

Allied traffic negotiates heavy rain in Rambervillers after a river in this french town flooded. 21st November 1944

Flying Officer R. Harvey, Squadron Leader A. G. Williams, Flight Sergeant A
Flying Officer R. Harvey, Squadron Leader A.G. Williams, Flight Sergeant A. Watts and Wing Commander J.M Bazin, all of whom took part in the the final attack on the German battleship Tirpitz

The British 36th Division celebrating St. Andrews Day in Myanmar. 25th December 1944

Senior Officers of Allied Land Forces South East Asia, leaving 36th Division Headquarters for an inspection of front line troops with Major General F.W. Festing (driving). 16th March 1945

"Anzio Odeon", a dug-out at Divisional Headquarters
" Anzio Odeon", a dug-out at Divisional Headquarters, sandbagged and camouflaged, where films are shown to the men of the British Army serving on the Italian Front at Anzio

Airmen of the Second Tactical Air Force Bomb Disposal Flight, assisted in clearing the streets and houses of the ruined city of Caen, Normandy of booby traps left by the fleeing Germans

British troops of the 6th Airborne Division reached the Baltic Coast of Wismar, due north of Schwerin, Germany on 3rd May where they made contact with a Russian armoured squadron which had pushed

American paratroopers pictured in the C-47 of the Troop Carrier Air Division of the 12th Air Force, en route to dropping zones in Southern France during the Second World War

Military Policeman Lance Corporal H. Wallis of 68 King Alfred Street, Derby is seen here exercising his police dog " Lady". May 1944

At a football match held at Delivrand, in Normandy, a Scottish Pipe band, (Black Watch) entertained the crowd of French civilians and British troops who had gathered to watch the match

Members of an Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) Ambulance Company pictured in battle training in the Lake District during the Second World War

The recent heavy rains have taken the creases out of the kilts and Piper Milne of Cainery Road, Aberdeen, and Piper Fraser of Kintore, both of a Scottish military pipe band

Soldiers play darts at the Wayfarers Club with local girls in Liss, Hampshire. 20th January 1941

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