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War Effort Collection (page 7)

Background imageWar Effort Collection: A woman registers for war work at the Burnt Oak labours exchange after they marked at

A woman registers for war work at the Burnt Oak labours exchange after they marked at the registery office in that districtl. Circa 1940 P010100

Background imageWar Effort Collection: A women bus mechanic at work underneath the vehicle. June 1941 P010117

A women bus mechanic at work underneath the vehicle. June 1941 P010117

Background imageWar Effort Collection: ATS soldiers collecting the post during the war. December 1941 P010072

ATS soldiers collecting the post during the war. December 1941 P010072

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Girls at work, with gun in background. June 1942 P010186

Girls at work, with gun in background. June 1942 P010186

Background imageWar Effort Collection: It looks as though these WaFs are trying to make the top of the tall chimney their '

It looks as though these WaFs are trying to make the top of the tall chimney their " target". They are here seen loading hundreds of thousands of salvaged aluminium milk bottle caps into

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Girls in saw mills now doing work of men. July 1941 P010280

Girls in saw mills now doing work of men. July 1941 P010280

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Children of Abbey Lane School Stratford, check a collection of old rubber mainly salvaged

Children of Abbey Lane School Stratford, check a collection of old rubber mainly salvaged from this creek and river nearby but they cannot get anybody remove the stuff from the classroom

Background imageWar Effort Collection: A soldier talking with women at a salvage yard. December 1942 P010137

A soldier talking with women at a salvage yard. December 1942 P010137

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Keeping the Army Supplied. Scenes at an Ordance depot in the Home Counties

Keeping the Army Supplied. Scenes at an Ordance depot in the Home Counties. Lance Corporal Kittly Cummins of the ATS, a tyre examiner at work. May 1944 P010291

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Class of would be women railway clerks having there final lesson in the ground of a

Class of would be women railway clerks having there final lesson in the ground of a beautiful mansion now converted to a hostel

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Women. sign up for war work. April 1942 P010101

Women. sign up for war work. April 1942 P010101

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Waste paper salvage girls at work on the side of the River Thames

Waste paper salvage girls at work on the side of the River Thames. October 1941 P010146

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Mrs. Kemp and her daughter Susan with child of Mrs. Arthur Kemp of the Danleigh Arms

Mrs. Kemp and her daughter Susan with child of Mrs. Arthur Kemp of the Danleigh Arms sorting out tinfoil and cigarette packets

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Busy making casks for navy. Naval ships have many uses for casks

Busy making casks for navy. Naval ships have many uses for casks and Albert Pearcey a 63 year old cooper of Rotherhithe, whose father

Background imageWar Effort Collection: A souvenir of World War One, a German Howitzer being pushed to the scrap heap for metal

A souvenir of World War One, a German Howitzer being pushed to the scrap heap for metal at a village in Surrey while a light tank passes by. May 1945 P010150

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Volunteers for the mustard gas tests at the London Homeopathic Hospital

Volunteers for the mustard gas tests at the London Homeopathic Hospital. March 1942 P009213

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Lending a hand on the land. Scene at Blunham Bedfordshire

Lending a hand on the land. Scene at Blunham Bedfordshire. Volunteer agriculture camp, where war workers on holiday are spending Easter working on the land

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Women as dustmen empting the bins 1941 women doing mens jobs during the war years

Women as dustmen empting the bins 1941 women doing mens jobs during the war years Women at War WW2

Background imageWar Effort Collection: MRP Wyatt runs a tractor on a Glamorgan farm near Cardiff Her six month old child Betty

MRP Wyatt runs a tractor on a Glamorgan farm near Cardiff Her six month old child Betty goes along too circa 1942

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Railway signalwoman Mrs Edna Sellars signals an oncoming munitions train during

Railway signalwoman Mrs Edna Sellars signals an oncoming munitions train during WW2. 1944

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Women learning to build aeroplanes at a training centre in the North East of England

Women learning to build aeroplanes at a training centre in the North East of England. WW2 Retro1

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Nurses search the remains of a London hospital 1942 after a night air raid during

Nurses search the remains of a London hospital 1942 after a night air raid during WW2

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Land girls haymaking MSI Retro1 WW2

Land girls haymaking MSI Retro1 WW2

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Railway inspector and women cleaners working on an engine in the floodlit pit of a train

Railway inspector and women cleaners working on an engine in the floodlit pit of a train shed. WW2 1944

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Railway inspector and women cleaners working on an engine in the floodlit pit of a train

Railway inspector and women cleaners working on an engine in the floodlit pit of a train shed. WW2 1944

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Women Railway Porters at Crewe Railway Station 1941 Women at War WW2

Women Railway Porters at Crewe Railway Station 1941 Women at War WW2

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Audrey Hallam woman signal worker on the railways 1941 women doing mens jobs

Audrey Hallam woman signal worker on the railways 1941 women doing mens jobs during the war years Women at War WW2

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Women Railway Porter, 1941 women doing mens jobs during the war years Women

Women Railway Porter, 1941 women doing mens jobs during the war years Women at War WW2

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Woman Bricklayer 1941 women doing mens jobs during the war years Women at

Woman Bricklayer 1941 women doing mens jobs during the war years Women at War WW2

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Woman Railway Porter during WW2 - 1941 Women doing mens jobs during the war

Woman Railway Porter during WW2 - 1941 Women doing mens jobs during the war

Background imageWar Effort Collection: W. A. A. Fs Harvesting during WW2 - September 1941 Women doing mens jobs during

W. A. A. Fs Harvesting during WW2 - September 1941 Women doing mens jobs during
W.A.A.Fs Harvesting during WW2 - September 1941 Women doing mens jobs during the war

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Women Garage Workers filling van with petrol in 1941 women doing mens jobs during

Women Garage Workers filling van with petrol in 1941 women doing mens jobs during the war years Women at War WW2

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Woman Roofer tacking down the roofing felt 1941 women doing mens jobs during

Woman Roofer tacking down the roofing felt 1941 women doing mens jobs during the war years

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Wrens loading a shore battery on the south coast 1941 Women doing mens jobs during

Wrens loading a shore battery on the south coast 1941 Women doing mens jobs during the war

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Air Maintenance Wrens at work on Fleet air fighter planes

Air Maintenance Wrens at work on Fleet air fighter planes, assembling an oil tank on plane. Aircraft maintenance 1940s. March 1943

Background imageWar Effort Collection: WWII World War Two British Army Women The First of Six ATS Girls who have been

WWII World War Two British Army Women The First of Six ATS Girls who have been chosen to train as Britains First Ace-women to use the Searchlight. May 1942

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Army Women - ATS operator guiding a Searchlight 1940s Soldiers - British army

Army Women - ATS operator guiding a Searchlight 1940s Soldiers - British army woman wearing the uniform of coat helmet and earphones March 1943

Background imageWar Effort Collection: ATS girls on gun sites have to take a weekly gas drill under smoke and tear gas

ATS girls on gun sites have to take a weekly gas drill under smoke and tear gas. Girls in the midst of a gas smoke attack at their predictor and range finder. June 1942

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Navy Women get a taste of what Life on Board ship would be like as Wrens recruits get

Navy Women get a taste of what Life on Board ship would be like as Wrens recruits get happy in Hammocks March 1941

Background imageWar Effort Collection: World War II Invasion of France - Operation Overlord The Mulberry harbour at Gold

World War II Invasion of France - Operation Overlord The Mulberry harbour at Gold Beach Arromanches. Over 8, 000 men worked for eight months to build these floating structures which

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Army Women September 1942 Wren Armourer cleaning anti aircraft gun at RN Air

Army Women September 1942 Wren Armourer cleaning anti aircraft gun at RN Air station in England. These are the first Wren on new job military, September 1942

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Fleet Air Arm Fighter school HMS Heron training This Wren

Fleet Air Arm Fighter school HMS Heron training This Wrens Job is to keep in Order over 200 Warships. These Model of Warships of all the Nations are used for the instructing fleet air arm fighter

Background imageWar Effort Collection: River emergency service at outbreak of WW2 September 1939

River emergency service at outbreak of WW2 September 1939



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