Weapons Collection (page 7)

A Regiment of the Royal Artillery (attached to the New Zealand Division) has captured several 88 mm German guns and they are now being used against the enemy

A party of factory workers recently visited an anti-tank regiment where they saw the guns for which they had helped to make various parts

A small West Country arms firm has produced one million trench mortar bombs so quickly that they have received a Ministry of Supply telegram of congratulation and, as a reward

One of the last horse regiments in the British Army is the Jordan Frontier Force Cavalry Regiment. It contains men of many races, including Arabs, Circassians, Druses

Firing practice (rifles) during World War II. Circa 1941

British thrust into Holland in the autumn of 1944. General view as British armoury enters Valkenswaard, the first village over the Dutch border. September 1944

Greek soldiers stand by an a gun, manned by British soldiers, on the look out for Italian raiders inn the island of Crete, Greece during the Second World War. December 1940

Soldiers of the British Eighth Army charge through a railway cutting with fixed bayonets to storm an enemy stronghold at a railway station during the war on the Sicilian front. August 1943

With the British troops in France a cold job "standing to"
With the British troops in France a cold job " standing to" in an advanced post of The Royal Scots. February 1940

U.s Facility Visit. U. S. Army Air Force camouflage school Men in carefully camouflaged
U.S Facility Visit. U.S. Army Air Force camouflage school Men in carefully camouflaged sniper suits barely discernible from the ground. January 1943

The second Battle Monte Camino e Fifth Army front - zero hour before the mountain
The second Battle Monte Camino Ð Fifth Army front - zero hour before the mountain offensive. A 25 pounder gun flashes, as the barrage opens, with one gun crew silhouetted in the fore ground

Officers and N. C. O.s of a West Wales battalion of the Home Guard pose for the camera
Officers and N.C.O.s of a West Wales battalion of the Home Guard pose for the camera. Circa 1942

East Yorkshire Regiment training exercise. 1934

First pictures of the Home Guard A. A in action Carrying the rockets to the projectors
First pictures of the Home Guard A.A in action Carrying the rockets to the projectors. 8th July 1942

Japanese naval elements in Saigon handed over to the British Navy on 24th November 1945. The surrender was accepted by the youngest naval officer in Saigon

Russian officers inspect A. A defences. A number of Russian service officers today
Russian officers inspect A.A defences. A number of Russian service officers today inspected some of the latest A.A defences in the London area

First pictures of the Home Guard A. A in action loading a projector. 8th July 1942
First pictures of the Home Guard A.A in action loading a projector. 8th July 1942

An explanation of the details of an anti-tank gun being given to members of a West Country Tank Corps unit in a depot in the North of England during the Second World War. 15th July 1940

The fiercest air battles since the Battle of Britain were fought by the R. A. F
The fiercest air battles since the Battle of Britain were fought by the R.A.F. and the newest R.A.F. Command, Army Cooperation

Chinas Resounding Victory at Changsha. (Picture) Brilliant Chinese camouflage at Changsha. Two Chinese soldiers using Japanese trench mortar captured when the emery was routed. 24th February 1942

CHINAs FIVE YEAR STRUGGLE. CHINA LOST 14 MILLION PEOPLE IN WORLD WAR II. When looking back at World War II, the victors see their own military contributions the clearest

British Expeditionary Force troops somewhere in Northern France near the beginning of the Second World War. Photo shows: Soldiers building gun emplacements November 1939

A howitzer demonstrated during an exercise by the British Expeditionary Force somewhere in Northern France during the Second World War. Photo shows: A front view showing the huge barrel. May 1940

Discovery of an unexploded parachute mine in Hull after the Second World War. Navy and Army bomb disposal squads moving the parachute mine from the dredger to a waiting truck. May 1949

Naval aircraft are operating from bases in the Western Desert. The bombs are towed by navel aircraft by lorry. 4th November 1941

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

A military procession of army personnel passing through the streets of Hull or nearby area. Picture shows The Bren Gun Carrier. Serial number T33548 number 41, passing a local hotel

Fleet Air Arm Shatter Emery Convoy. As the aircraft turned for home a troopship (centre, near shore) with bows only showing, is still burning, hiding an armed trawler on fire. Circa August 1940

Picture shows soldiers in the Hull and Yorkshire, or East Riding, area of England, working with an enemy aircraft detector instrument. Picture taken circa August 1940

Picture shows a red hot Bren gun carrier track links being hardened to withstand the constant wear. The Universal Carrier

Anti aircraft gun and army unit in the Hull area of England during World War Two. Anti-aircraft warfare or counter-air defence is defined by NATO as " all measures designed to nullify or reduce

A 3. 7 inch Anti aircraft gun and army unit in the Hull
A 3.7 inch Anti aircraft gun and army unit in the Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire of England during World War Two. Anti-aircraft warfare or counter-air defence is defined by NATO as " all

Stockpiles of bombs are loaded for transport from a secret underground munitions dump in England during the Second World War. May 1944

First pictures of the huge 800 strong bomber attack on the east exit road from Falaise, Normandy six weeks after D-Day, the Allied invasion of Normandy in June 1944

Munition workers Katherine Pearson and Alf Thatcher box up 25 pounder shells at a Ministry of Justice Shell Filling factory in England during the Second World War. May 1945

Leading Aircraftman R. E. Atkins of Ealing, London demonstrate the size of the rockets he is about to fit on to a RAF Beaufighter on a Sardinia airfield. 26th July 1944

Saudi Arabian Patrol at border with Kuwait, September 1990

Tank Crew receive a cheery greeting when they visited a Government factory in the North West, Ordinance Factory at Kirby, near Liverpool, to encourage the production of munitions

Chief Tech, Norman Clamp, of Southport, checking a Rocketdyne propulsion unit for a Thor intermediate range ballistic missile at RAF Feltwell. 2nd February 1960

The officers and men who form the launch crew standing in front of a Thor intermediate-range ballistic missile at the R.A.F. Station, Feltwell, Norfolk

Filming Doctor Who, The Drahvins from the planet Drahva in Galaxy 4, Studio Rehearsal, Saturday 26th June 1965. The opening episode (four episode series)

A soldier of the South Vietnamese army advances on Viet Cong positions in Trang Bang just days after the peace treaty between the USA and North Vietnam was signed in Paris. 31st January 1973

Soldiers of the South Vietnamese army watch from the top of an armoured personnel carrier as tanks shell Viet Cong positions in Trang Bang. 31st January 1973

Be Prepared. The Boys Scout Hall in Tehrans prestigious northern suburb of Shemiran has a new use. Just down the road from the Shahs Saadabad Palace

A 25 Pounder shoot. 16th January 1940 Although the war in France still remains a stalemate, as far as the BEF is concerned

Anti tank gun being unloaded from a transport truck at the double to ready for action at a moments notice. 28th November 1939

The Royal East Kent Regiment serving with the BEF in France. Soldiers placing bails of straw around a sentry post whilst changing the guard. Circa April 1940

Men of the 1st Royal Welsh Fusiliers practise firing their Boys anti-tank rifles on the beach near Etaples, 6 February 1940

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