Wwii Collection (#94)

A typical Wren. January 1943

US tanks and infantry move up near Saint-Jores, France with supporting infantrymen creeping and crawling through a ditch taking protective cover from the foliage along side the route. 17th July 1944

Second Officer H. E. Archdale, better known as Betty Archdale
Second Officer H.E. Archdale, better known as Betty Archdale, who is in charge of the party of Wrens serving in Singapore

W. R. N. S. riveting a submarine web in a Scottish port. May 1943
W.R.N.S. riveting a submarine web in a Scottish port. May 1943

Flight Sergeant Monica Shezall (W. A. A. F. ), who received the British Empire Medal in
Flight Sergeant Monica Shezall (W.A.A.F.), who received the British Empire Medal in the New Years Honours List. January 1942

When the day comes for Britain to invade the enemy territory, one of the problems will be the crossing of rivers when all bridges have been destroyed

When the Canadians stormed a German strongpoint in Normandy many complete weapons fell into their hands. Pictured, a Canadian soldier with a captured Panzerschreck in Normandy. June 1944

York and Lancaster regiments on an amphibious exercise. May 1940

King George VI and Home Guard watch British Paratroopers during a demonstration. 25th May 1941

Airman of the 8th Army prays at a church in England. December 1943

In more than sixty trades the WaF have proved their worth time and time againWherever they are; in the hangar, the cookhouse, the Orderly Room, the Ops Room, or on a Balloon site

British paratroops in a training exercise. November 1942

US troops visit a weapon training school in Britain. Pictured, British troops falling over a trip which was used in the demonstration of booby traps. November 1943

Bren gun carriers from a reconnaissance unit take part in an exercise on the English and Scottish border in which Home Guard took part. It was directed by the G.O.C. Scottish Command

Airborne troops about to take off in a Horsa glider. These airborne troops have already finished their training and are ready for posting to an operation station

Battle of the Atlantic. Officers on the bridge of a destroyer, escorting a large convoy of ships, keep a sharp look out for attacking submarines. Circa October 1941

Major-Gen. C. Brink, G. O. C. 1st South African Division, and his brigadier (right
Major-Gen. C. Brink, G.O.C. 1st South African Division, and his brigadier (right) enjoying mugs of tea in the forward area of Libya. Circa March 1942

Artillery in action during the British advance in the Western Desert. Circa 10th December 1941

British seize 12 villages in drive into Germany. Men of C company in shell holes waiting for orders to advance into Stein. In the foreground Corporal C. Rigby of Rosendale, Lancs with Bren gun

British cross the Rhine. Royal Engineers on the banks of the Rhine launch a pontoon. Circa 1945

Two infantry men on patrol pass under a blown up approach to a railway bridge of the Rhine river in Neuf Brisach area, France. Circa 1940s

Military Government in operation across the Rhine. Lieut. Colonel H.D Murrane, officer commanding 107 detachment of Military Government with other detachment officers. Circa 9th April 1945

One of Singapores 15 inch coastal defence guns pictured here during the Second World War. Circa November 1941

Thousands of Australian troops arrived in Singapore. Photo shows:- Troops march away from one of the ships after disembarkation. Circa November 1941

R. A. F Beaufighters attack a train in Burma. Steam pouring from the engine
R.A.F Beaufighters attack a train in Burma. Steam pouring from the engine after the boiler had blown up following an attack by R.A.F. Beaufighters on a Japanese train Burma. 11th January 1945

The Royal Marine band of HMS Birmingham entertaining Copenhagens sightseeing thousands on the waterfront, who had turned out to see the British ships. Circa 20th May 1945

Bofors a guns manned by Indian gunners in Malaya. (Picture) Indian gunners in practice shoot during the Second World War. 19th August 1941

Japanese troops flee for safety during an American air attack on Iwo Jima during Second World War. 16th March 1945

Four ground crew of No. 134 Squadron RAF load a 500-lb GP bomb, - inscribed with a Christmas message for the enemy, - beneath the wing of " Jungle Queen", a Republic Thunderbolt Mark II

British Bren carriers in Malaya. Malaya is now strong on the sea, in the air, and on the land. Units which have been here some time are trained to fight in Malayan terrain

Japanese barracks on Tokushima airfield in Japan being bombed by the British Navy. 10th August 1945

German naval officers followed by a Royal Marine armed sentry when leaving HMS Dido during Second World War. Circa 20th May 1945

Lieutenant Commander T. H. B. Pounds, R. N. of Putney London
Lieutenant Commander T.H.B. Pounds, R.N. of Putney London, Commanding Officer of the Sloop, with a captured Japanese flag presented to the ship by the Army

Devastation In Boulogne. Devastated docks and warehouses in part of the harbour after intense bombing. 1940s

British Military Policemen search an Indonesian cart. Onlookers are Indian Military Police on traffic control duty. Circa 22nd January 1946

It was announced on September 13th, that the German Garrison of the great French port, Le Havre had surrendered to British Forces of the Canadian First Army. 7, 000 prisoners were taken

Church parade in the desert. With an Army truck serving as an altar and the sky as a dome, these troops attend Church Parade in the Western Desert

Raid on Spitzbergen (Svalbard). Norwegian ski troops pulling a comrade on a sledge in the snow. 10th September 1943

Churchill tanks of 6th Guards Tank Brigade with infantry of the Highland Light Infantry near Tilburg in the Netherlands, 28 October 1944

All that remains of the Gestapo headquarters in Copenhagen, which was bombed by Mosquitos of the RAF in a low-level day attack on the 23rd March 1945

Raid on Spitzbergen (Svalbard). (Picture) A member of the Norwegian garrison feeds a pony. Circa 1943

Plane of Reinhardt Hein, commander of a German squadron of Messerschmitt 109 F s, brought down by a Soviet anti-aircraft battery. 18th September 1941

Manchester air raid. View of wrecked regimental chapel of Manchester Cathedral. 24th December 1940

Manchester air raid damage, Cannon Street. 24th December 1940

Picture shows an American paratrooper and his mascot dog. The dog maybe called " Ink Spot" as per suggestion on the caption, but this is not confirmed. Picture taken 4th October 1942

Happy scenes as the Australian Imperial Force arrive in Singapore for the battle against the Japanese during the Second World War. February 1943

Western Desert Campaign, the Desert War, took place in the deserts of Egypt and Libya and was the main theatre in the North African campaign of the Second World War

The United Nations, having decided to forestall a Japanese move against the Vichy French Naval base of Diego Suarez in Madagascar

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