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Lady MacRobert of Douneside, Tarland, Aberdeenshire has presented the RAF with four
A communication trench somewhere in North Africa during Second World War
The Battle of Imphal-Kohima March - July 1944: The remains of Japanese dead
British ships on Northern Convoy during the Second world War
The German battleship Bismarck burns on the horizon approximately 350 miles west of
These people have taken heed of the Minister of Home Securitys warning to "
Canteens conducted by the various services of the Army are "
The King has approved the institution of flags for the National Fire Service
A bombed school near London. Rescue workers at night
Site of a bombed and destroyed pub, next to Selfridges Department Store in London
In a Combined Operation on the night 27th and 28th February 1942
The Royal Air Force of the Middle East Command bombed the aerodrome at Asmara on the 19th
HMS Kelly returns to the River Tyne after being torpedoed off the coast of Norway
British forces entered Addis Ababa on 5th April 1941 having advanced more than 1800 miles
A four story house, now a wreck after it was hit in a German Air raid
Picture taken during the Allied Army journey to the East Bank of the Rhine
A K Class destroyer cutting across the wake of HMS Kelvin during a patrol of the Western
The choir boys of All Saints, Choir School, St Marys Oxford
A mine is lifted out from the sea and put on the deck of a vessel
Wounded soldiers go on a river outing, organised by a factory
Soldiers recovering in hospital help one of the nurses pick flowers in the grounds
Fashion - hats. In the style of a steel helmet. Picture taken 19th October
A thanksgiving celebration at The Queensbury Club, Soho, London, after war is over
Lieutenant corporal William Pike, his wife and their son William John
Westminster Hospital. London A scene during the Blitz
The Post Office is never far from the front line in this war
Making dug outs in Shepherds Bush, West London. Picture taken 5th March 1946
Members of the RAF entertain the children at a childrens hospital. Location unknown
Notice put up for anybody visiting Folkstone, Kent. The town is being shelled in
National Fire Service (NFS) in their own church within the fire station at St John
Triumphant South African troops coming through the entrance to Hobok Fort in Abyssinia a
Farm hand youth sleeping quarters on a farm. Picture taken 15th September
British Army, a fellow soldier adjust the lady doll to his comrades gun
Wounded British Army personnel, from local hospitals in Norfolk are entertained on by The
RAF (Royal Airforce) wounded, in training with football to help them back to strength
Oberleutnant Warner Voigt, aged 25, pictured amongst British army in Dover, Kent
Various ladies, - name unknown. It is possible these ladies are meeting
A contingent of South African troops arrive in East Africa to swell the ranks of
Shepherd Tom Goodban with his sheep. Dover, Kent. Picture taken 1st
The decks of HMS Milne are awash as she ploughs through heavy seas in the North Atlantic
Firefighters busy on board HMS Formidable after a Japanese suicide plane had crashed
The new armoured cars with which a famous Cavalry Regiment has bean equipped
People of Dover flying the union jack flag. Picture taken 1st October 1944
The Womens Auxiliary Air Force (WaF) doing some stepping stones fitness
Tests of the new table-type indoor air raid shelter. A two-storey house was brought down
Aircraft carriers HMS Illustrious and HMS Formidable escorted by HMS Warspite
In May 1940, just a month before the Battle of Britain, a small group of local Defence
A bombed school near London. Helpers form a change
An observation balloon Picture taken 6th October 1939
Firefighters on board HMS Formidable inspect the wreckage
Convoy PQ 18 at sea. An underwater detonation erupts next to HMS Ashanti
The war Office announces that 500, 000 capes will be delivered for issue to the Home Guard
A pub in Dover - shepherds and gunners celebrate. Pub is un named
A British convoy passing through the Straits of Dover seen here being attacked by German
Should the enemy attempt to land seaplanes on Lake Windermere
Tobruk harbour - The Pride of Tobruk is HMS Ladybird which was sunk in the harbour with
HMS Kelly under tow in the North Sea after being torpedoed off the coast of Norway
The new steel helmet for use by civilians as announced by Herbert Morrison in the House
A tramcar, now a wreck after it was hit in a German Air raid
Operation at sea saves sailors life. November 1944, on board the cruiser HMS Berwick
The new National Fire Service discs being prepared by the NFS for use where the local
A bomb damage scene. Folkestone in Kent. The house is in ruins in the background
While the ships company of HMS Newcastle are bathing over the side Able Seaman H
New Surrey training camp for part time fire fighters. New Parliamentary Secretary
Miss Fatih Watson a The Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) Nurse
USS Nevada, a USN destroyer, USS Quincy, another USN destroyer
Five British airmen rescued from a rubber float climbing on board HMS Jackal
Members of the volunteer Overseas Contingent of the National Fire Service have issued
Picture shows the Womens Voluntary Service (WVS) roll of honour list at St Annes
The fleet in the Mediterranean Circa 1941
North Walsham Urban District Meeting. North Walsham is a market town
HMS Fury (in the foreground) and HMS Ashanti laying a smoke screen after a dummy torpedo
A battalion of the Queens Own Cameron Highlanders shown training in the snow in their
Picture shows a concealed cine camera. Picture take 5th February 1942
Land-Air co-operation is an essential of victory in this modern war of 3 elements
The new indoor Table shelter announced by the Minister of Home Security in the house
Women doing mens jobs - world war two. Picture shows the ladies painting a
This photograph shows the extraordinary scene presented to Allied Airmen when Rommel
A train laden with ammunition and dive bombers for Axis front line forces was destroyed
Tests carried out by the Research and Experimental department on a Flat-topped shelter
To counter possible attempts by the enemy to land troops on Scottish lochs, by seaplanes
Invasion-trained Canadian forces, who made assault landings on Sicily in co-operation
The task of a Tactical Reconnaissance pilot - the eyes of the army - is three fold
A bomb fell between two houses in a Merseyside town causing both of them to collapse
