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Lady MacRobert of Douneside, Tarland, Aberdeenshire has presented the RAF with four Hurricanes which will soon be in action in the Middle East. Three are named after airman sons killed in action
Fashion - hats. In the style of a steel helmet. Picture taken 19th October 1940
The Battle of Imphal-Kohima March - July 1944: The remains of Japanese dead, equipment and caved-in bunkers on Scraggy Hill which was captured by 10th Gurkha rifles in fierce fighting in the Shenam
Members of the volunteer Overseas Contingent of the National Fire Service have issued with special kit in readiness for service
These people have taken heed of the Minister of Home Securitys warning to " prepare for winter raids". They have made a refuge room with a Morrison shelter in it
Canteens conducted by the various services of the Army are " homes from home" for Canadian lads in uniform. Here they gather in the evening to join in song
The King has approved the institution of flags for the National Fire Service and the Civil Defence (general) Services. The National Fire Service flag is quarterly blue and red
A bombed school near London. Rescue workers at night, continue their search for life at a school hit in a German air raid. Picture taken 21st January 1943
Site of a bombed and destroyed pub, next to Selfridges Department Store in London, off Oxford Street. Picture taken 27th April 1945
In a Combined Operation on the night 27th and 28th February 1942, joint forces of the Royal Navy, the Army and the Royal Air Force attacked an destroyed an important German radio location post at
The Royal Air Force of the Middle East Command bombed the aerodrome at Asmara on the 19th February 1941.Bombs were dropped on buildings and hangars, causing much damage. Picture shows: 2
HMS Kelly returns to the River Tyne after being torpedoed off the coast of Norway on the 10th May 1940
British forces entered Addis Ababa on 5th April 1941 having advanced more than 1800 miles in less than 60 days. Picture shows
A four story house, now a wreck after it was hit in a German Air raid. Clydeside, Glasgow - Scotland. Picture taken 20th March 1941
Picture taken during the Allied Army journey to the East Bank of the Rhine. Horse and Hamilcar gliders were towed by Halifax and Stirling aircraft of the RAF
A K Class destroyer cutting across the wake of HMS Kelvin during a patrol of the Western Approaches. Circa May 1940
The choir boys of All Saints, Choir School, St Marys Oxford, gave a recital of carols and songs to the work people of Morris Works, Cowley, Oxford, during their lunch hour
A mine is lifted out from the sea and put on the deck of a vessel. Picture taken circa 1st January 1942. Actual date unknown
Wounded soldiers go on a river outing, organised by a factory. Toothless Taffy (right) raises a smile. Picture taken 13th May 1946
Soldiers recovering in hospital help one of the nurses pick flowers in the grounds. Location, near London. Picture taken 5th May 1942
A thanksgiving celebration at The Queensbury Club, Soho, London, after war is over. Picture taken 25th November 1945
Lieutenant corporal William Pike, his wife and their son William John, outside their bombed out house. He has just returned to Britain after two years away. A union jack proudly flies behind them
Westminster Hospital. London A scene during the Blitz. (Sept 1940- May 1941) London would endure the most terrible of air raids throughout December of this year. Picture taken 19th December 1940
The Post Office is never far from the front line in this war. The day after the battle of Hobok in Abyssinia, South African troops were getting their mail from the field Post Office that was
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. Picture taken 19th July 1941
Notice put up for anybody visiting Folkstone, Kent. The town is being shelled in one of many air raids across Britain in The Blitz. Picture taken 23rd October 1940
National Fire Service (NFS) in their own church within the fire station at St Johns College, Highbury, North London. Picture taken 19th March 1944
Triumphant South African troops coming through the entrance to Hobok Fort in Abyssinia a few hours after its capture. 2nd February 1941
Farm hand youth sleeping quarters on a farm. Picture taken 15th September 1943
British Army, a fellow soldier adjust the lady doll to his comrades gun. She is a mascot, one of many that were employed as good luck charms in World War Two
Wounded British Army personnel, from local hospitals in Norfolk are entertained on by The Norfolk Broads Yacht Club, and area of Wroxham
RAF (Royal Airforce) wounded, in training with football to help them back to strength. Picture taken 10th October 1943
Oberleutnant Warner Voigt, aged 25, pictured amongst British army in Dover, Kent. He landed his plane on the way back to Germany as he feared he would not make it over the channel to home
Various ladies, - name unknown. It is possible these ladies are meeting the prime minister, but this i snot confirmed. Picture taken 29th September 1943
A contingent of South African troops arrive in East Africa to swell the ranks of the Allied troops fighting there. A Bar gun section mounted on cycles. November 1940
Shepherd Tom Goodban with his sheep. Dover, Kent. Picture taken 1st October 1944
The decks of HMS Milne are awash as she ploughs through heavy seas in the North Atlantic. Circa December 1943
Firefighters busy on board HMS Formidable after a Japanese suicide plane had crashed on to the flight deck whilst she was operating off the Sakishima Islands in support of the Okinawa landings
The new armoured cars with which a famous Cavalry Regiment has bean equipped and which have been aptly christened " Ironsides"
People of Dover flying the union jack flag. Picture taken 1st October 1944
The Womens Auxiliary Air Force (WaF) doing some stepping stones fitness. Some in England. Picture taken 8th September 1941
Tests of the new table-type indoor air raid shelter. A two-storey house was brought down by explosives to reproduce the collapse of such a house caused by a heavy bomb falling close by
Aircraft carriers HMS Illustrious and HMS Formidable escorted by HMS Warspite, three capital ships that form part of the Royal Navys Eastern Fleet July 1942
In May 1940, just a month before the Battle of Britain, a small group of local Defence Volunteers from Nottingham and the surrounding districts
A bombed school near London. Helpers form a change and a tug war rope to remove wreckage. Picture taken 20th January 1943
An observation balloon Picture taken 6th October 1939
Firefighters on board HMS Formidable inspect the wreckage and dampen down the fire after a Japanese suicide plane had crashed on to the flight deck whilst she was operating off the Sakishima Islands
Convoy PQ 18 at sea. An underwater detonation erupts next to HMS Ashanti. The destroyer HMS Eskimo is seen in the foreground. Merchant ships are in the background. 13th September 1942
The war Office announces that 500, 000 capes will be delivered for issue to the Home Guard by the end of the year. The cape, of knee length, is made of battle dress material
A pub in Dover - shepherds and gunners celebrate. Pub is un named. Picture taken 1st October 1944
A British convoy passing through the Straits of Dover seen here being attacked by German dive bomber. 11th July 1940. German air operations over the English Channel marked the first phase of The
Should the enemy attempt to land seaplanes on Lake Windermere, one of Britains largest lakes, he will meet with strong and effective resistance from the Home Guard " marines"
Tobruk harbour - The Pride of Tobruk is HMS Ladybird which was sunk in the harbour with only her gun turret above the water line
HMS Kelly under tow in the North Sea after being torpedoed off the coast of Norway on the 10th May 1940
The new steel helmet for use by civilians as announced by Herbert Morrison in the House of Commons. February 1941
A tramcar, now a wreck after it was hit in a German Air raid. Clydeside, Glasgow - Scotland. Picture taken 20th March 1941
Operation at sea saves sailors life. November 1944, on board the cruiser HMS Berwick, in northern waters. A destroyer rating believed to be suffering from appendicitis was transferred from his ship
The new National Fire Service discs being prepared by the NFS for use where the local authority so requests by Fire Guard Block and street Fire Party leaders when summoning the National Fire Service
A bomb damage scene. Folkestone in Kent. The house is in ruins in the background. Picture taken 3rd October 1944
While the ships company of HMS Newcastle are bathing over the side Able Seaman H Leonard, of Charlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, stands by with loaded rifle in case any sharks should approach the ship
New Surrey training camp for part time fire fighters. New Parliamentary Secretary of Food talks to Fire Force cooks before taking up his new job
Miss Fatih Watson a The Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) Nurse and medical assistant with the Canadian Red Cross rings a signature to gunner Erberg of the Canadian Army
USS Nevada, a USN destroyer, USS Quincy, another USN destroyer, and HMS Glasgow seen from HMS Enterprise. Preparing to bombard the German shore batteries at Cherbourg. 25th June 1944
Five British airmen rescued from a rubber float climbing on board HMS Jackal. The five were rescued after 24 hours afloat. They had come down in the sea after a raid over enemy territory
Picture shows the Womens Voluntary Service (WVS) roll of honour list at St Annes Church in Manchester. For those who gave their lives int he war
The fleet in the Mediterranean Circa 1941
North Walsham Urban District Meeting. North Walsham is a market town and civil parish in Norfolk, England within the North Norfolk district. Picture taken 10th February 1944
HMS Fury (in the foreground) and HMS Ashanti laying a smoke screen after a dummy torpedo run, during fleet exercises off of Scapa Flow. Circa May 1942
A battalion of the Queens Own Cameron Highlanders shown training in the snow in their native highlands. They are stationed at an Infantry Training Centre in Scotland
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. Planes act as " flying artillery" in the van of attacking forces
The new indoor Table shelter announced by the Minister of Home Security in the house. 11th February 1941
Women doing mens jobs - world war two. Picture shows the ladies painting a bridge on the LNER line. (London North Eastern Railway) Picture taken 28th February 1942
This photograph shows the extraordinary scene presented to Allied Airmen when Rommel began his retreat from El Alamein. For miles along the coast road enemy vehicles stretch in an almost unbroken
A train laden with ammunition and dive bombers for Axis front line forces was destroyed by Allied bombers in an attack on a country railway station near Enfidaville, Tunisia
Tests carried out by the Research and Experimental department on a Flat-topped shelter Type T. This shelter was first tested by dropping a heavy block of concrete weighing 350 lbs from a height of 6
To counter possible attempts by the enemy to land troops on Scottish lochs, by seaplanes, armed motor boat patrols have been established
Invasion-trained Canadian forces, who made assault landings on Sicily in co-operation with American Forces in July 1943, went through months of gruelling training in preparation for the operation
The task of a Tactical Reconnaissance pilot - the eyes of the army - is three fold. To keep Headquarters informed as to the enemys movements and equipment
A bomb fell between two houses in a Merseyside town causing both of them to collapse. The Morrisons were in a ground floor room in each of them
A house, now a wreck after it was hit in a German Air raid. Glasgow - Scotland. Picture taken 14th April 1941
A two storey house was brought down by explosives to reproduce the collapse caused by a heavy bomb falling nearby. The debris support erected-was in one of the ground floor rooms
Beneath the White Ensign a division, led by their divisional officer, marches past Captain R L B Cunliffe, RN, Commanding Officer of HMS Illustrious on board the aircraft carrier during Sunday
