01445 Collection (page 5)

Members of the Berners Street Fire Service, Central London, making toys for children of mothers who are working to keep the war effort going

The aftermath of operation Chastise attack on the Rhur Valley Dams. Mohne Dam, Ruhr Valley at Froendenberg Boesperde (Thirteen miles from Moehne Dam) The following damage can be seen:- 1

A cobbler at work. He is making boots - perhaps army boots. Picture taken 1st September 1944

The National Fire Service, area, 37, using a disused gravel pit for fitness training, during World War Two. Picture taken 22nd February 1945

Frontline Farm in Normandy. (Picture) The cattle gets mixed up with guns and vehicles as they are brought along a dusty Normandy lane to the farm for milking. Circa 16th August 1940s

A new style Commando Hat. Possibly designed by Swerlings Ltd. (caption hard to read) Picture taken 10th October 1942

2nd anniversary of the National Fire Service Drill at Regional Headquarters in Lambeth, South London. Picture taken 26th August 1943

A NFS (National Fire Service) water tank at Edmonton, North London, has been converted into a dockyard for model ships. It is enjoyed by passers by

An R. A. M. C. exercise was held recently in mountainous Welsh country
An R.A.M.C. exercise was held recently in mountainous Welsh country, where wounded causalities were recovered by students, and bought by means of stretchers. 15th July 1942

The collapsible rubber boat in which spies Karl Theodor Drucke and Werner Waelti came ashore. Circa 1941

Mopping up in Oberhoffen. Street by street, two Germans, flushed from house in Oberhoffen, France are marched under guard over the battle field-churned ground past razed buildings to the rear

Clothing - A manikin in shop window displaying a coat for sale. Spring fashions. Picture taken 30th April 1944

The National fire Service "C"class division of the 36th area
The National fire Service " C" class division of the 36th area, now training in how to rescue. Picture taken in London. Picture taken 1st March 1944

Notting but utter ruins and devastation lay in the wake of the retreating Germans in Normandy where they had tried, in vain to stem the allied invasion

Post VE Day, May 1945, Clothing being returned or purchased in this demob period for the armed forces. The name A H Spencer appears not eh caption - but not clear what it refers to

Cattle from a field at Waltham Abbey, Essex, seen roaming through the local Fire Station. A common occurrence. Picture taken circa 14th November 1944

Commander Walder, R. N. (retired) and his wife have taken five evacuated boys
Commander Walder, R.N. (retired) and his wife have taken five evacuated boys and a girl from the blitzed cities. He made one condition in taking them

Hat - possibly be designer Adele. Picture taken 18th June 1941

The London Savings Bank are now running a Womens Home Defence Unit and are being trained by the Company of Home Guards from The Bank Unit

A lady pictured in Bond Street, London, W1. She wears a large bow in her hair. Picture taken 20th April 1943

The home guard, display and training. Picture possibly taken in Chatham, Kent. (Not confirmed it is Chatham, as handwritten caption hard to read - but looks like it reads Chatham)

War - Fashion. February 1941 Picture taken 5th February 1941

Mens austerity suits at half price and half coupon value at Selfridges, bargain basement. Mrs Garton of Burnt Oak takes her son Walter to buy a suit, while master Robben looks

Members of The National Fire Service, building their own fire station. It is possible these men are from 34 Fire Force and that the station is possibly at Bushy, Hertfordshire

A bus to Willesden Junction is stationary in what looks like The Aldwych area of London. (not confirmed). The sky is lit up with what could be fires

First photographs of the Navys successful surprise raid on Sabang and Lhenga airfields in Northern Sumatra at dawn on 19th April 1944

Allied Combined Operation from 25th August until 3rd September 1941, codenamed Operation Gauntlet, where Canadian, British

Members of The Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) hard at work as walls, during World War Two. It is possible this team is from London

British Army in training in the countryside. Wearing camouflage. Picture taken 11th July 1941

St Brides Church in Fleet Street, London, after the aid raids from the night before. The world war two blitz on Britain by Germany lasted from 7 Sep 1940 - 11 May 1941

Facility visit R. A. M. C. Field Ambulance Company in the Western Command
Facility visit R.A.M.C. Field Ambulance Company in the Western Command. 18th November 1943

Utility dresses modelled at Selfridges. They are made by top designers including Norman Hartnell. Picture taken 10th October 1942

British army street gifting training. Location unknown. Picture taken 23rd May 1944

Picture shows firemen controlling the smoulders after another fire broke out in an air raid over Britain. They stand by Pickering and Inglis, which are a publishing house in Glasgow, Scotland

The Sherwood Foresters. A series of pictures taken with the Sherwood Foresters, now serving in the forward areas of the B.E.F. (Picture) The officers of the regiment with their pet dogs as mascots

The Sherwood Foresters. Night manoeuvres and march during training in forward areas. 26th April 1940

The bride and Royal Navy groom look out of their window, onto where a bomb recently fell. They, and their guests got a way with only slight injuries. Location unknown Picture taken 6th August 1944

Training picture. The British Army on a training exercise. Somewhere in England. Location unknown Picture 22nd May 1944

The ladies in the control room of The London Fire Service central HQ. They monitor and control and co-ordinate the use of fire engines, across the capital, during this time of The Blitz

British Parachute Troops in Training. In this picture paratroops are shown toughing up. They use every means to make themselves fit as possible. 14th May 1941

The Battalion of the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. This series depicts the day in the life of the regiment somewhere in France. (Picture) Midday break

Marylebone, London, in circa April 1941. People make their way to work, walking down the street of debris. It is very possibly Marylebone High Street

A ceremonial parade by The Home Guard at Conisbrough Castle, near Doncaster Yorkshire. Sir Walter Scott used the location of Conisbrough Castle for his 1819 novel Ivanhoe

A dress in the style of a Greek Battle Uniform. Picture taken 16th January 1941

Woolwich Market, South London, and a queue for oranges and other fruit and vegetables. Picture taken 17th January 1945

Fireman wearing their "Second front"commando berets assisted local members of
Fireman wearing their " Second front" commando berets assisted local members of the civil defence unit, at an incident somewhere in Southern England

The Royal Scots Battalion This series of pictures depicts a day in the routine of a battalion of this famous regiment now in the forward area of the B.E.F

Refreshment served by a lady from the The Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS), to a fireman tackling one of many fires across London in The Blitz of World War Two. Picture taken circa 12th May 1941

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