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A Cheshire Home Guard Battalion during an exercise with 6 pounder gun. 10th June 1943

At an RAF maintenance depot in India which covers the area of a small town and is far beyond the reach of enemy bombers. Hundreds of aircraft technicians are working day and night

A. T. S. girls work with a guns. 23rd April 1941
A.T.S. girls work with a guns. 23rd April 1941

British troops in Southern India were present at some of the celebrations held to mark the festival of Dusserah" in honour of the Indian god Rama

Home on Leave for Christmas. 1942. A soldier gives his daughter a doll, as he gets off the train and onto the platform at Waterloo Station, London Picture taken 21st December 1942

Hunting Girls working at the Army Remount Depot. Grooming the horses. Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. Picture taken 3rd March 1943

War Correspondents have paid a visit to a Mountain Battery of the Royal Artillery in the Western Command, where stores and equipment are carried by mules

Scenes on the Russian front during the counter-offensive campaign of the Soviet Red Army to push back the invading German army in the Soviet Union

Military School of Hygiene. RAMC (The Royal Army Medical Corps) members giving a demonstration in water purification. They are at the waterside, where they will take the water

Scenes on the Russian front during the counter-offensive campaign of the Soviet Red Army to push back the invading German army in the Soviet Union

Scenes on the Russian front during the counter-offensive campaign of the Soviet Red Army to push back the invading German army in the Soviet Union

Scenes on the Russian front during the counter-offensive campaign of the Soviet Red Army to push back the invading German army in the Soviet Union

Scenes on the Russian front during the counter-offensive campaign of the Soviet Red Army to push back the invading German army in the Soviet Union

Train platform taking soldiers back to war and to the fronts, after their leave time has ended. Picture taken 15th November 1942

Scenes on the Russian front during the counter-offensive campaign of the Soviet Red Army to push back the invading German army in Russia

Crowds at Victoria Station, London, welcoming home the troops of the BLA, from France. The British Liberation Army (BLA) was the official name given to the British Army forces which fought

Scenes on the Russian front during the counter-offensive campaign of the Soviet Red Army to push back the invading German army in Russia

Scenes on the Russian front line during the counter-offensive campaign of the Soviet Red Army to push back the invading German army in Russia

Scenes on the Russian front line during the counter-offensive campaign of the Soviet Red Army to push back the invading German army in Russia

Scenes on the Russian front during the counter-offensive campaign of the Soviet Red Army to push back the invading German army in Russia

War Correspondents have paid a visit to a Mountain Battery of the Royal Artillery in the Western Command, where stores and equipment are carried by mules

An exercise and demonstration carried out by a Mountain Battery of the Royal Artillery, watched by Allied officers and British infantry in Scotland. Picture shows;. The battery preparing for action

A general intensive training of British Army units in Northern Ireland is being undertaken to prepare them for offensive operations in the event of invasion

Boy cadets of 14-17 years old are learning the complex craft of modern soldiering. They study map reading and field strategy, and handle the armys up-to-date instruments and weapons

Light Aid detachments of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, the youngest Corps in the British Army, training under realistic battle conditions at a Battle school in the South Eastern

While many people thin the Army is training for defensive action against the enemy, British Army Commanders have other ideas

A British Army Anti-tank battery is seen during an exercise in Northern. Ireland, A typical irish farm is used as the battery. 27th October 1941

Royal Air Force Marine Branch 67-ft Thornycroft High Speed Launch HSL 2586 after being hauled ashore at Walton-on-Thames, Surrey for a final

Boy cadets of 14-17 years old are learning the complex craft of modern soldiering. They study map reading and field strategy, and handle the armys up-to-date instruments and weapons

Paratroops under instruction at an RAF base in Britain where the Army and Royal Air Force are collaborating in training. Picture shows: The service takes to silk. The last in are the first out

While many people thin the Army is training for defensive action against the enemy, British Army Commanders have other ideas

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

While many people thin the Army is training for defensive action against the enemy, British Army Commanders have other ideas

Paratroops under instruction at an RAF base in Britain where the Army and Royal Air Force are collaborating in training. Picture shows

At a school of bridging and watermanship in Northern Ireland, British Army troops are given instruction in the construction of temporary bridges and in watermanship generally

Newspaper correspondents nave recently visited one of the large ammunition depots in the country. Here they saw personnel handling ammunition of all sizes

Picture taken at a Battle School give some idea of the tough training men undergo. Exercises for soldiers and officers of the Allied armies as well as the British Army are carried through with

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

Thousands of factory workers and their families were guests of the Northern Command and the Ministry of Supply when they saw fighting troops using weapons they help to make

Thousands of factory workers and their families were guests of the Northern Command and the Ministry of Supply when they saw fighting troops using weapons they help to make

Wren boat crews. 20th November 1944, Plymouth. Wrens ratings have manned most of the duty boats, some as large as 60 ft long for the past three years

Troops in Northern Ireland are fitting themselves in many ways to face the special tasks which they may have to face in the future

At a Command Vehicle Maintenance School in Northern Ireland, all ranks, including Commanding Officers go through a staff course of instruction in how to deal with the difficulties that beset a

Wren boat crews. 20th November 1944, Plymouth. Wrens ratings have manned most of the duty boats, some as large as 60 ft long for the past three years

Muhammad Ali goes for a run around Edgbaston Reservoir with students from Edgbastons St Phillips Sixth Form College. 5/4/1984

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