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Princess Arthur alighting from the train after inspection. October 1939

Italian barracks at Sidi Barrani after an attack by the British Navy. 1st January 1941

The National Fire Service Drill given before the Allied Defence Ministers at the Regional Headquarters, Lambeth. Pictured, agility teams giving demonstrations. 17th June 1942

Douglas Fairbanks Senior with wife Sylvia Ashley, Lady Ashley, and Lady Alexandra Metcalfe, Lady Curzon, the newly wedded couple travelled by air from Cannes to Croydon (Wednesday)

An Axis medal awarded to soldiers during their Africa campaign. 8th March 1943

British and Indian paratroops during the assault on Rangoon. A motor launch with guns ready for action enters Rangoon city area. May 1945

The East African campaign (also known as the Abyssinian campaign) was fought in East Africa during the Second World War by Allies of World War II, mainly from the British Empire

A Surrey hospitals former casualty ward has been made into a well lighted workshop where disabled soldiers are restoring their wage earning confidence

Printed order from General Montgomery distributed to Allied forces prior to the attack on Tripoli. 12th January 1943

Knocked out German Mk. V Panther tank with 80mm gun near Bernieres-Bocage. 17th June 1944

British infantry take cover from a bomb near El Alamein. 5th August 1942

The Sudanese Defence Force, formed of Sudanese and British soldiers. 12th December 1940

Some of the best work in the country is being done at the Ministry of Pensions hospital at Stoke Mandeville, Bucks. In cases of paralysed men under Dr Ludwig Guttman

The Qattara Depression was created by the interplay of salt weathering and wind erosion. Some 20 kilometres west of the depression lie the oases of Siwa in Egypt

The Emperor of Abysinnia, Haile Selassie, inspects a battalion before they depart. 8th February 1941

Men at the exhibition "Allies in Action"organised by the Daily Mirror
Men at the exhibition " Allies in Action" organised by the Daily Mirror. Regent Street, London. 5th April 1942

A tanker and trailer on fire after an attack from a Blenheim bomber during Second World War. 17th February 1941

Contrast between the old and new East African soldier is starkly contrasted through these striking figures of an Nogomi warrior and a Somalian operating a mortar. 9th February 1945

Fighting the elements as well as a well-dug in enemy, in country that gives every advantage to the defenders, infantry continued their advance towards a village in Belgium

RAF Coastal Command Sunderland Kills"a U-Boat
RAF Coastal Command Sunderland Kills" a U-Boat. Pictured, the Canadian destroyer Rostigouche preparing to pick up enemy survivors of a destroyed U-boat after the attack. September 1944

Team work between nurses and their sailor D Day patients at Maristowe Royal Naval Hospital, South Devon. When a recent storm blew a giant beech tree across the hospital drive

British troops which crossed the Belgian frontier early in the morning of 3rd September 1944, rapidly freed Tournai and swept in north and east to enter the capital city Brussels in the late evening

Douglas Fairbanks Senior, with United States golfers who arrived in London today, Tuesday 6th May 1930, to compete in the Walker Cup, pictured (left) Jimmy Johnston

A landing craft returning to its parent ship following the successful raid on the Lofoten islands. Circa March 1941

British troops of the 6th Airborne Division reached the Baltic Coast of Wismar, due north of Schwerin, Germany on 3rd May where they made contact with a Russian armoured squadron which had pushed

Allied air attack on an enemy train near Sidi Barrani during Second World War. 3rd November 1942

Rommels desert forces retreat, showing the intense traffic at Halfaya Pass. Many of the wrecked vehicles were abandoned and later passed by the pursuing 8th Army. Circa December 1942

Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford at Stamford Bridge, London, Saturday 3rd July 1926, to watch the Amateur Athletic Association Championships take place

An American task force heads for Oran. US rangers man a anti-aircraft deck gun. 13th November 1942

Picture showing individual gunners who helped support the British infantry in the capture of the Dutch village of Zetten on 21st January 1945

Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford arrive at the Earl of Oxfords residence in Bedford Square, London, Wednesday 30th June 1926

Tank commanders talking on radio telephones as part of a table-top exercise with model tanks to learn fresh tactics. Circa 25th November 1941

Australians of the 9th Division heading home after their campaign in the desert. 28th March 1943

Damaged and destroyed German planes in the desert during the Second World War. 23rd November 1942

When the news was received that Sergeant J. H. Rank, pilot of an RAF Bomber, had seen awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal

Survivors of a sunk German destroyer photographed by a R. A. A. F
Survivors of a sunk German destroyer photographed by a R.A.A.F. Sunderland after a battle in the Bay of Biscay. January 1944

Italian survivors of the Matapan sea engagement who were photographed by an R. A. F
Italian survivors of the Matapan sea engagement who were photographed by an R.A.F. Flying Boat. Circa 29th March 1941

Front line burial of a British soldier shot by Japanese on the road to Mandalay. Pictured, British soldiers of the 36th Division prepare to bury a comrade along the road north of Pinwe. January 1945

Camels rescued from a minefield in Egypt during the Allied pursuit of Rommels forces. 27th November 1942

British troops landing near Elephant point near Rangoon (Yangdon). May 1945

A badge issued to men and women of the Royal Ordnance Filling Factories where bombs and ammunition are produced. Circa July 16th 1941

Captain H. H. Davies, Royal Artillery, of Birkenhead, checks looted pictures found in
Captain H.H. Davies, Royal Artillery, of Birkenhead, checks looted pictures found in the house of an SS officer which had been looted from Holland. August 1945

Pamphlet dropped on Allied troops in North Africa after the defeat in Dunkirk. 16th June 1943

The Medal of the Military Division of the Order of the British Empire. Circa 1940s

The Williams family in liberated Guernsey. The family including 6 children had a very hard time during the occupation. May 1945

Badges and buttons of the Air Training Corps. Circa 1940s

A crowd of Guernsey Islanders celebrating their liberation. May 1945

The badge of No. 224 General Reconnaissance Squadron, based on the arms of the town of Otranto in Italy, where the squadron was formed in 1918. The design was signed by Mussolini in 1938

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