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Actor Rupert Everett, one of the co-stars of the new film about Ruth Ellis called "
Women of the Auxiliary Territorial service (ATS) in the North West of England during
British airmen. Mike Casey, Wing Commander Day and Lt. Griffiths. October 1940
A Heinkel He 111 which crashed near Whitby. 3rd February 1940
Action during the heavyweight world title fight between Muhammad Ali
Five people in Exeter owe their lives to the Morrison shelter
USaF Flying Fortresses bomb a German synthetic rubber factory in Huls. 22nd June 1943
Ninth Air Force station in England. Mustang pilots, just back from bombing Le Bourget air
A British LAC enjoying spare time with a model aircraft kit. 7th December 1944
An Oxen drawn cart, France. September 1944
Many months of bombing have proved the worth of surface shelters
Tthe first mixed "Ack-Ack"Battery in the North West region of England
A temporary post office assembled in Cardiff. The Lord Mayor and Lord Mayoress
The latest recruits carry a poster in a march of the 77th Lancashire (Bootle
The first mixed "Ack-Ack"Battery in the North West region of England
Fulham Council employees at the Town Hall having to wear gas masks whilst performing
Sailors of the Royal Navy present a topical revue called Pacific Show Boat
Members of a Womens Auxiliary Air Force (WaF) marching band in North West England
The Rumba Team at Grosvenor House. December 1939
Lady Leverhulme, vice-chairman of the National Association of the Women
Damage to Portsmouth Hippodrome following an air raid attack. 11th January 1941
A German fighter brought down over Kent. September 1940
Mr W G Marks, manager of the Liverpool Corporation Passenger Transport Depot inspecting a
Soldiers reading the Sunday Pictorial. April 1943
The countrys first mixed "Ack-Ack"Battery in the North West region of
Soldiers have their socks repaired. February 1942
2000 Vickers Armstrong Aircraft workers in Manchester protesting against proposed
Picture taken when the new Governor of Ceylon, His Excellency Sir Henry Monk-Mason Moore
Bus hit by a bomb in Bristol. March 1941
Mrs. Isolda Jones (left) a Cardiff housewife, performed the ceremony of changing
Pilotage tricycles being used by potential Officer ratings of the Royal Navy ship HMS
Joan Wheaton, winner of the Sunday Pictorial 1943 Factory Girl Contest
Men of the British Army Royal Artillery regiment and women of the Auxiliary Territorial
Ivor Miles Windsor-Clive, 2nd Earl of Plymouth, taking the salute at the march past which
Sea Cadets from Horley, Surrey training in Shoreham-by-Sea
British Army Royal Engineers sapper J W Gould from Leeds
Their home destroyed by a German V-1 flying bomb, the Metcalf family carrying on with
The Mayor of Newport (Councillor William Rudd) receiving gifts from school children to
Civil Defence workers performing a Minstrel concert party on top of Southwark Town Hall
US soldiers see the sights of London from a converted milk wagon
Mr W. Bullock (centre), who opened the ceremony of changing the indicator in Cardiff
Flying nurses of the United States Army Air Force (USaF
Home Guard inspecting a pass at a Wallasey anti aircraft battery site on the Home Front
Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) members at the new "Woolwich Arsenal"
Female firefighters pose with their commandant for a photograph before leaving their
Cardiff schoolchildren helped creditability to ensure the outstanding success of the City
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II races after one of her pet corgis as she exercises them
Guests at the inaugural lunch of Cardiff Warship Week. Seated left to right
Proudly caressing his bomb sight after bombing the rail centre at Stendal, Germany
Mrs Hilda Crew, of Pontllanfraith, said to be the first female bus-driver in
The first batch of young men to receive initial training for flying duties under
Flying Fortress bombers of the US 8th Air Force travelling towards a German air service
Mrs. Jean Knox, Director of the Auxiliary Territorial Service
Air Marshall Sir Leslie Gossage speaking at the Cardiff Salute the Soldier
Two policewomen on duty in Cardiff during the Second World War. Mrs D. M
The crater left by an enemy bomb in Christian Street, Liverpool after a heavy air raid by
New betting shop owner Shirley Anne Baines in her shop at New Kings Road, Fulham
The Mechanised Transport Corps, a British womens organisation that initially
US Flying Fortresses attack Rotterdam shipyards and dock installations
Captain D. A. Worgan, Commissioner for National Savings for South Wales
The Royal Marines band visit to Liverpool during the second Word War
Scene of a bomb strike in which a Morrison shelter was flung 46 feet into a neighbouring
Mr McGregor stands amidst the debris of his house, following a Baedeker Raid on York
Princess Anne races at Newbury Racecourse, Berkshire. She is pictured alongside her
Home Guard enjoying a meal at a Wallasey anti aircraft battery site on the Home Front
German ground defences threw up an intense barrage of flak over their capitals in an
C Company of the 5th Battalion Liverpool Home Guard are the proud
British Army Royal Engineers sappers and US soldiers becoming working together at
Home Guard manning an anti aircraft gun at a Wallasey Ant-Aircraft battery site
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill making a tour of the shipyard of Cammell Laird
Dame Flora Robson March 1972 drink a toast to old times as the Brighton Belle train
Royal visit to Jordan. Queen Elizabeth II and King Hussein of Jordan. March 1984
Grimsby town football club Steve Sherwood holds on from Tony Dows March 1989
Diana, Princess of Wales visits Italy. May 1985
Grimsby Town FC against Wimbledon - Fifth Round FA Cup match 18th February 1989
A French girl attends a British soldiers grave in France. August 1944
Squadron Leader H. R. Leven and his navigator M. Nolan who have flown in 78 operations as
Dutch workers conscripted by the Germans. September 1944
Dutch children who are to travel to Coventry. February 1945
Paris Opera House. September 1944
Members of the Royal Family at Ascot Racecourse, Berkshire
Lieutenant Kelleher and Lieutenant Stewart Campbell two days after their escape
Two Dutch children preparing to travel to England with 500 other Dutch children who are
Pre-Opening Of Eurodisney in France, which is still under construction
