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Smoke rises from the smouldering remains of the Bull Ring
Vicarage Place, Prescot, Merseyside, next to the church. 19th June 1991
Heavy flamethrowers installed for the defence of English Channel ports
HMS Anson during passing out trials in the North Sea. June 1942
General de Gaulle shakes the hand of a Home Guard officer, Lt-Col. John H. Lewis
A crowd gathered in Victoria-square welcomed General de Gaulle
Searchlight school, Birmingham. Unarmed training being given to the soldiers of a
General de Gaulle, Commander of the Free French Forces, arriving at the banqueting room
King Haakon of Norway inspects a Guard of Honour by the Birmingham Zone of the Home Guard
King Haakon of Norway during a visit to an un-named Midlands aircraft factory
King Haakon of Norway inspects a Guard of Honour on 8th April 1942, accompanied by Col. J
A prototype Cromwell tank is put through its paces for
Women munition workers parade through central Birmingham as part of War Production Worker
Bridge across the Rhine at the German town of Breisach during the Second World War
New bunks fitted in a public air raid shelter to make sheltering from enemy air raids
American and Canadian troops land on Kiska during the first day of occupation
Eccleston Street Prescot, Merseyside, which has seen the arrival of a new shopping mall
Valentine tanks straight off the production line are put through their paces at Leyland
Women of the ATS working theEpredictors at an anti aircraft battery in the West Midlands
Searchlight School, Birmingham. Soldiers being given training on the 90 cm Projector
Matilda and Valentine tanks parade through central Birmingham as part of War Production
Searchlight school, Birmingham. Physical training being given to the soldiers of a
Women of the ATS operating a identification telescope at an anti aircraft battery in
Soldiers of an anti aircraft battery in the West Midlands, seen here training
Women of the ATS who are operate the height finder optics at an anti aircraft battery in
The points"rationing for canned foods started to-day. 1st December 1941
Women of the ATS operating the height finder optics at an anti aircraft battery in
Home Guard Round Up Enemy"in Birmingham All-Night Test
Damage to housing in Bordesley Green, Birmingham following an air raid on the city
Sergeant. -major Jackson, who less than a month ago was in Bombay
WaF at a dispersal camp in Hereford being demobbed. 18th June 1945
A prototype Cromwell tank is put through its pace for King George VI
Civic authorities arrive at the Hall of Memories, Centenary Square, Birmingham
Victoria Square, Birmingham, shortly after Mr. Churchill
A service of thanksgiving following the allied armies victory in Europe at the Hall of
Mr. Walter Higgs. M. P. tries out one of the new bunks in a public air raid shelter while
Leading Fire woman Isobel Brown who is in charge of the Fire Control Room in Nuneaton
Birmingham General Hospital damaged by incendiary bombs during an air raid on the city
A pile of rubble surrounds an Anderson shelter in the back garden of terrace housing off
Damage to housing in School Road, Hall Green, Birmingham following an air raid
Firemen dampen down the burnt-out shell of the grandstand at St
Rocket projector drill for the Home Guard during the Second World War. West Midlands
Leading Aircraftman Horace Perks, his wife, nine year old daughter
A pile of rubble is that all that remains of Lozells Picture Theatre that stood
Bomb damage to a terrace of Nuneaton houses 26th June 1942
Workmen clearing the rubble in Highgate Road, Balsall Heath
Members of the Perks and Morrin families of Highgate Road, Balsall Heath
Workmen clearing the rubble at Rookery Road, Handsworth
Crater next to a public surface air raid shelter in St Phillips Churchyard
A pile of rubble is all that remains of terrace housing off Farm Street, Hockley
Civic authorities at the Hall of Memories, Centenary Square, Birmingham
WW2 British Troops El-Alamein el alamein war conflict battle soldiers war
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in Amman, Jordan, with Queen Noor. March 1984
Queen Noor of Jordan, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II visits the Martyrs Memorial in Amman, Jordan
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh visit the Martyrs
Coleridge School Football Team gym training session, Cambridge, January 1963
HMS Duke of York, a King George V-class battleship. March 1942
US Flying Fortresses attack the German underground oil storage depot at Derben
US 8th Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress under heavy snow. Within the hour the bomber will
Crew of the German merchant ship Arucas are rescued by a British warship. 3rd March 1940
The bombardment of Fort Capuzzo and Bardia by British warships of the Mediterranean Fleet
The Tribal Class destroyer HMS Zulu (F. 18) helps destroy a U-boat whilst defending an
British destroyers at sea. Destroyers silhouetted against the skyline
Bren guns being used in anti-air exercises by British Home Guard. August 1941
The corvette H. M. S. Aconite. Circa 1942
An attack on HMS Illustrious, a British aircraft carrier. 10th January 1941
German U-boat forced to surface after an attack by a Hudson aircraft of R. A. F
A British battleship at sea seen from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier HMS
HMS Malaya, escorted by tugs, leaves New York harbour after refit in the United States
U-570, a type VIIC submarine, bow down off Iceland, with her crew assembled
The British Light Cruiser HMS Euryalus passing an Egyptian mine spotting post on the Suez
Volunteers of the Coastal Command. Left to right: Warrant Officer J. Stewart, Corporal J
A French pilot in the Middle Eastern command of the R. A. F
Prescot Shopping Arcade, Merseyside. 1st May 1990
British soldiers in their makeshift home; Sapper Remington spends his spare time in a
British troops of General Dempseys 2nd Army during the push on Hertogenbosch
A Meteorological Assistant measuring wind speed for the R. A. F. 21st February 1941
The Sergeant pilot and Sergeant observer of the Royal Air Force who brought back
A Meteorological Assistant and an R. A. F. pilot during the Second World War
Camel, Jerusalem, Israel, Friday 8th November 1991
A Czech, a Pole and an Englishman, with their sergeant air gunner instructor
Middlesbrough, North East England, 1978
Cambridge City Schoolboys, 4th October 1966
