THE BRITISH HOME FRONT DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR.

Images in this album include: series entitled 'Belgian Air Training School in Britain' following life at Snailwell near Newmarket, mainly featuring ground crew and work on engines, series entitled 'Lebanese and Syrian Journalists Arrive in UK' showing the delegation on arrival by rail on Sunday 15 July, series entitled Lebanese and Syrian Journalists Tour City of London' showing the delegation looking at bomb damage, series entitled 'Luncheon for Lebanese and Syrian Journalists at MoI' which was held on 17 July, two photographs entitled 'Household Cavalry-man (Royal Horse Guard) showing the front and rear of cavalryman on his mount, two photographs entitled 'Fireman Charles Poulfen of Britain's National Fire Service' Fireman Poulfen was an ex-taxi driver who volunteered to serve as a firefighter with the US Army in North West Europe, series of uncaptioned photographs showing the Regent of Iraq visiting new housing (prefabs) somewhere in Britain, series entitled 'Syrio-Lebanese Delegation to Eton and Windsor Castle' showing the delegation on their visit on Saturday 21 July 1945, series entitled 'Guildford' showing various views of the High Street (see also album 140), series entitled 'Royal Hospital Chelsea' showing various views of the hospital and Chelsea Pensioners – views of dormitories, corridors, gardening, playing bowls, and in the kitchens, two portrait photographs of Lady Rhonda, two MoI posed photographs of a boy eating a plate of biscuits, series entitled 'Britain's Aircraft Exhibition' (like the Army exhibition, this appears to have been held on the bombed John Lewis site), series entitled 'Soldiers Working on the Land' various views of soldiers helping the Women's Land Army with the harvest and catching foxes, series entitled 'Serviceman's Liner: The British Troopship "GEORGIC"' including scenes of troops boarding and travelling on the GEORGIC from Liverpool, series entitled 'War Against Japan Exhibition at Bristol' the exhibition opened on 4 August 1945, series entitled 'Britain Hears News of End of Jap War' showing scenes in London on VJ Day, series entitled 'Denham Court Girls' School' showing various views including working on the allotment, canning fruit, dressmaking, playing hockey and tennis, series entitled 'Godstone Intermediate School' which was an 'Approved School' (see also albums 135 and 138) and includes views of the boys helping with the harvest, in the dormitory and at their desks.