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• SERVICEMEN'S LINER - THE BRITISH TROOPSHIP "GEORGIC": ARMY TRANSPORT, LIVERPOOL, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, c JULY 1945

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer

  A group of NCOs play cards in one of the recreation rooms on board the troopship GEORGIC, during a voyage from Liverpool to the Middle East.

• BRITAIN HEARS NEWS OF END OF JAP WAR: CELEBRATING VICTORY IN JAPAN, LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, c 15 AUGUST 1945

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer

  Civilians walk amongst the piles of torn up paper which have been thrown, 'ticker tape'-style, from the windows of offices, on Lower Regent Street, London, to celebrate the signing of the Peace with Japan. More paper can be seen fluttering down onto the...

• BRITAIN HEARS NEWS OF END OF JAP WAR: CELEBRATING VICTORY IN JAPAN, LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, c 15 AUGUST 1945

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer

  Civilians walk amongst the piles of torn up paper which have been thrown, 'ticker tape'-style, from the windows of offices, on Lower Regent Street, London, to celebrate the signing of the Peace with Japan. A young boy can be seen playing with the piles...

• BRITAIN HEARS NEWS OF END OF JAP WAR: CELEBRATING VICTORY IN JAPAN, LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, c 15 AUGUST 1945

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer

  Crowds of people wait for news at the junction of Whitehall with Downing Street. The crowd consists of service personnel and civilians alike, all waiting for confirmation from the Prime Minister that the war in Japan is over. Clearly visible in the...

• NEWFOUNDLAND TROOPS IN ENGLAND, COMMANDO TRAINING, 1942

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer

  Commandos of the Newfoundland Heavy Artillery Regiment crawl through barbed wire entanglements as part of a training exercise somewhere in England.

• NEWFOUNDLAND TROOPS IN ENGLAND, COMMANDO TRAINING, 1942

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer

  BSM 'Tosh' John (left) and Gunner Jim Cooper crawl through a barbed wire entanglement during training, somewhere in England. BSM John was a Commando in the British Army before being transferred to a Newfoundland Regiment and Gunner Cooper is a labourer...

• NEWFOUNDLAND TROOPS IN ENGLAND: SIGNALLING TRAINING, 1942

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer

  Gunner Bert Austey and Gunner Peter Dooling (nearest camera), from Grant Falls and St John's respectively, send a message between their Headquarters and an Observation Post with a signaller's lamp, as part of their training, somewhere in England.

• NEWFOUNDLAND TROOPS IN ENGLAND, COMMANDO TRAINING, 1942

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer

  Gunner Tom Grace, a Commando of the Newfoundland Heavy Artillery Regiment, crawls along the grass, a machete in his mouth, as part of a training exercise somewhere in England.

• BRITAIN'S YOUTH PREPARES: GIRLS CREATE ALLOTMENTS ON BOMB SITE, LONDON, ENGLAND, 1942

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer

  Members of the Girls Training Corps dig over the ground in preparation for the creation of an allotment in what was once the garden of 145 Piccadilly, the former home of the King and Queen. Bomb damaged buildings can be seen behind them as they work.

• NEWFOUNDLAND TROOPS IN ENGLAND: SIGNALLING TRAINING, 1942

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer

  Lance Bombardier Robert Riseout from Comerbrook (left) checks a message with Gunner Bert Austey from Grant Falls. Riseout is NCO in charge of signals with the Newfoundland Artillery battery in England.

• AMERICAN AID TO BRITAIN: LIFE AT SYSTON COURT NURSERY, THE SARA DELANO ROOSEVELT HOME, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND, 1942

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer

  Children sit in a circle, some on the floor and others on the window seat, to listen to a story being told at Syston Court Nursery in Gloucestershire.

• NEWFOUNDLAND TROOPS IN ENGLAND: ARTILLERY TRAINING, 1942

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer

  Gunner Robert Rideout, a lumberman from Hermitage Bay, loads a practice shell into the breech during a trial run-through of a Newfoundland Heavy Artillery Battery, somewhere in England. The shell weighs 100lbs.

• NEWFOUNDLAND TROOPS IN ENGLAND: ARTILLERY TRAINING, 1942

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer

  Ramming the shell home in a six inch artillery gun are (left-to right) Gunners Bill Clancey (from St Johns), Robert Rideout (Hermitage Bay), Arthur Bailey (Trinity Bay) and Sam Bayford (Buchans). They are taking part in a training exercise, somewhere in...

• NEWFOUNDLAND TROOPS IN ENGLAND: ARTILLERY TRAINING, 1942

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer

  View of one of the 12 inch howitzers manned by members of the Newfoundland Heavy Artillery Regiments in England. The tray on the right conveys the 750lb shells into the breech, as they are too heavy to be man-handled. They are raised into place by a...

• MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer

  A siren controlled by police from a police public call box.

• FLYING BOMB: V1 BOMB DAMAGE IN LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 1944

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer

  Two Civil Defence workers, probably of the National Fire Service, discuss the morning's events as they walk away from a devastated area, following a V1 attack in the Highland Road and Lunham Road area of Upper Norwood. The male worker carries a cage...

• FLYING BOMB: V1 BOMB DAMAGE IN LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 1944

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer

  Civil Defence workers help an elderly man collect together the few belongings he can salvage from the pile of rubble which was once his home, following a devastating V1 attack in the Highland Road and Lunham Road area of Upper Norwood. This man had been...

• FLYING BOMB: V1 BOMB DAMAGE IN LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 1944

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer

  Women of the American Ambulance Great Britain bandage to paw of a dog, injured following a devastating V1 attack in the Highland Road and Lunham Road area of Upper Norwood. According to the original caption, the dog would always run into the Morrison...

• FLYING BOMB: V1 BOMB DAMAGE IN LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 1944

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer

  Civil Defence workers collect up salvageable furniture and belongings from the rubble of a house following a V1 attack in the Highland Road and Lunham Road area of Upper Norwood. The house belonged to a man (just visible second from right) who had been...

• FLYING BOMB: V1 BOMB DAMAGE IN LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 1944

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer

  Civil Defence workers pause for refreshments during a break in rescue work beside a canteen following a V1 attack in the Highland Road and Lunham Road area of Upper Norwood. The canteen was "generously presented to Lambeth ARP services by admirers in...