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  • SOLDIERS WORKING ON THE LAND: HELPING WITH THE HARVEST, UK, JULY 1945 SOLDIERS WORKING ON THE LAND: HELPING WITH THE HARVEST, UK, JULY 1945

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    Soldiers of various regiments of the British Army work to help bring in the harvest, somewhere in Britain. Here a group of men can be seen weeding in a large field in the sunshine. Behind them can be seen the rolling fields of the surrounding...

  • ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA: EVERYDAY LIFE WITH THE CHELSEA PENSIONERS, LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 1945 ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA: EVERYDAY LIFE WITH THE CHELSEA PENSIONERS, LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 1945

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    Two gardening Chelsea Pensioners compare produce in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea. The Pensioner on the right has an artificial arm with hook. The original caption states that the photograph was taken during the annual garden competition:...

  • ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA: EVERYDAY LIFE WITH THE CHELSEA PENSIONERS, LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 1945 ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA: EVERYDAY LIFE WITH THE CHELSEA PENSIONERS, LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 1945

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    Chelsea Pensioners enjoy a game of bowls in the sunshine, probably in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea.

  • ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA: EVERYDAY LIFE WITH THE CHELSEA PENSIONERS, LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 1945 ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA: EVERYDAY LIFE WITH THE CHELSEA PENSIONERS, LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 1945

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    Three Chelsea Pensioners work on their gardens in the sunshine at the Royal Hospital Chelsea. The Pensioner in the foreground has an artificial right arm, with hook. The original caption states that "any pensioners who like, may have their own gardens...

  • ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA: EVERYDAY LIFE WITH THE CHELSEA PENSIONERS, LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 1945 ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA: EVERYDAY LIFE WITH THE CHELSEA PENSIONERS, LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 1945

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    A general view of part of the interior of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, showing one of the 200 foot long 'Long Wards'. Along the right hand side of the photograph can be seen the berths or cubicles in which the Pensioners live. When designed by Wren, the...

  • ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA: EVERYDAY LIFE WITH THE CHELSEA PENSIONERS, LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 1945 ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA: EVERYDAY LIFE WITH THE CHELSEA PENSIONERS, LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 1945

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    A general view of the South front of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, with cannon from past campaigns lined up in the foreground.

  • BELGIAN AIR TRAINING SCHOOL IN BRITAIN: TRAINING AT SNAILWELL, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1945 BELGIAN AIR TRAINING SCHOOL IN BRITAIN: TRAINING AT SNAILWELL, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1945

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    Belgian trainees at work on a Hercules engine at the Belgian Air Training School at Snailwell.

  • BELGIAN AIR TRAINING SCHOOL IN BRITAIN: TRAINING AT SNAILWELL, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1945 BELGIAN AIR TRAINING SCHOOL IN BRITAIN: TRAINING AT SNAILWELL, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1945

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    Belgian trainees at work repairing and maintaining a Bristol Beaufighter at the Belgian Air Training School at Snailwell.

  • SOLDIERS WORKING ON THE LAND: HELPING WITH THE HARVEST, UK, JULY 1945 SOLDIERS WORKING ON THE LAND: HELPING WITH THE HARVEST, UK, JULY 1945

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    Three British soldiers helping with the harvest make stooks of wheat in the sunshine, somewhere in Britain. The solider in the centre appears to be from the Welch Regiment.

  • SOLDIERS WORKING ON THE LAND: HELPING WITH THE HARVEST, UK, JULY 1945 SOLDIERS WORKING ON THE LAND: HELPING WITH THE HARVEST, UK, JULY 1945

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    A British soldier, probably of the Welch Regiment, helps a Land Girl to stook wheat, as they bring in the harvest, somewhere in Britain.

  • SOLDIERS WORKING ON THE LAND: HELPING WITH THE HARVEST, UK, JULY 1945 SOLDIERS WORKING ON THE LAND: HELPING WITH THE HARVEST, UK, JULY 1945

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    Soldiers on pay parade queue up for their wages at the end of a day of working helping to bring in the harvest, somewhere in Britain. Included are a man from a Fusilier regiment, possibly the Lancashire Fusiliers, receiving his payment, and several men...

  • A PICTURE OF A SOUTHERN TOWN: LIFE IN WARTIME READING, BERKSHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1945 A PICTURE OF A SOUTHERN TOWN: LIFE IN WARTIME READING, BERKSHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1945

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    A general scene of men at work on their sunny allotments on the outskirts of Reading. According to the original caption "some are on land owned by the Town Council, some are privately owned. You can have a piece of ground, usually rented out by the rod...

  • A PICTURE OF A SOUTHERN TOWN: LIFE IN WARTIME READING, BERKSHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1945 A PICTURE OF A SOUTHERN TOWN: LIFE IN WARTIME READING, BERKSHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1945

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    Customers receive haircuts at Thomas's barber shop in Reading. According to the original caption, "shortage of staff has led to long waits, has made the barber shop even more of a man's club than it was before the war".

  • A PICTURE OF A SOUTHERN TOWN: LIFE IN WARTIME READING, BERKSHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1945 A PICTURE OF A SOUTHERN TOWN: LIFE IN WARTIME READING, BERKSHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1945

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    Men, women and children enjoy a spot of dancing on the lawn at Caversham Court, Reading, on a Sunday afternoon. A stage can be seen in the background, where the accompanying musicians are performing. Instruments include a grand piano, two violins and a...

  • BELGIAN AIR TRAINING SCHOOL IN BRITAIN: TRAINING AT SNAILWELL, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1945 BELGIAN AIR TRAINING SCHOOL IN BRITAIN: TRAINING AT SNAILWELL, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1945

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    A general view of Belgian airmen reading in one of the classrooms at the flying school at Snailwell, near Newmarket. A number of aircraft identification posters, a map and several other posters can be seen on the walls.

  • BELGIAN AIR TRAINING SCHOOL IN BRITAIN: TRAINING AT SNAILWELL, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1945 BELGIAN AIR TRAINING SCHOOL IN BRITAIN: TRAINING AT SNAILWELL, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1945

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    A pupil and instructor sit in a dual-control Tiger Moth aircraft at the Belgian Air Training School at Snailwell, near Newmarket. A large number 10 is painted on the side of the aircraft, near the nose.

  • BELGIAN AIR TRAINING SCHOOL IN BRITAIN: TRAINING AT SNAILWELL, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1945 BELGIAN AIR TRAINING SCHOOL IN BRITAIN: TRAINING AT SNAILWELL, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1945

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    Belgian trainees at work on a Hercules engine at the Belgian Air Training School at Snailwell.

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

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    Soldiers wave goodbye from a boat control station on board the SS GEORGIC as she leaves Liverpool for the Middle East.

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

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    Troops carry heavy kitbags on their shoulders as they climb aboard the troopship SS GEORGIC at the Princes Landing Stage at Liverpool. They are boarding the ship via a 'Mersey Docks and Harbour Board' gangway.

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

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    In London's Piccadilly Circus,a group of servicemen and women, and a civilian woman, link arms as they walk towards the camera, singing as they dance in celebration around Eros (not pictured), on the news that the war in Japan is over. Behind them,...

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

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

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

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

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    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 NEWFOUNDLAND TROOPS IN ENGLAND, COMMANDO TRAINING, 1942

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    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 NEWFOUNDLAND TROOPS IN ENGLAND, COMMANDO TRAINING, 1942

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    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 NEWFOUNDLAND TROOPS IN ENGLAND: SIGNALLING TRAINING, 1942

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    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 NEWFOUNDLAND TROOPS IN ENGLAND, COMMANDO TRAINING, 1942

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

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    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 NEWFOUNDLAND TROOPS IN ENGLAND: SIGNALLING TRAINING, 1942

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

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    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 NEWFOUNDLAND TROOPS IN ENGLAND: ARTILLERY TRAINING, 1942

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    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 NEWFOUNDLAND TROOPS IN ENGLAND: ARTILLERY TRAINING, 1942

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    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 NEWFOUNDLAND TROOPS IN ENGLAND: ARTILLERY TRAINING, 1942

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    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 MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION

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

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

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

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

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

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

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    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...

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

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    Civil Defence rescue workers dig amongst the rubble following a devastating V1 attack in the Highland Road and Lunham Road area of Upper Norwood. Several steel helmets and spades can be seen in the foreground, as the workers use their bare hands to move...

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

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    A member of the American Ambulance Great Britain collects up a few of the salvageable personal belongings from the rubble of a home following a devastating V1 attack in the Highland Road and Lunham Road area of Upper Norwood. Behind her, other Civil...

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

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    An elderly man inspects the front paw of his 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 shelter when the siren...

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

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    A young woman hugs her pet cockatoo following a devastating V1 attack in the Highland Road and Lunham Road area of Upper Norwood. Rubble and debris can be clearly seen, piled up behind her.

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    The luminous flowers counter at a Woolworths store.

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

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    A member of the American Ambulance Great Britain changes the headlamp on a Bedford ambulance at the depot, somewhere in London. The letters 'EMS' can just be seen on the vehicle: these stand for 'Emergency Medical Service'. Behind her a stretcher can...

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

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    Civil Defence rescue workers stand on piles of rubble as they try to dig survivors out of collapsed buildings following a V1 attack in the Highland Road and Lunham Road area of Norwood, London, SE19. In the background, half-destroyed houses can also be...

  • PARISH PRIEST: THE WORK OF THE VICAR OF ST MARK'S CHURCH, VICTORIA DOCKS, SILVERTOWN, LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 1944 PARISH PRIEST: THE WORK OF THE VICAR OF ST MARK'S CHURCH, VICTORIA DOCKS, SILVERTOWN, LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 1944

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    Reverend Joseph Stephens conducts a wedding service at St Mark's Church, Silvertown. The original caption states that the groom is George Scott, on leave from the forces, and the bride is Winifred Hartley.

  • PARISH PRIEST: THE WORK OF THE VICAR OF ST MARK'S CHURCH, VICTORIA DOCKS, SILVERTOWN, LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 1944 PARISH PRIEST: THE WORK OF THE VICAR OF ST MARK'S CHURCH, VICTORIA DOCKS, SILVERTOWN, LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 1944

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    Reverend Joseph Stephens oversees the signing of the register after a wedding at St Mark's Church, Silvertown. It appears to have been a 'triple wedding' with three brides and three grooms!

  • PARISH PRIEST: THE WORK OF THE VICAR OF ST MARK'S CHURCH, VICTORIA DOCKS, SILVERTOWN, LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 1944 PARISH PRIEST: THE WORK OF THE VICAR OF ST MARK'S CHURCH, VICTORIA DOCKS, SILVERTOWN, LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 1944

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    A newly-married couple pose for the camera as they leave St Mark's Church, Silvertown after their wedding. Their wedding photographer can be seen in this photograph, as can several of their guests watching the proceedings.

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