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  • WOMEN IN INDUSTRY IN BRITAIN DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR WOMEN IN INDUSTRY IN BRITAIN DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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

    Women welders making stirrup pump handles during the Second World War.

  • EVERYDAY LIFE AT A MINISTRY OF SUPPLY SHELL FILLING FACTORY, ENGLAND, UK, 1941 EVERYDAY LIFE AT A MINISTRY OF SUPPLY SHELL FILLING FACTORY, ENGLAND, UK, 1941

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

    At this stage of the shell production process, workers screw in the fuzes. The shells are then ready to go to the paint shop. Each shell is painted with a different colour combination depending on the type of explosive used.

  • EVERYDAY LIFE AT A MINISTRY OF SUPPLY SHELL FILLING FACTORY, ENGLAND, UK, 1941 EVERYDAY LIFE AT A MINISTRY OF SUPPLY SHELL FILLING FACTORY, ENGLAND, UK, 1941

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

    Rows of female munitions workers assemble fuzes at this filling factory. In the front row, on the right hand side, is the 'new recruit', who is the main focus of this sequence of photographs.

  • EVERYDAY LIFE AT A MINISTRY OF SUPPLY SHELL FILLING FACTORY, ENGLAND, UK, 1941 EVERYDAY LIFE AT A MINISTRY OF SUPPLY SHELL FILLING FACTORY, ENGLAND, UK, 1941

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

    The shop foreman shows the new recruit to this filling factory how a safety device works on this piece of machinery.

  • EVERYDAY LIFE AT A MINISTRY OF SUPPLY SHELL FILLING FACTORY, ENGLAND, UK, 1941 EVERYDAY LIFE AT A MINISTRY OF SUPPLY SHELL FILLING FACTORY, ENGLAND, UK, 1941

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

    A female factory worker fits exploders into rows of shells at this filling factory. Behind her, other munitions workers can also be seen.

  • EVERYDAY LIFE AT A MINISTRY OF SUPPLY SHELL FILLING FACTORY, ENGLAND, UK, 1941 EVERYDAY LIFE AT A MINISTRY OF SUPPLY SHELL FILLING FACTORY, ENGLAND, UK, 1941

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

    Two female munitions workers load shells onto a conveyor belt which will transport them to the filling chamber. Each stage of the production process was kept separate from the next due to the dangerous nature of the work involved.

  • EVERYDAY LIFE AT A MINISTRY OF SUPPLY SHELL FILLING FACTORY, ENGLAND, UK, 1941 EVERYDAY LIFE AT A MINISTRY OF SUPPLY SHELL FILLING FACTORY, ENGLAND, UK, 1941

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

    Female munitions workers stack shells in a large warehouse at this filling factory. Empty shells would arrive by road and rail ready for filling.

  • EVERYDAY LIFE AT A MINISTRY OF SUPPLY SHELL FILLING FACTORY, ENGLAND, UK, 1941 EVERYDAY LIFE AT A MINISTRY OF SUPPLY SHELL FILLING FACTORY, ENGLAND, UK, 1941

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

    Female munitions workers stack shells at this filling factory. These shells are now ready for the fuzes to be fitted.

  • HOW A BRITISH WOMAN DRESSES IN WARTIME: UTILITY CLOTHING IN BRITAIN, 1943 HOW A BRITISH WOMAN DRESSES IN WARTIME: UTILITY CLOTHING IN BRITAIN, 1943

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    This photograph shows a model wearing an outfit which illustrates the way in which old clothes can be re-worked and worn as new. The model, seen here leaning on an ornate plinth, wears a black chiffon blouse made from an old dinner dress, a long black...

  • THE HOME FRONT IN BRITAIN DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR THE HOME FRONT IN BRITAIN DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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    A display showing the weekly food ration for an adult: bacon, egg, sugar, cheese, meat, tea, butter, margarine and lard on ration book, and prunes, rice and cornflakes on points ration book.

  • UNDERGROUND RAILWAY WOMEN: WOMEN AT WORK ON LONDON'S TUBE NETWORK, 1942 UNDERGROUND RAILWAY WOMEN: WOMEN AT WORK ON LONDON'S TUBE NETWORK, 1942

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    Mrs Edith Hill manoeuvres a forklift trolley in a depot where railway seats are overhauled and repaired, somewhere in London. According to the original caption "women play an extensive part in repair and overhaul work". A large crate of old seats can...

  • AMERICANS IN BRITAIN, 1942 - 1945 AMERICANS IN BRITAIN, 1942 - 1945

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    Off Duty: Scene on the doorstep as the billeting officer Police Constable Trevitt introduces Sergeant Robert Ceci from New Jersey to locals Mr and Mrs Cookson at Burton Bradstock in Dorset.

  • AMERICANS IN BRITAIN, 1942 - 1945 AMERICANS IN BRITAIN, 1942 - 1945

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    Off Duty: GI Sergeant J Nykodam from Illinois sitting on the steps of the ruined banqueting hall built in the Bishop's Palace, the location of the Red Cross Club in Norwich, England.

  • INDIAN TEST PILOT, ENGLAND, 1942 INDIAN TEST PILOT, ENGLAND, 1942

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    Flying Officer P C Ramachandran, wearing a flying helmet, smiles from the cockpit of his aircraft, prior to a test flight, somewhere in Britain.

  • INDIAN TEST PILOT, ENGLAND, 1942 INDIAN TEST PILOT, ENGLAND, 1942

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    A striking head and shoulders portrait of Flying Officer P C Ramachandran wearing flying helmet and gloves, beside his aircraft, prior to a test flight.

  • UNDERGROUND RAILWAY WOMEN: WOMEN AT WORK ON LONDON'S TUBE NETWORK, 1942 UNDERGROUND RAILWAY WOMEN: WOMEN AT WORK ON LONDON'S TUBE NETWORK, 1942

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    Miss Feely operates one of the large lifts which carry passengers from street level down to the platforms and back up to the street again. Before the war, Miss Feely was a barmaid. Note the posters on display behind her: one provides the public with '...

  • UNDERGROUND RAILWAY WOMEN: WOMEN AT WORK ON LONDON'S TUBE NETWORK, 1942 UNDERGROUND RAILWAY WOMEN: WOMEN AT WORK ON LONDON'S TUBE NETWORK, 1942

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

    Mrs L Philpotts (left) and Mrs E Firth carry out some essential maintenance work to the escalators at a London underground station. According to the original caption "London's 'Metro' has one of the most elaborate systems of escalators in the world'"....

  • AMERICANS IN BRITAIN: THE WORK OF NO 121 (EAGLE) SQUADRON RAF, ROCHFORD, ESSEX, AUGUST 1942 AMERICANS IN BRITAIN: THE WORK OF NO 121 (EAGLE) SQUADRON RAF, ROCHFORD, ESSEX, AUGUST 1942

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    Flying Officer Osbourne plays a tune on his banjulele as entertainment for his Eagle Squadron colleagues on the terrace of the old English house in which they are billeted. Left to right, the 'audience' is: Pilot Officer Kearney (smoking a pipe), Pilot...

  • AMERICANS IN BRITAIN: THE WORK OF NO 121 (EAGLE) SQUADRON RAF, ROCHFORD, ESSEX, AUGUST 1942 AMERICANS IN BRITAIN: THE WORK OF NO 121 (EAGLE) SQUADRON RAF, ROCHFORD, ESSEX, AUGUST 1942

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    In the Pilots' Dispersal Hut at Rochford airfield, personnel of No 121 (Eagle) Squadron play Poker as they await the order to 'scramble'. Left to right they are: Pilot Officer Beatie (standing, from Georgia), Pilot Officer Heppel (New Jersey), Pilot...

  • AMERICANS IN BRITAIN: THE WORK OF NO 121 (EAGLE) SQUADRON RAF, ROCHFORD, ESSEX, AUGUST 1942 AMERICANS IN BRITAIN: THE WORK OF NO 121 (EAGLE) SQUADRON RAF, ROCHFORD, ESSEX, AUGUST 1942

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    In the Dispersal Hut at Rochford airfield, the telephonist logs a call from the Control Tower, confirming that 12 Spitfires are successfully airborne. In the background, a 'spare' pilot reads a book.

  • AMERICANS IN BRITAIN: THE WORK OF NO 121 (EAGLE) SQUADRON RAF, ROCHFORD, ESSEX, AUGUST 1942 AMERICANS IN BRITAIN: THE WORK OF NO 121 (EAGLE) SQUADRON RAF, ROCHFORD, ESSEX, AUGUST 1942

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

    Personnel of No 121 (Eagle) Squadron look on as three Spitfire Vbs come in to land after a fighter sweep over northern France. Some of the accommodation used by the Squadron is visible in the background, as are several civilian houses. Also visible are...

  • AMERICANS IN BRITAIN: THE WORK OF NO 121 (EAGLE) SQUADRON RAF, ROCHFORD, ESSEX, AUGUST 1942 AMERICANS IN BRITAIN: THE WORK OF NO 121 (EAGLE) SQUADRON RAF, ROCHFORD, ESSEX, AUGUST 1942

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    Flight Sergeant Bill Kelly (left) and Flying Officer Osbourne sleep between 'sweeps' in the Dispersal Hut at Rochford airfield. Underneath the bed on which they sleep is the station mascot, a dog called Roger. The original caption states that "Like so...

  • DUTCH CHILDREN AT WARMSWORTH CAMP, NEAR DONCASTER, YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1945 DUTCH CHILDREN AT WARMSWORTH CAMP, NEAR DONCASTER, YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1945

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    Dutch children say goodbye to some of their friends as they leave Warmsworth Camp by coach. They are going to stay as guests with many English families. The girls on the left wave and shake hands as they wait for their own coach to arrive.

  • CONTINGENT ARRIVES IN ENGLAND FOR VICTORY PARADE, LIVERPOOL, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1946 CONTINGENT ARRIVES IN ENGLAND FOR VICTORY PARADE, LIVERPOOL, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1946

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    Men of the Palestine Police share a joke with 4 year old Paul Dougherty on board the ORBITA upon her arrival at Liverpool. According to the original caption, Paul came on board to meet his father, who works on the ship.

  • VICTORY MARCHERS CAMP IN LONDON: ACCOMMODATION IN KENSINGTON GARDENS, LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 1946 VICTORY MARCHERS CAMP IN LONDON: ACCOMMODATION IN KENSINGTON GARDENS, LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 1946

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    Members of the Arab Legion take part in a rehearsal in Hyde Park, London, in preparation for the Victory Parade. All have rifles. The flag bearer at the front of the formation is flanked by two more soldiers carrying rifles.

  • VICTORY MARCHERS CAMP IN LONDON: ACCOMMODATION IN KENSINGTON GARDENS, LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 1946 VICTORY MARCHERS CAMP IN LONDON: ACCOMMODATION IN KENSINGTON GARDENS, LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 1946

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    Men of an East African unit iron their clothes in front of their tented camp in Kensington Gardens, London.

  • VICTORY MARCHERS CAMP IN LONDON: ACCOMMODATION IN KENSINGTON GARDENS, LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 1946 VICTORY MARCHERS CAMP IN LONDON: ACCOMMODATION IN KENSINGTON GARDENS, LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 1946

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

    Men of the Arab Legion take part in a rehearsal in Hyde Park, London, in preparation for the Victory Parade. All have rifles. The flag bearer at the front of the formation is flanked by two more soldiers carrying rifles. They are marching towards the...

  • INDIAN CONTINGENT ARRIVES IN ENGLAND FOR VICTORY PARADE, LIVERPOOL, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1946 INDIAN CONTINGENT ARRIVES IN ENGLAND FOR VICTORY PARADE, LIVERPOOL, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1946

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    Men of the 8th Punjab Indian Pipe Band play the bagpipes as they march in formation along the deck of the MAURETANIA, as it arrives at the Prince's Landing Stage, Liverpool.

  • CONTINGENT ARRIVES IN ENGLAND FOR VICTORY PARADE, LIVERPOOL, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1946 CONTINGENT ARRIVES IN ENGLAND FOR VICTORY PARADE, LIVERPOOL, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1946

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    Three Iraqi Levies, who volunteered for service as ground crew with the Royal Air Force, look over the side of the ORBITA as it pulls into the docks at Liverpool. Left to right, they are: Sergeant Macko Shmos, Lance Corporal Adoniyo Odisho and Corporal...

  • CONTINGENT ARRIVES IN ENGLAND FOR VICTORY PARADE, LIVERPOOL, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1946 CONTINGENT ARRIVES IN ENGLAND FOR VICTORY PARADE, LIVERPOOL, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1946

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    Men on board the ORBITA as it arrives at Prince's Landing Stage, Liverpool. They have travelled to Britain to take part in the Victory Parade in London in June.

  • CONTINGENT ARRIVES IN ENGLAND FOR VICTORY PARADE, LIVERPOOL, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1946 CONTINGENT ARRIVES IN ENGLAND FOR VICTORY PARADE, LIVERPOOL, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1946

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    Sergeant Major Mahmoud Zahaire of the Trans Jordan Frontier Forces tends to the two horses he was tasked with bringing to England on the deck of the ORBITA. The horses are a gift from the Palace of Prince Amir Abdullah for the Princesses Margaret and...

  • VICTORY MARCHERS CAMP IN LONDON: ACCOMMODATION IN KENSINGTON GARDENS, LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 1946 VICTORY MARCHERS CAMP IN LONDON: ACCOMMODATION IN KENSINGTON GARDENS, LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 1946

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    A soldier of the King's African Rifles practices his barbering skills on a colleague in their camp in Kensington Gardens. Saidi shaves the head of his friend Ngette, as Ngette sits patiently with a towel around his shoulders.

  • VICTORY MARCHERS CAMP IN LONDON: ACCOMMODATION IN KENSINGTON GARDENS, LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 1946 VICTORY MARCHERS CAMP IN LONDON: ACCOMMODATION IN KENSINGTON GARDENS, LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 1946

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    Men of various African regiments queue up for their lunchtime meal at their tented camp in Kensington Gardens, London.

  • VICTORY MARCHERS CAMP IN LONDON: ACCOMMODATION IN KENSINGTON GARDENS, LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 1946 VICTORY MARCHERS CAMP IN LONDON: ACCOMMODATION IN KENSINGTON GARDENS, LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 1946

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    A West African cook prepares a meal in front of the tented camp in Kensington Gardens, London. Men of several African regiments are amongst thousands of troops from across the Empire who will take part in the Victory Parade.

  • THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945: GREAT BRITAIN: PERSONALITIES THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945: GREAT BRITAIN: PERSONALITIES

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    Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh C T Dowding, Commander in Chief of Royal Air Force Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain.

  • THE LONDON VICTORY PARADE THE LONDON VICTORY PARADE

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    Crowds line the route as Cromwell, and behind, Comet tanks make their way towards the Saluting Base in the Mall, as part of the Victory Parade, 8 June 1945. In the background, the Tower of London and Tower Bridge can be clearly seen.

  • VICTORY PARADE IN LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 8 JUNE 1946 VICTORY PARADE IN LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 8 JUNE 1946

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    Men and women of the National Fire Service (NFS) follow behind women of the Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS) as they march past the Saluting Base in the Mall. HM King George VI and HM Queen Elizabeth stand on the dais, the King taking the Salute....

  • VICTORY PARADE IN LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 8 JUNE 1946 VICTORY PARADE IN LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 8 JUNE 1946

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    Crowds line the route as Royal Artillery searchlight lorries make their way towards the Saluting Base in the Mall, as part of the Victory Parade.

  • VICTORY PARADE IN LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 8 JUNE 1946 VICTORY PARADE IN LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 8 JUNE 1946

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    Crowds line the route as Royal Navy amphibious load carriers make their way towards the Saluting Base in the Mall, as part of the Victory Parade. In the background, the Tower of London can be clearly seen.

  • VICTORY PARADE IN LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 8 JUNE 1946 VICTORY PARADE IN LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 8 JUNE 1946

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    Crowds line the route as a Land Drainage Excavator and Farm Tractor and Binder make their way towards the Saluting Base in the Mall, as part of the Victory Parade. Two London buses can be seen in the procession behind them. These vehicles represent the...

  • VICTORY PARADE IN LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 8 JUNE 1946 VICTORY PARADE IN LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 8 JUNE 1946

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    Crowds line the route as Royal Air Force Mechanical Horses with Torpedoes make their way towards the Saluting Base in the Mall, as part of the Victory Parade. In the background, the Tower of London and Tower Bridge can be clearly seen.

  • VICTORY MARCHERS CAMP IN LONDON: ACCOMMODATION IN KENSINGTON GARDENS, LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 1946 VICTORY MARCHERS CAMP IN LONDON: ACCOMMODATION IN KENSINGTON GARDENS, LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 1946

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    A West African soldier shaves in preparation for the Victory Parade in London. He is sitting on a blanket on the grass beside the tented camp in which he, and many other soldiers, are staying, in Kensington Gardens.

  • VICTORY PARADE IN LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 8 JUNE 1946 VICTORY PARADE IN LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 8 JUNE 1946

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    Crowds line the route as fire engines of the National Fire Service (NFS) make their way towards the Saluting Base in the Mall, as part of the Victory Parade. These vehicles represent the contribution of the Civil Defence services to the war effort. In...

  • STUDENT NURSE: LIFE AT ST HELIER HOSPITAL, CARSHALTON, SURREY, 1943 STUDENT NURSE: LIFE AT ST HELIER HOSPITAL, CARSHALTON, SURREY, 1943

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    A full length portrait of Joyce Collier wearing the outdoor uniform of a State Registered Nurse, outside St Helier Hospital, Carshalton.

  • STUDENT NURSE: LIFE AT ST HELIER HOSPITAL, CARSHALTON, SURREY, 1943 STUDENT NURSE: LIFE AT ST HELIER HOSPITAL, CARSHALTON, SURREY, 1943

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    A full length portrait of Joyce Collier showing the indoor uniform of a State Registered Nurse, at St Helier Hospital, Carshalton.

  • WOMEN'S ROYAL NAVAL SERVICE: WITH THE FLEET AIR ARM, SCOTLAND, 1943 WOMEN'S ROYAL NAVAL SERVICE: WITH THE FLEET AIR ARM, SCOTLAND, 1943

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    A Wren Visual Signaller uses a flash lamp to receive and send messages to ships at this Fleet Air Arm station, somewhere in Scotland. According to the original caption, after training Wren Visual Signallers are on duty in ports and their category badge...

  • HARRY HARGREAVES GOES TO BUCKINGHAM PALACE: FROM YORKSHIRE TO LONDON TO COLLECT HIS BRITISH EMPIRE MEDAL, 1943 HARRY HARGREAVES GOES TO BUCKINGHAM PALACE: FROM YORKSHIRE TO LONDON TO COLLECT HIS BRITISH EMPIRE MEDAL, 1943

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    A striking head and shoulders portrait of Harry Hargreaves, BEM, wearing his British Empire Medal outside Buckingham Palace.

  • ROYAL AIR FORCE FIGHTER COMMAND, 1939-1940. ROYAL AIR FORCE FIGHTER COMMAND, 1939-1940.

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    Head and shoulders portrait of Air Vice-Marshal W Sholto Douglas, Deputy Chief of the Air Staff; a photograph issued at the time of his promotion to Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Fighter Command, in November 1940.

  • ITALIAN PRISONERS OF WAR IN BRITAIN: EVERYDAY LIFE AT AN ITALIAN POW CAMP, ENGLAND, UK, 1945 ITALIAN PRISONERS OF WAR IN BRITAIN: EVERYDAY LIFE AT AN ITALIAN POW CAMP, ENGLAND, UK, 1945

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    Italian Prisoners of War at work in the tailor's shop of the N.144 workers camp near London. They are: Vicenzo Romano, Mario Perderzani, Pietro Viviano, Domenico Amorizzo and Salvatore Calicchio.

  • ITALIAN PRISONERS OF WAR IN BRITAIN: EVERYDAY LIFE AT AN ITALIAN POW CAMP, ENGLAND, UK, 1945 ITALIAN PRISONERS OF WAR IN BRITAIN: EVERYDAY LIFE AT AN ITALIAN POW CAMP, ENGLAND, UK, 1945

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    A general scene of the cobbler's shop at the N.144 Italian workers camp near London. These Prisoners of War are: Antoni Tolino, Pasquale Usai, Salvatore Polizzi, Giuseppe Bosco and Aldo Mora.

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