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• THE LIBERATION OF RHODES, 1945

  part of "WAR OFFICE SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Hawkins Trevor J (Sergeant)

  Civilians on the island of Rhodes have their ration books stamped as they pass through a food distribution centre. During the German occupation the local inhabitants had suffered the effects of malnutrition due to insufficient food. After the liberation...

• THE LIBERATION OF RHODES, 1945

  part of "WAR OFFICE SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Hawkins Trevor J (Sergeant)

  In a Red Cross soup kitchen volunteer staff distribute soup to waiting civilians. During the German occupation the local inhabitants had suffered the effects of malnutrition due to insufficient food. After the liberation of the island the British quickly...

• THE LIBERATION OF RHODES, 1945

  part of "WAR OFFICE SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Hawkins Trevor J (Sergeant)

  Civilians on the island of Rhodes about to enter a food distribution centre. Alongside the doorway is a notice board showing the scale of rations allowed for each person. During the German occupation the local inhabitants had suffered the effects of...

• THE CAMPAIGN IN NORTH AFRICA 1941

  part of "WAR OFFICE SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: No 1 Army Film & Photographic Unit

  Soldiers wearing gas masks while peeling onions at Tobruk, 15 October 1941.

• THE LIBERATION OF RHODES, 1945

  part of "WAR OFFICE SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Hawkins Trevor J (Sergeant)

  Two elderly Greek women sip their soup as they leave a Red Cross kitchen. They also carry bags so that they can call at a food distribution centre to collect their rations. During the German occupation the local inhabitants had suffered the effects of...

• WAR INDUSTRY IN BRITAIN 1939-1945

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

  Factory canteens: Behind the counter of a Royal Ordnance factory canteen, women prepare to serve dinners.

• WAR INDUSTRY IN BRITAIN 1939-1945

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

  Factory Canteens: A Ministry of Supply factory canteen. Cafeterias of this kind provided good quality, low priced food for thousands of workers each day.

• AMERICAN LEASE AND LEND FOOD BEING EATEN BY WORKERS IN THE FACTORIES OF ENGLAND, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1941

  part of "MINISTRY OF FOOD SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Food official photographer

  Cotton workers eat their midday lunch of American cheese amongst the bales of cotton in their Lancashire factory. According to the original caption, American cotton is used in this mill and the marks of origin can be seen on the bales.

• AMERICAN LEASE AND LEND FOOD BEING EATEN BY WORKERS IN ENGLAND, LIVERPOOL, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1941

  part of "MINISTRY OF FOOD SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Food official photographer

  A demolition worker in Liverpool sucks a raw American egg as he rests on a wheelbarrow next to a smouldering fire.

• AMERICAN LEASE AND LEND FOOD BEING EATEN BY WORKERS IN ENGLAND, LIVERPOOL, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1941

  part of "MINISTRY OF FOOD SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Food official photographer

  A Liverpool dockyard worker enjoys a meal of American baked ham in a marquee, which is being used as a feeding centre. According to the original caption, the marquee seats 300 diners.