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• VERA LYNN VISITS A MUNITIONS FACTORY, UK, 1941

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

  Vera Lynn sings to workers during a lunchtime concert at a munitions factory, somewhere in Britain.

• LEISURE AND ENTERTAINMENT DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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

  Wartime Entertainers: The singer Vera Lynn, who became so popular with British servicemen that she was known as the 'Forces Sweetheart' sings to workers during their lunch break at a factory in the south of England.

• A ROYAL VISIT TO THE LEYLAND FACTORY, ENGLAND, UK, 1941

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

  HM King George VI talks to a female machine operator during a royal visit to the Leyland factory.

• THE PRODUCTION OF COVENANTER TANKS AT A FACTORY IN THE MIDLANDS, ENGLAND, UK, 1941

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

  A general view of Covenanter tanks at various stages of production in the main assembly shop of a factory, somewhere in the Midlands.

• THE PRODUCTION OF COVENANTER TANKS AT A FACTORY IN THE MIDLANDS, ENGLAND, UK, 1941

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

  A general view of Covenanter tanks at various stages of production in the main assembly shop of a factory, somewhere in the Midlands.

• THE PRODUCTION OF COVENANTER TANKS AT A FACTORY IN THE MIDLANDS, ENGLAND, UK, 1941

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

  A general view of Covenanter tanks at various stages of production on the assembly line of a factory, somewhere in the Midlands.

• A ROYAL VISIT TO THE LEYLAND FACTORY, ENGLAND, UK, 1941

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

  A female munitions worker explains to HM Queen Elizabeth how fuse caps are made, during a royal visit to the Leyland factory.

• A ROYAL VISIT TO THE LEYLAND FACTORY, ENGLAND, UK, 1941

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

  HM King George VI and HM Queen Elizabeth talk to a woman operating a fuse testing machine during a visit to the Leyland factory.

• 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...