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• A Black Aeroplane on a Red Deck : Aircraft massed on the Flight Deck of "HMS Formidable"

  (art) Made by: Rosoman, Leonard Henry (RA)

  image: several Corsair fighter aircraft and one Avenger, all with folded wings, stand on the deck of an aircraft carrier. Only the horizon is visible in the background.

• 'Angry Aeroplanes': Two Avengers on the Flight Deck of "HMS Formidable"

  (art) Made by: Rosoman, Leonard Henry (RA)

  image: Two dark-coloured machines with circular shaped wings and their landing wheels down, set against a mottled terracotta coloured background.

• An Indian Military Policeman, Batavia, 1945

  (art) Made by: Rafty, Tony 1945

  image: a half-length portrait showing an Indian Military Policeman in uniform, turning towards the left.

• A Chinese Merchantman sunk in Hong Kong Harbour

  (art) Made by: Rosoman, Leonard Henry (RA) 1945-09-17

  image: The funnel and two masts of a sunken vessel rise up out of the water. Several buildings on the harbour are visible behind, and a mountain rises up in the background.

• HMS Hunter: Sunderland Aircraft at Glugor, Penang: 5th September 1945

  (art) Made by: Hennell, Thomas Barclay 1945-09-05

  image: three distinctive white Short Sunderland flying boats afloat in the water of a harbour at Glugor, on the Malaysian island of Penang. Various items including a buoy and a rowing boat are on the shore in the foreground. A group of people has...

• HMS Hunter: The Sick Bay

  (art) Made by: Hennell, Thomas Barclay 1945

  image: the interior of the sick bay aboard the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Hunter. Several men lie in bunk beds suspended from the walls of the cabin by metal chains, with one man lying in a metal framed bed in the centre of the cabin. Another...

• Shell-handling Room : 'A' Gun Turret, "HMS Anson"

  (art) Made by: Morris, James 1945

  image: a view inside a gun turret with a sailor in the foreground, next to two large, loaded shells. A sailor in the background appears to be adjusting the settings of some of the machinery.

• The Nanking Road, Shanghai : Royal Marines marching in China's Victory Celebrations, October 1945

  (art) Made by: Morris, James 1945-10-01

  image: in the foreground civilians watch as Allied sailors march behind a band through a temporary decorated victory gateway. Flags fly from the buildings along the street and people wave from the balconies.

• A Phillippino with a Japanese Sword relates to British and Australian Marines his past Experiences with the Japanese, Leyte, 1946

  (art) Made by: Morris, James 1946

  image: a British and Australian soldier sit with a Filipino man holding a sword. Next to him sits a breast-feeding woman, while a second woman wearing a wide-brimmed hat stands behind him.

• The Guard-house of the 5th Commando : Frontier Gate, New Territories, Hong Kong

  (art) Made by: Morris, James 1945-11-11

  image: a truck full of civilians are being inspected at the checkpoint by British soldiers. In the foreground a group of civilians wearing wide-brimmed straw hats are lowering their baskets for a British soldier to check their contents. The Union Jack...