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• DUTCH CHILD REFUGEES: ARRIVAL IN BRITAIN AT TILBURY, ESSEX, ENGLAND, UK, 1945

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

  A group of young boys, originally from Rosendaal, pose for the camera upon arrival at their rest centre in Tilbury. Two children have drums and one boy has a tambourine. The children are standing in front of a blackboard, upon which a notice has been...

• DUTCH CHILD REFUGEES: ARRIVAL IN BRITAIN AT TILBURY, ESSEX, ENGLAND, UK, 1945

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

  A small Dutch boy smiles for the camera upon arrival at Tilbury in Essex. He is carrying a small paper parcel under his arm, which contains all his luggage. He, and the other children, (some of whom can be seen behind him) all have labels pinned to...

• DUTCH CHILD REFUGEES: ARRIVAL IN BRITAIN AT TILBURY, ESSEX, ENGLAND, UK, 1945

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

  At a rest centre in Tilbury, a newly-arrived Dutch refugee has her knee dressed by her teacher. According to the original caption, she bruised her knee whilst on board the ship.

• DUTCH CHILD REFUGEES: ARRIVAL IN BRITAIN AT TILBURY, ESSEX, ENGLAND, UK, 1945

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

  At a rest centre in Tilbury, a group of Dutch refugee children enjoy a second breakfast. Two boys are holding up a large flag which has the name of their village on it: Breda.

• LIBERATED RUSSIAN PRISONERS IN ENGLAND: EVERYDAY LIFE AT THEIR CAMP IN WORTHING, SUSSEX, ENGLAND, UK, 1945

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

  In one of the dormitories of their camp in Worthing, a group of Russian liberated prisoners practice on their home-made musical instruments, whilst others reads the newspapers. Left to right, they are:Junior Lieutenant Maresh (reading), Aleksei...

• LIBERATED RUSSIAN PRISONERS IN ENGLAND: EVERYDAY LIFE AT THEIR CAMP IN WORTHING, SUSSEX, ENGLAND, UK, 1945

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

  Junior Lieutenant Dragomir Maresh (aged 23) plays a tune on a home-made balalaika in the dormitory of the camp for Russian liberated Prisoners of War, in Worthing, Sussex. Jnr Lt Maresh had previously served in the Russian navy.

• LIBERATED RUSSIAN PRISONERS IN ENGLAND: EVERYDAY LIFE AT THEIR CAMP IN WORTHING, SUSSEX, ENGLAND, UK, 1945

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

  Liberated Russian Prisoners of War Paval Pospelov (left) and Aleksei Chibisov chat in the kitchen of their camp in Worthing, Sussex, as head cook Pospelov prepares a stew. Chibisov is an orderly and is collecting the plates ready for the evening meal.

• DUTCH CHILD REFUGEES: ARRIVAL IN BRITAIN AT TILBURY, ESSEX, ENGLAND, UK, 1945

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

  Dutch refugee children crowd to look over the side of the ship as it berths, upon arrival in Britain, at Tilbury docks.

• DUTCH CHILD REFUGEES: ARRIVAL IN BRITAIN AT TILBURY, ESSEX, ENGLAND, UK, 1945

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

  A Dutch school teacher leads a group of refugee children away from the ship upon which they have just arrived. They have berthed at Tilbury Docks in Essex, and will be taken to a rest centre, before onward transport to a hostel.

• DUTCH CHILD REFUGEES: ARRIVAL IN BRITAIN AT TILBURY, ESSEX, ENGLAND, UK, 1945

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

  Upon arrival at Tilbury docks, a group of young Dutch refugee children wait on the quayside to be taken on to a rest centre before transport on to a hostel.