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  • Southern Railway passenger suburban services time tables Southern Railway passenger suburban services time tables

    (books) Made by: SOUTHERN RAILWAY PASSENGER SUBURBAN SERVICES (author) 1943-1944

    Annual

  • THE HOME GUARD 1939-1945 THE HOME GUARD 1939-1945

    part of "THE HOME GUARD 1940 - 1944: 32ND SURREY BATTALION" (photographs) Made by: Porter J A

    The Home Guard: Photograph contrasting a 1940 Local Defence volunteer with a 1944 Home Guard. Both were members of 32 Surrey Battalion.

  • War Weapons Week in a Country Town War Weapons Week in a Country Town

    (art) Made by: Ford, Michael 1941

    image: A street scene in a small town. A brass band, Girl Guides, Police and Home Guard participate in War Weapons Week outside a community hall and are watched by a crowd of civilians. Union flags are on display and a speech is being made from a...

  • Home Guards brewing Tea just before Dawn Home Guards brewing Tea just before Dawn

    (art) Made by: Ford, Michael 1941

    image: Two Home Guards inside a small wooden hut, brewing tea by candlelight.

  • A Sunday Morning with the Home Guard: Enemy HQ Taken at the Point of the Bayonet A Sunday Morning with the Home Guard: Enemy HQ Taken at the Point of the Bayonet

    (art) Made by: Ardizzone, Edward Jeffrey Irving 1941

    image: A group of home guards are seen rushing down a country lane and turning to the right through a gate next to a house. There is one soldier lagging behind further down the lane.

  • A Sunday Morning with the Home Guard: Storming an Enemy Post A Sunday Morning with the Home Guard: Storming an Enemy Post

    (art) Made by: Ardizzone, Edward Jeffrey Irving 1941

    image: A country lane with a group of home guards rushing along. They are turning a corner, through a gate next to a small low building. There is one man, further down the lane, lagging behind.

  • A Sunday Morning with the Home Guard: Advance on the First Objective A Sunday Morning with the Home Guard: Advance on the First Objective

    (art) Made by: Ardizzone, Edward Jeffrey Irving 1941

    image: A group of Home Guards moving through parkland towards a large house. The men at the front, near the house, are lying on the ground while the others appear to be running.

  • A Sunday Morning with the Home Guard: The Commandant Lets Off One Of His Crackers A Sunday Morning with the Home Guard: The Commandant Lets Off One Of His Crackers

    (art) Made by: Ardizzone, Edward Jeffrey Irving 1941

    image: In the foreground we see the side of a shed and four uniformed men hiding behind it. To the left of this is an open area in the centre of which is a smoking cracker on the floor. Men run away from it in all directions.

  • A Day with the Home Guard : Home Guards advancing under a bridge on the river Front A Day with the Home Guard : Home Guards advancing under a bridge on the river Front

    (art) Made by: Ardizzone, Edward Jeffrey Irving 1941

    image: A group of home guards sneaking around a corner at the bottom of a flight of steps, holding their rifles with caution. Their leader is kneeling, holding a smoking canister in the air.

  • A Day with the Home Guard : a landing party A Day with the Home Guard : a landing party

    (art) Made by: Ardizzone, Edward Jeffrey Irving 1941

    image: Uniformed men are seen jumping from a boat and climbing up a harbour wall. In the background some civilians lean over the top of the wall to watch.

  • The War in Maida Vale : 'There Is Life in the Old Dogs Yet' The War in Maida Vale : 'There Is Life in the Old Dogs Yet'

    (art) Made by: Ardizzone, Edward Jeffrey Irving 1941

    image: A group of elderly home guards stand outside a pub watching a blonde girl weraing a black suit walk by.

  • Snap into it - Men 18-19 1/2 - Home Defence Snap into it - Men 18-19 1/2 - Home Defence

    (posters) Made by: Scott, Frederick George Alfred (artist)

    whole: the image occupies the upper three-quarters, set against a blue background. The title is integrated and positioned in the upper quarter, in red cursive script. The subtitle is separate and placed in the lower quarter, in white, set against a green...

  • 'Let 'em All Come' - Home Defence Battalions 'Let 'em All Come' - Home Defence Battalions

    (posters) Made by: Scott, Frederick George Alfred (artist) 1939

    whole: the image occupies the upper three-quarters, set against a green background. The title is integrated and positioned in the upper quarter, in white outlined red cursive script. The subtitle and text are separate and placed in the lower quarter, in...

  • Let 'em All Come - Home Defence Battalions Let 'em All Come - Home Defence Battalions

    (posters) Made by: Scott, Frederick George Alfred (artist) 1940

    whole: the image occupies the upper three-quarters, set against a green background. The title is integrated and positioned in the upper quarter, in white outlined red cursive script. The subtitle and text are separate and placed in the lower quarter, in...

  • Put Litter in the Basket Put Litter in the Basket

    (posters) Made by: A M (artist)

    whole: the image is positioned in the upper third, with the title and text separate and placed in the lower two-thirds, in black and orange. All set against a white background. image: a full-length depiction of a well-dressed man dropping an empty...

  • PAULA GREEN ENTERTAINING AT HMS RAJALIYA, IN THE FAR EAST, JUNE 1945. PAULA GREEN ENTERTAINING AT HMS RAJALIYA, IN THE FAR EAST, JUNE 1945.

    part of "ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Royal Navy official photographer

    Miss Paula Green, the Blackpool born radio singer gives a song during 'stand easy' to maintenance ratings at HMS RAJALIYA, a jungle Royal Naval Air Station, part of the British East Indies Fleet. The Seafire they are servicing forms the background.

  • JAPANESE SURRENDER AT SINGAPORE, 4 SEPTEMBER 1945 JAPANESE SURRENDER AT SINGAPORE, 4 SEPTEMBER 1945

    part of "ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Royal Navy official photographer

    General Itagaki signing the terms for the reoccupation of Japan on board HMS SUSSEX.

  • AIRCRAFT OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE 1939-1945: SHORT S.25 SUNDERLAND. AIRCRAFT OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE 1939-1945: SHORT S.25 SUNDERLAND.

    part of "AIR MINISTRY SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Lea T (Flying Officer)

    Sunderland Mark III, EJ143 ‘S’, of No. 230 Squadron RAF Detachment, piloted by Flight Lieutenant A W Deller, taking off at Addu Atoll, Maldive Islands.

  • ROYAL AIR FORCE OPERATIONS IN THE FAR EAST, 1941-1945. ROYAL AIR FORCE OPERATIONS IN THE FAR EAST, 1941-1945.

    part of "AIR MINISTRY SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Royal Air Force official photographer

    The Air Commander, Strategic Air Force, Eastern Air Command, Air Commodore F J W Mellersh, outside his Headquarters at Calcutta, India.

  • ROYAL AIR FORCE OPERATIONS IN THE FAR EAST, 1941-1945. ROYAL AIR FORCE OPERATIONS IN THE FAR EAST, 1941-1945.

    part of "AIR MINISTRY SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: No. 27 Squadron RAF

    A camouflaged oil storage tank at Sadaing tank farm, south of Yenangyaung, Burma, erupts in flames while under attack by cannon fire from Bristol Beaufighter Mark VIFs of No. 27 Squadron RAF.

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