Description
Object description
Photographs taken by British Army photographers of British and Allied troops in France from January - June 1940.
Photographers: Davies (Lt), Keating Geoffrey (Lt), Kessell (Lt), Malindine E G (Lt), Puttnam L A (Lt), Taylor E A (Lt), Tennyson D'Eyncourt (Lt)
HEAVY ANTI-AIRCRAFT REGIMENTS
6th HAA Rgt 12 Bty - Near Phalempin - F 3667-69
ANTI-TANK REGIMENT
3rd AT Rgt - Arms - F 3067
13th AT Rgt - In the snow at Beauvy- F 2602-2612
HEAVY REGIMENTS
1st Hvy Rgt 3 Bty - 6" guns at Beauvy - F 2506-17
- F 2506-2517
5 Bty - 8" Howitzers on exercise, Calais - F 2113-2120
SEARCHLIGHT REGIMENT
3rd SL Rgt 10 Bty - Practice of troops near Calais - F 4180-186
SUPER-HEAVY REGIMENTS
(? SHvy Rgt) 2 Bty - Near Lille - F 4226-4241
MEDIUM REGIMENTS
2nd Med Rgt - With 60 pdrs at Calais - F 2121-2122
FIELD REGIMENTS
9th Field Rgt 20/76 Bty - plays football agains a french Rgt at Compeigne Stadium - F 2431-34
91st Field Rgt 361 Bty - RA hold 25pdr - F 2069-2079
ROYAL HORSE ARTILLERY
2nd RHA - TD gun working the Belgian frontier - F 4338
A R M O U R E D R E G I M E N T S:
ROYAL TANK REGIMENT:
2nd Battalion tanks at the quay at Cherbourg, 23rd May 1940 – F 4538
4th Battalion demonstration with 2N Staffs before Major-General Mac Noughton, Canadian C in C, near Hebuterne – F 2102 – 2112
4th Battalion exercise with Coldstream Guards, France, 12th January 1940 – F 2139 - 2141
5th Battalion cruiser tanks of "C" Squadron in Quesney area, May 1940 – F 4600, 4602 – 4604, 4606, 4612
5th Battalion tank passing refugees – F 4717
CAVALRY REGIMENTS:
THE QUEEN'S BAYS (2nd DRAGOON GUARDS):
KO cruiser tank of "A" Squadron, France, May 1940 – F 4605
Officers in conference at Fresnoy, France, May 1940 – F 4537
Tank by a road in the Somme area, France, May 1940 – F 4536
Waiting to embark at Brest, June 1940 – F 4819
4th/7th ROYAL DRAGOON GUARDS:
Exercise with light tanks near Bucquay, France, 2nd March 1940 – F 2918 – 2931, 3038 - 3039
Exercise with carriers and light tanks near Bucquay, France, 12th January 1940 – F 2126 - 2138
Group of officers and men near Bucquay, France – F 2918, 3118
9th QUEEN'S ROYAL LANCERS:
Crew repair track of Cruiser tank in Blangy – F 4657
Tanks and vehicles of "B" Squadron; roadside conference – F 4564 – 4564, 4568 - 4569
10th ROYAL HUSSARS:
Cruiser tank set on fire at Huppy – F 4594
Knocked out Cruiser tanks of "A" Squadron at Huppy – F 4590, 4599
Knocked out light tanks of "B" Squadron at Huppy – F 4589, 4591, 4593, 4596
13th/18th ROYAL HUSSARS (QUEEN MARY'S OWN)
"Arms of the men series" – F 3059 – 3066, 3068 – 3073
Light tank transporter in Belgium, 1940 – F 4388
15th/19th THE KING'S ROYAL HUSSARS:
Carriers returning through Lovain, Belgium, 14th May 1940 – F 4470 - 4472
Light tanks and carriers crossing the French-Belgian frontier at Hersaux, 10th May 1940 – F 4334, 4336 – 4337, 4339, 4347 - 4348
YEOMANRY:
1st FIFE AND FORFAR YEOMANRY:
Carriers and light tanks on exercise near Fienvillens, France; groups of men, 19th March 1940 – F 3168 – 3185
1st LOTHIANS AND BORDER YEOMANRY:
Officers; groups of men; maintenance of motorcycles and light tanks; a night exercise, near Ayettes, France, 1st-2nd April 1940 – F 3513 - 3539
I N F A N T R Y R E G I M E N T S :
ARGYLL AND SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS:
At Millibosch – F 4729 – 4738
ROYAL BERKSHIRE REGIMENT (PRINCESS CHARLOTTE OF WALES'S):
1st Battalion at Herbaum – F 3096 - 3106
BORDER REGIMENT:
At Rumeqies – F 2859 - 2872
Cut off on the Somme – F 4528 – 4546, 4570
Erecting a camouflaged section post – F 2751 – 2754
Moving in a lorry – F 4570
1st Battalion on exercise at Rumegilo – F 2677 – 2684
THE BUFFS (ROYAL EAST KENT REGIMENT)
George Formby entertains the troops – F 3083 – 3088
Private Skinner, special series – F 4124 - 4133
2nd Battalion at Fontaine (series for "Kent messenger") – F 3670 – 3688
CAMERON HIGHLANDERS (QUEEN'S OWN):
Battalion HQ at Hughenneville – F 4647
Wounded arriving at first aid post near Hughenneville – F 4645 - 4646
1st Battalion, 5th Brigade, 2nd Division – F 2718 - 2719
2nd Battalion on pillbox construction near Comineo – F 3111, 3116 – 3117, 3119 – 3137, 3140
4th Battalion take over sector of Maginot Line – F 3446, 3458
6th Battalion at Bailleul – F 3561 – 3562
THE CHESHIRE REGIMENT:
Major Harry Kisoach visits the Regiment – F 3187 – 3190
7th Battalion at Aubiguy-au-Bac ("County" series) - F 3272 - 3291
7th Battalion visited by provincial journalists – F 3160 – 3167
COLDSTREAM GUARDS:
Exercising with the Royal Tank Corps – F 2139 - 2141
Guards Band – F 2142 – 2146
DORSET REGIMENT:
Working on camouflage at Rumegies – F 4017 - 4021
2nd Battalion at Rumegies – F 2564 – 2585
2nd Battalion at Flenu on night manoeuvres – F 3642 - 3653
DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S REGIMENT (WEST RIDING):
"Ammo and the men series", 1st Division, 1st Corps – F 3068 – 3073
Practice exercise at Ston de Bachy – F 4192 – 4224
Private H Holmes at Ston de Bachy, on a French Farm, in his spare tunic – F 3933 – 3944
DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY:
Building a "pillbox" machine gun post, 12th March 1940 – F 3057 - 3058
2nd Battalion at Bercu, 21st February 1940 – F 2685 - 2707
EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT:
At St. Francois, Maginot Line – F 2418 - 2430
Arriving in France – F 2292 – 2321
ESSEX REGIMENT:
At a Church of England service held by Reverend Harvey – F 3894 – 3904
2nd Battalion GHQ troops on exercise at Menchin – F 4104 – 4123
GLOUCESTER REGIMENT:
5th Battalion attached militia men – F 2325 – 2344
GORDON HIGHLANDERS:
Cleaning Bren Carrier – F 2783
Forming a guard of honour and pipe band for General Fagale – F 2739 – 2744
Gordon Highlanders – F 2766, 2769 - 2785
GREEN HOWARDS (ALEXANDRA, PRINCESS OF WALES'S OWN YORKSHIRE REGIMENT):
Arriving in France, 28th January 1940 – F 2292 – 2321
Brigadier HS Kreyer placing a wreath on a memorial, with men of the regiment standing by – F 3186
GRENADIER GUARDS:
Band combined with band of the Coldstream Guards – F 2142 – 2146
Captain Sidney to marry Lord Gort's daughter – F 3654 – 3655
Manning the line in forward positions at Annappo – F 3582 – 3608
ROYAL HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT:
2nd Battalion at Templeuve – F 3089 - 3095
ROYAL INNISKILLING FUSILIERS:
Lord Gort, accompanied by General Geroges, inspecting Guard of Honour – F 3958 – 3959
2nd Battalion near Comines – F 3113 – 3114, 3138 - 3139
ROYAL IRISH FUSILIERS:
Attending a Catholic service and parade at Villers-au-Jertre – F 2353
1st Battalion anti-tank gun drills at Dury – F 2147 - 2170
1st Battalion helping the French farmers at Manchiennes – F 2976 – 2982, 2992, 3000
LANCASHIRE FUSILIERS:
Captain JN Hudson and Fusilier J Worsley awarded the Croix de Guerre – F 3436 – 3445
ROYAL LINCOLNSHIRE REGIMENT:
On exercises – F 3016 – 3018, 3020 – 3022, 3026
LOYAL REGIMENT (NORTH LANCASHIRE)
At Bourghelles (county series) – F 3248 - 3271
Wireless telegraphy – F 3074 – 3081
MANCHESTER REGIMENT:
On exercises – F 3019
MIDDLESEX REGIMENT (DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE'S OWN)
With the Regiment – F 3235 – 3247
ROYAL NORFOLK REGIMENT:
General Georges with Regiment officers – F 3976
Inspection of defences and equipment by Lord Gort and General Georges – F 3976 – 3977, 3983
Out on patrol – F 2262 – 2279
Two men of the regiment receive first decorations of the war – F 2200 – 2204
NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE REGIMENT (THE PRINCE OF WALES'S):
2nd Battalion exercise watched by Major General MacNoughton - F 2102 – 2112
ROYAL NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS:
Crossing Belgian frontier – F 4340, 4342 – 4344, 4350 - 4355
Fusiliers celebrate St. George's Day in the forward area of the BEF – F 3952 - 3956
With a motorcycle battalion at Fontaine – F 3191 – 3222
2nd Battalion "county series" – F 3459 – 3476
4th Battalion truck driver at Fontaine – F 3560
OXFORDSHIRE AND BUCKINGHAMSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY:
Band at Anglo-French Fete – F 2933
ROYAL FUSILIERS (CITY OF LONDON REGIMENT):
British troops in the Maginot line – F 2035 – 2038
2nd Battalion at Jourcoing – F 4136 - 4148
2nd Battalion Lance Corporal EL Batten – F 3850 – 3860, 4160 – 4176
2nd Battalion militia types, "Z" Company, Houvin – F 3656 – 3666
THE ROYAL SCOTS:
Presbyterian Church at Lecelles – F 4075 - 4079
1st Battalion at Lecelles – F 2258 – 2261
1st Battalion Royal Scots at Lecelles – F 3821 – 3846
SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS (ROSS-SHIRE BUFFS, THE DUKE OF ALBANY'S)
Highlanders inspect captured German anti-tank gun – F 4624 – 4625
In very front line at Boencourt – F 4626 - 4628
"Mails up" – F 3340 - 3350
With the Seaforths – F 3331 – 3339, 3351 – 3357
Wounded Coloenl of the Regiment – F 4642 – 4644
SHERWOOD FORESTERS (NOTTINGHAM &DERBY REGIMENT)
At Bachy, county series – F 3689 – 3705
2nd Battalion Lance Corporal Harriss near Rachillo – F 3503 - 3512
2nd Battalion men chatting with S of S during his visit to BEF – F 2595 – 2597
SOUTH LANCASHIRE REGIMENT (THE PRINCE OF WALES'S VOLUNTEERS):
British troops in the Maginot line – F 2031 – 2034, 2041 – 2043
SUFFOLK REGIMENT:
With the BEF – F 2789 – 2807
ROYAL ULSTER RIFLES:
On Divisional exercises – F 3023 - 3026
2nd Battalion presented with a banner – F 2322 – 2324
ROYAL WARWICKSHIRE REGIMENT:
Arrival in France – F 2292 – 2321
Between Dovai and Orchies – F 2280 - 2291
In Flines Woods near Orchies – F 2444 – 2458
Silhouette of 3 sentries between Dovai and Orchies – F 2291
2nd Battalion at Rumegio with BEF, County series – F 2205 – 2242
ROYAL WELCH FUSILIERS:
Celebrating St. David's Day in the BEF – F 2819 – 2837, 2905 – 2916
In the front line of Belgium – F 4500 – 4501, 4504
Pillbox construction – F 2724 - 2730
On anti-tank rifle range at St. Lucile – F 2435 - 2437
WELSH GUARDS:
Battalion MO as family doctor – F 2648 – 2656
Fraternising with French, Polish and Czech troops – F 4322 - 4324
Guard of Honour for CIGS and C in C BEF – F 2080 – 2097
President Lebrun visits British sector and inspects Guards – F 2460 – 2476
1st Battalion Sergeant married a Polish girl – F 2643 – 2647
1st Battalion training amongst ruins at St. Nicholas, Arras – F 2548 - 2563
QUEEN'S OWN ROYAL WEST KENT REGIMENT:
1st Battalion with the BEF near Roubaix (County series) – F 3540 – 3559
WILTSHIRE REGIMENT (DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S)
2nd Battalion doing construction near Comines – F 3112 - 3115
2nd Battalion inspected by Oliver Stanley on his visit to the BEF – F 2618
2nd Battalion on pillbox – F 3109 – 3110
THE YORK & LANCASTER REGIMENT:
On river exercises – F 3405 – 3426, 3435
1st Battalion in France (County series) – F 3707 – 3728
THE KING'S OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY:
With the Regiment near Sille – F 3366 - 3391