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Tag "Second World War"

Found 264 memories
Bruce Peebles & Co Home Guard 1939

Bruce Peebles & Co Home Guard 1939

Front row, first right - Bill Guthrie. Bruce...
Photo Reconnaissance Pilot 1942

Photo Reconnaissance Pilot 1942

Thomas MacIntosh, RAF photographer. Donor nu...
Young Woman In ATS Uniform 1943

Young Woman In ATS Uniform 1943

Dorothy MacIntosh was recruited into the Auxill...
Wartime Wedding RAF Aldershot 10 March 1945

Wartime Wedding RAF Aldershot 10 March 1945

Thomas and Dorothy MacIntosh on their wedding d...
Land Army Girl Driving Tractor 1942

Land Army Girl Driving Tractor 1942

Maisie Brand (née Logan) was a recruit in the W...
Women's Land Army Parade 1943

Women's Land Army Parade 1943

Donor number: 0012-003
Studio Portrait Two Friends, early 1940s

Studio Portrait Two Friends, early 1940s

Maisie Brand (née Logan) (left) with friend. ...
Children Carrying Gas Mask Boxes Outside Dalry School 1939

Children Carrying Gas Mask Boxes Outside Dalry School 1939

This picture was taken outside Dalry School by ...
Winter At "Bouzell" 1947

Winter At "Bouzell" 1947

(L-R) Alan Bastable, 'Christine', Beryl Miles, ...
Local Defence Volunteer With Family, October 1939

Local Defence Volunteer With Family, October 1939

(L-R) - Alex Melrose (father), Robert, Marjorie...
Sitting Outside By The Tenement Window c.1950

Sitting Outside By The Tenement Window c.1950

Mrs Dickson (seated left), Mr Charlie Dickson (...
Wartime Wedding 1942

Wartime Wedding 1942

"Weddings had to be organised when leave from t...
Wartime Wedding Group Portrait 1942

Wartime Wedding Group Portrait 1942

"Weddings had to be organised when leave from t...
Woman In Back Green At Lochend Avenue 1944

Woman In Back Green At Lochend Avenue 1944

Dolly Fiddler. Donor number: 0080-003
Members Of The Auxiliary Territorial Service Outside Barracks 1943

Members Of The Auxiliary Territorial Service Outside Barracks 1943

Betty Anderson (third left). Betty was part ...
Soldiers Sitting Round Table Drinking Tea 1943

Soldiers Sitting Round Table Drinking Tea 1943

James Harris (centre). James was Agnes Dougl...
Members Of Home Guard In Front Of Waterworks In North London 1940

Members Of Home Guard In Front Of Waterworks In North London 1940

AF Moxon (far left), the father of Eileen Mitch...
RAF Colerne Football Champions 1943-44

RAF Colerne Football Champions 1943-44

W Mitchell (front row, first left). Donor nu...
Air Mechanic Of The Fleet Air Arm 1942

Air Mechanic Of The Fleet Air Arm 1942

John Maley. "Although I was just an air mech...
Portrait Soldier Of The Royal Scots 1939

Portrait Soldier Of The Royal Scots 1939

George Dickson. Donor number: 0050-006
Studio Portrait Wren In Uniform 1941

Studio Portrait Wren In Uniform 1941

Elizabeth Kelly in Wren (Women's Royal Naval Se...
Carrier Task Force In The Atlantic 1941

Carrier Task Force In The Atlantic 1941

Donor number: 0083-016
Battleships Under Attack c.1942

Battleships Under Attack c.1942

"The Warspite, Barham and Valiant under attack....
Three Royal Navy Sailors Off Duty 1944

Three Royal Navy Sailors Off Duty 1944

John Maley (centre) with Norman Ellis (left) an...
Merchant Ship On Fire c.1942

Merchant Ship On Fire c.1942

"When a merchant ship was sunk the crew's pay w...
Carrier Aircraft Ready For Action 1941

Carrier Aircraft Ready For Action 1941

"On every ship or shore base there is a ship's ...
Elephants Bathing In River 1944

Elephants Bathing In River 1944

"The mahout would bring their elephants down to...
Forces Christmas Card From HMS Rajaliya 1944

Forces Christmas Card From HMS Rajaliya 1944

"This was my Christmas card to my mother and fa...
Three Fleet Air Arm Crew About To Return Home From South Africa, December 1945

Three Fleet Air Arm Crew About To Return Home From South Africa, December 1945

John Maley (left), 'Jobie' (centre) and 'Dougie...
Portrait Sailor Close-Up, January 1942

Portrait Sailor Close-Up, January 1942

John Maley. "Called up to the Fleet-Air-Arm ...