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Poster: Simple jobs that girls can do to help win the war. 1940s
Poster advertising the Territorial Army. Lets be prepared to defend the peace we re working to win. Volunteer with me for the Territorial Army, 9 divisions strong, with modern equipment
Silhouette of a Polish officer
HMS SheffieldSplinter damage to HMS Sheffield. The light cruiser had been shadowing the Bismarck at the time of the Ark Royals last air attack
Spanish cavalry WWII
Eight-sleeper bunk in Stalag XXI DSketch showing life of British prisoners of war in a German camp during World War Two. The sketch was made in Stalag XXI D in Posen, Poland
Warsaw - The Destruction of Church of St AlexanderWWII - Destruction by the German Luftwaffe of the Church of St Alexander during the Warsaw uprising in 1944. The church was rebuilt between 1949 and 1953 Date: circa 1906
Woman working in a Munitions Factory - WWII. Women took the place of 100, 000 men working in heavy industry during the war, many in highly skilled engineering roles. Date: circa 1944
Disabled soldierA disabled soldiers from WWII on his way home. Trelleborg railway station, Sweden 1943. Date: 1943
Exchange of prisoners of war, Trelleborg, Sweden, September 1944. Date: Sep-44
Barrage Balloon in Regents Park, London 1939
Polish infantrymanA Polish infantryman in full war kit complete with shovel. The Illustrated London News calls him a type of soldier who can endure privation, make long marches without difficulty
Cycling with gas masks in WWIITwo French women cycle to work in Paris with gas masks slung over their shoulders in canisters. Date: 1939
Brussels liberated WWIIThe people of Brussels gave British and Belgian troops a tremendous welcome during World War II when the city was liberated Date: September 1944
Refugee notice WWIIOne of the notices in a refugee centre during World War II exhorting Belgian refugee women in an advanced state of pregnancy to register their names here. 1939-1945
Queen Elizabeth in 1939Queen Elizabeth, later the Queen Mother, leaving the British Red Cross Society on 5th September 1939, carrying a gas mask in a canvas bag over her shoulder. Date: 5th September 1939
Wartime wedding in uniformA wartime wedding, with both the bride and the groom in their respective uniforms. Date: circa 1940
World War Two Bomb DamageA couple survey the damage caused by a bomb dropped on the UK during World War Two. Date: circa 1942
They can t ration loveBonzo with his entourage of females issued during war-time rationing. Date: circa 1940
VE Day Party - LondonA Victory Souvenir - a large group of women, children and older men (most of the men of fighting age would still have been at the front) - all in their very best clothing and adorned with party hats
World War Two Rationing - Christmas Dinner in pill form - rather meagre Fare. Date: circa 1941
Japanese troops in Singapore 1942Following the surrender of Singapore by the British in 1942 during World War Two, Japanese soldiers march through the streets, in front of the General Post Office building. Date: 1942
Three Boys playing with Soldier Marionnettes - World War Two era. Date: circa 1940
Wartime poster advertising Savings Certificates, said to be safe as the British Empire (marked red on the map). Showing returns on investments over 5 years and 10 years. 1940s
Wartime poster advertising Post Office Savings Bank, encouraging people to Save for Defence during the Second World War. 1940s
British Vickers Vildebeest biplane on an airfieldA British Vickers Vildebeest biplane on an airfield. It first flew in 1928, and was still in use at the beginning of the Second World War. Date: circa late 1920s
HMS Volunteer, British destroyer, WW2HMS Volunteer, British V & W class destroyer, launched 1919, served throughout the Second World War, decommissioned 1947. Date: 20th century
HMS Iron Duke, British battleship, WW1HMS Iron Duke, British battleship, launched 1912, served as the flagship of the Grand Fleet during the First World War, used as a base ship at Scapa Flow during the Second World War
HMS Vanoc, British destroyer at sea, WW1HMS Vanoc, British V-class destroyer, launched 1917, served during the Second World War as a long-range escort ship. Date: 20th century
Wartime poster, Quicker Turnround helps to Quicker Victory. Speed up loading and unloading. Showing a footballer scoring a goal, to the consternation of the goalkeeper. 1940s
Members of the W. A. A. F. cookingMembers of the W.A.A.F. cooking Date: circa 1941
Poster seeking donations for Prisoners of War
Wartime leaflet, blood transfusion serviceWartime leaflet about the blood transfusion service, showing how blood, and blood transfusion equipment, are dropped by parachute behind enemy lines to save the lives of wounded soldiers. 1940s
Recruitment poster, Train to Win, featuring a woman in nurses uniform. Apply to the Employment Exchange, government training schemes with paid allowances. Aimed specifically at women. 1940s
Poster, Your Waste Paper is Urgently Needed NowWartime salvage poster, Your Waste Paper is Urgently Needed Now, save it for the collector when he calls. 1940s
WVS Civil Defence poster, Incident Enquiry PointWVS (Womens Voluntary Service) Civil Defence poster, Incident Enquiry Point. 1940s
Poster giving the cost of various weapons and equipmentWartime poster giving the cost of various weapons and equipment, from aircraft, tanks, ships, guns and shells to barrage balloons and searchlights. 1940s
Poster advertising War Savings Certificates. One workman tells another that its worth while. 1940s
Poster warning about safety on the airfield. Watch that prop. Careless walk costs lives. Showing a pilot losing his head by walking into a spinning propeller. 1940s
London bomb damageResidents from the bomb damaged street, peer through a huge whole in their house, viewing the utter destruction caused by Goerings men, and salvaging clothes and blankets from the ruins
Bomb damage in London - Fore Street Date: circa 1943
French poster warning against Communism. They want to destroy the army... remember Budapest, Berlin, Prague, Dantzig... 1940s
Dutch poster about blackout precautions during the Second World War. circa 1942
Lysander Mercury and Perseus planes, with detachable bomb racks, used for army cooperation during the Second World War. Seen from four different angles. 1941
Poster, Red Cross ambulancePoster depicting a Red Cross ambulance. Published by the German Reich, but written in Dutch, it encourages the countrymen of Holland to support the Dutch ambulance service in the east. 1940s
Dutch wartime poster, Moscow recommends. Showing a large, angry man (Russia) banging his fist on a red map of Europe, with a soldier (Germany) standing behind him
German wartime poster, how to deal with a fire bomb -- tackle it with water or sand. 1940s
Dutch wartime poster, Youth Front, showing an Aryan type blond boy, with an elderly man in the background. 1940s