1941 Collection (#24)

Advert for buying Defence Bonds in WW2 1941
Advert issued by The National Savings Committee, london. When the axis crumbles before the thunder of British tanks, will you be able to say.... I played my part to the full. Buy 3% Defence Bonds

WW2 - Water Pollution 500 fine and two years imprisonment Date: circa 1941

Hurricanes - WW2 poster
Mightier Yet !, (Formation of Hurricanes) Date: 1941

Modes et Travaux 1941
Woman in a pale blue summer dress and broad brimmed hat and seated on a bench, poses under a red umberella Date: 1941

Wilhelm II as a Baby
WILHELM II, photographed as a baby in his pram. He was the first born child of Victoria, Princess Royal of England (1840-1901) and Frederick III, Emperor of Germany (1831-1888) Date: 1859 - 1941

Wilhelm II & Augusta
WILHELM II Ex-Kaiser of Germany, photographed walking with his wife, Augusta Victoria at Doorn, Netherlands, during his 22 year exile. Date: 1859 - 1941

Wilhelm & Aviators
EX-KAISER, WILHELM II, (2nd left, with walking stick), with three famous German aviators (left to right), Captain Koehl, Major Fitzmaurice & Baron Heunefeld. Date: 1859 - 1941

Kaiser & Generals
Kaiser WILHELM II (centre), having a strategic meeting with Field Marshall Paul von Hindenburg (left) and General Erich Ludendorff (right). Date: 1859 - 1941

Literacy in Japan
During World War Two, an old Japanese lady goes to school in order to learn to read her soldier sons letters. Date: 1941

Alfonso XIII & Ena
ALFONSO XIII, KING OF SPAIN with his queen VICTORIA EUGENIA ( Princess Ena ) of Battenberg probably in 1906, when they were married Date: 1886 - 1941

Wilhelm Ii / Graphic?
WILHELM II GERMAN ROYALTY. The German Emperor with General Ludwig Von Moltke, and other commanding officers. Date: 1859 - 1941

NFS fitness demonstration, Regional HQ. Lambeth, WW2
Firefighters of the newly formed National Fire Service (London Region) put on a physical fitness demonstration at a review of the fire service in Lambeths drill yard at the Headquarters of the London

Part Time Competition at the Lambeth HQ Building, WW2
Firefighters of the newly formed National Fire Service (London Region) put on a physical fitness demonstration at a review of the fire service in Lambeths drill yard at the Headquarters of the London

London firewomen netball competition, Westminster SW1
Scene at a netball competition between London Fire Brigade firewomen teams played at Greycoat School, Greycoat Place, Westminster

LFS versus Free French Football match, WW2
Football match between the LFS (London Fire Service) and a Free French Team during the Second World War

London Fire Service (LFS) football match at Highbury, the home of Arsenal FC

Blitz in London -- bombed sub-station, South London, WW2
Blitz in London -- a South London sub fire station was obliterated by enemy bombing. Showing firefighters in defiant mood, declaring themselves NOT BEATEN

LFB firefighters and winter snows
The early winters of WW2 were snowy with numerous falls of 1-2 feet and occasional falls (such as 1940-41) in which snow depths of up to 16 feet (drifts) were recorded

LFB firefighters and winter snows, WW2
The early winters of WW2 were snowy with numerous falls of 1-2 feet and occasional falls (such as 1940-41) in which snow depths of up to 16 feet (drifts) were recorded

Donation by Canadian Red Cross to NFS, WW2
A canteen van/mobile kitchen on display at Londons Regional Headquarters, Lambeth SE1. It was one of many donated by Canadas Red Cross as part of the War Effort

Home Office NFS Coordination Control Room, WW2
The resources of the various Regions were recorded at the central deployment control room of the Home Office, the government department responsible for the NFS

NFS London Region lorry driven into basement area, WW2
National Fire Service -- a London Region lorry driven into a basement area

NFS (London Region) fireboat on the River Thames, WW2
The London Regional River Service and the fireboat attached to the River fire station 1RU at Battersea Bridge

Horse rescued from basement by NFS breakdown lorry
A horse being led to safety after falling into a basement access area of a building in Spa Road, Bermondsey. An NFS London Region fire brigade breakdown lorry was used to lift it

NFS (London Region) Southall horse rescue, WW2
Firefighters from K2Z Southall fire station area attempting to rescue a horse that fell into a deep, water filled ditch and was unable to get out unaided

NFS (London Region) A Bermondsey towing vehicle, WW2
A towing vehicle and trailer pump from 38 A 2V, a Bermondsey sub-station located at Paragon School, Searles Road, London SE1. The picture was taken at the Regional Headquarters, Lambeth

NFS sub-station mess hall, WW2
NFS firefighters taking a meal break in a sub-station mess hall

NFS sub-station with external baking oven in yard, WW2
NFS cooks using a brick-built baking oven in the yard of a sub-station

NFS sub-station with baking oven in yard, WW2
A National Fire Service sub-station with an external baking oven in yard

Fire Service benevolent fund Christmas gifts, WW2
A collection of Christmas gifts to be given to London firemen and firewomen hospitalised over the Christmas period

NFS (London Region No 5) pump escape and crew, WW2
The pump escape from the Regional Headquarters fire station Lambeth in the headquarters drill yard. The escape has been removed and the rear mounted pump is being operated

NFS (London Region No 5) Towing Unit, WW2
An NFS towing and trailer unit in uniform grey livery, displayed in the Regional Fire Service Headquarters station drill yard

NFS (London Region) pump repairs, Lambeth workshops
A damaged LCC London Fire Brigade fire engine, after repair, at the Headquarters station, Lambeth. The appliance is without its ladders and equipment and painted in a wartime battleship grey colour

Firefighters (NFS London Region) in breathing apparatus
Firefighters wearing Proto Mark IV oxygen breathing apparatus sets, seen here at the Regional Headquarters station, Lambeth, SE1

NFS (London Region) Trailer pumps on bridge buttress, WW2
Firefighters from the NFS River Service (Station R1, Lambeth) placing a trailer pump on an elevated buttress on Vauxhall Bridge to supplement emergency water supplies to fire crews on land

NFS (London Region) amateur variety show, WW2
Firemen and firewomen put on variety shows for their friends and colleagues at their sub-station (55V) in Forest Hill Central School, Brockley. London SE4

NFS London Region control room, HQ, WW2
Firemen and firewomen of the NFS (London Region) at the telephone switchboard of the control room at Lambeth HQ

Fire station wet canteen (bar), WW2
The AFS bar built in the fire sub-station (80V) at Clapham Central School, Aristotle Road, Clapham, London SW4

NFS (London Region) AFS exercise, WW2
Firefighters practise using their hoses in an NFS (London Region) AFS exercise

Inspection of Home Guard, County Hall, London, WW2
Inspection of Home Guard at County Hall, London

War Weapons Week and London Fire Brigade fireboats, WW2
The London Fire Brigades fireboat Massey Shaw (which took part in the Dunkirk evacuations) and a fire float are moored at Westminster pier whilst their crews are promoting War Weapons Week

Blitz in London -- Queen Victoria Street and Thames Street
Blitz in London -- the apparent confusion of fire hose as London firefighters try to get to grips with the widespread fires started by enemy bombing attacks

Royal visit to County Hall Civil Defence workers, WW2
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth visiting Londons Civil Defence organisations, including the London Fire Brigade (then incorporated into the National Fire Service)

Royal visit to LCC County Hall to meet Civil Defence workers
Queen Elizabeth visits Londons Civil Defence organisations, including the London Fire Brigade (incorporated into the National Fire Service), at the London County Council Headquarters, County Hall

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