1943 Collection (page 2)

RMS Chitral, cruise ship of the P&O Line as troop ship, WW2
RMS Chitral, cruise ship of the P&O Line as troop ship during WW2. Date: 1943

Wartime advert for Dolcis shoes. Date: 1943

Advert for Daimler Cars, juxtaposing the modern Daimler of 1943 with its 1896 predecessor. Date: 1943

Winston Churchill and daughter, Mary Soames 1943
Winston Churchill and his daughter, Mary Soames in 1943. Churchill was on his way to receive the Freedom of the City of London. Mary is in ATS uniform. Date: 1943

German Tiger tank by G. H. Davis
The fangs of the Tiger revealed: another German super-weapon whose invincibility has been disproved. Details of the German Mark VI tank, a 56-ton monster whose 88mm gun fires a three foot long shell

Operation Mincemeat - site of grave of Major Martin
Site of the grave of Major William Martin in the Nuestra Senora cemetery in Huelva, Spain, whose body was found washed up on shore in Spain on 30th April 1943

Operation Mincemeat - gravestone of Major Martin
Gravestone of Major William Martin in the Nuestra Senora cemetery in Huelva, Spain, whose body was found washed up on shore in Spain on 30th April 1943

NFS-London Region 50ft wheeled escape ladder, WW2
An Ajax style wheeled escape ladder, wound out in its carriage, from Fire Force Area 34 Acton fire station (E1Z) located at 24 Gunnersbury Lane, Acton, West London

de Havilland DH-98 Mosquito
Crew Boarding a Royal Air Force RAF de Havilland Dh-98 Mosquito to Carry out an Intruder Raid on Enermy Territory at Night Date: 1943

General Bernard Montgomery visits his son David
Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (then just General Montgomery!) (1887-1976) visits his 15-year-old son David (David Montgomery)

de Havilland Mosquito FBVI G-AGGD of BOAC landing
de Havilland Mosquito FBVI, G-AGGD, of BOAC coming in to land in October 1943. Date: 1943

City of London handcart with scrap bomb metal, WW2
WW2 - City of London Corporation handcart containing scrap metal, including bomb ordinance, Southwark Bridge, London. The cart also contains iron railings and general household metalwork

WW2 production poster
World War Two poster issued by the British Admiralty, demonstrating full steam ahead on production, presumably of wartime equipment and munitions. A naval commander with ensign flying gives the order

Kitting Up by David Wright, showing a woman pinning up her hair. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

Kit Inspection by David Wright, showing a naked woman surrounded by clothes. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - For Evermore
The Caption is For evermore. Ground facilities for the fly boys was the responsibiiity of the RAF Regiment. The Prime Ministers message on the back is We shall continue steadfast in faith

Fleet Air Arm - Grumman Martlet II - AM958
A Grumman Martlet II of the Fleet Air Arm. Ordered by the British Purchasing Commission as Grumman G-36Bs, the Martlet II was powered by a Pratt and Whitney R-1830-S3C4-G engine

Soldier about to go ashore during the invasion of Italy, Jul
Lantern slide showing a soldier about to go ashore during the invasion of Italy, July 1943; a pamphlet, the ?Soldiers? Guide to Sicily?, can be seen in the soldier?s pack

HMS Obdurate, Scapa Flow, WW2. 1943

A Corporal of the 1st / 9th Battalion Highland Light Infantry
A Corporal of the 1st/9th (Glasgow Highlanders) Battalion Highland Light Infantry in full marching kit. Hommage du Capitaine Andre. Tres sympathique souvenir. (Very warm memories of Captain Andre)

Map of Sicily by G. H. Davis
A contour map of Sicily, giving the shortest air distances from Cape Bon and Malta. At this stage in the Second World War it was a British front-line objective in Axis eyes

NFS-London Region 100ft turntable with pump, WW2
A Merryweather turntable ladder fitted with an integral fire pump that feeds the monitor at the head of the ladder and therefore does not require a separate pumping appliance to feed it

The Mohne Dam Breached; Second World War, 1943
Aerial photograph showing the Mohne Dam and reservoir (top) after the Dambusters raid of 1943. On the 16th May, Lancaster bombers of 617 Squadron, led by Guy Gibson

Gremlin and Pilot
A Gremlin tries to fog the aircrafts windscreen with his breath, but the pilot foils him by chewing a carrot to improve his sight

Blitz in London -- salvaged mail, Calthorpe Street, WW2
Blitz in London -- following the bombing of Mount Pleasant Post Office on 18 June 1943, salvaged mail was temporarily piled up in nearby Calthorpe Street. Date: 1943

Les Honneurs sous le feu. Georges Scott, (1873-1943). Scott Started His Career In The 1890S And Worked As War Correspondent For The News Magazine L Illustration During The Balkan Wars Of 1912-13

RAF Heaton Park booklet
Cover of a booklet for RAF Heaton Park, Manchester: A Guide for Newly-Arrived Cadets. During World War Two 133, 000 cadets were billeted in

RAF Bombers breaching the Mohne Dam; Second World War, 1943
Drawing showing the destruction of the Mohne Dam in Westphalia, Germany, by the squadron of Royal Air Force Lancaster bombers who came to be known as The Dambusters, 16th May 1943

The Capture of the Vulcania; Second World War, 1943
Illustration showing a German motor torpedo boat capturing the Italian passenger-liner Vulcania in the Adriatic sea during 1943

British Soldiers resting near Monte Camino; Second World War
Photograph showing a group of British infantry taking a break, near Monte Camino, Italy, 1943. This unit had just been involved in six days of continuous fighting

Death Certificate 1943
Death certificate issued in 1943 for John Robert Sanderson.Cause of death was tuberculosis

Henrik Pontoppidan / Nobel
HENRIK PONTOPPIDAN Danish novelist

Stalingrad Soldiers
Red Army soldies lie in wait amongst the ruins

A Subject for Wishful Thinking by David Wright. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

Life-Line by David Wright, showing a back view of a naked lady. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

Sidney & Beatrice Webb
SIDNEY and BEATRICE WEBB economists and social theorists, working together

M RADCLYFFE HALL / CUTTEN
MARGUERITE RADCLYFFE HALL English novelist (right) with her friend, Una, Lady Trowbridge Date: 1886 - 1943

North American B-25 Mitchell Date: 1943

HMS Venus, Scapa Flow, WW2. 1943

Wartime coupons
Don t you worry, no coupons to spare Depicting girl with patched frock on the arm of a military man. Date: 1943

Winston Churchill arriving in America, 1943
In 1943 Winston Churchill went to America - and gave his famous V for Victory sign to sailors as he disembarked. Date: 1943

Sicily - Messina Cathedral
Black and white Victorian lantern slide of 12th Century Norman Cathedral of Messina. King Conrad is buried inside, alongside several archbishops

RAF Lancasters over Berlin; Second World War, 1943
Illustration showing Royal Air Force Lancaster heavy bombers heading towards their target of Berlin, during the Autumn of 1943

Woman in Blue by David Wright
Beautiful portrait of an unidentified woman by David Wright, better known for his pin ups. She sits with her arms folded and looks over her shoulder while wearing a turban style scarf on her head

Three Battleships Hit in Pearl Harbour
The photograph shows three ships hit by the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour, the West Virginia, the Tennessee and the Arizona

Swordfish torpedo-bombers on HMS Battler; Second World War
Photograph showing Fairey Swordfish torpedo-bombers on the flight deck of HMS Battler, a British escort carrier, 1943. Date: 1943

Cricketer, F. E. Smith
F.E. Smith Cricketer - Surrey

Bombed out Stalingrad
Just after the German surrender

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