Action Collection (page 16)

HMS Vindictive after Zeebrugge Raid, Belgium, WW1
View of HMS Vindictive, an Arrogant-class protected cruiser, after the Zeebrugge Raid (23 April 1918), Belgium, when her upperworks were badly damaged by gunfire

Turkish artillery in action, WW1
Turkish gunners and artillery in action during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Battle of Burqa, Palestine, WW1
Action during the Battle of Burqa in Palestine during the First World War, showing the 264th Brigade RFA (Royal Field Artillery) with 18-pounder guns

Austrian troops using flamethrower, WW1
Austrian troops in action using a flamethrower during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

American troops at Saint Souplet, France, WW1
American troops of the 301st Tank Battalion, going into action at Saint Souplet, northern France, as part of the Somme Offensive during the First World War

American troops near Bazoches-sur-Vesle, France, WW1
American troops occupying the line between the Vesle and the Aisne rivers, to the north of Bazoches-sur-Vesle, northern France, during the First World War. Date: 4 September 1918

HMS Firefly, river gunboat, Mesopotamia, WW1
HMS Firefly, a British river Fly-class gunboat, with gun in action in Mesopotamia during the First World War. Captured by the Turks in 1915, and recaptured by the British in 1917

British artillery in action near Kirkuk, WW1
British 18 pound artillery guns of the 55th Brigade, RFA (Royal Field Artillery), in action near Kirkuk (now in Iraq) during the First World War. Date: May 1918

15th Century Ships
Warships of the period of Edward IV. The larger vessel carries three cannon amidships, behind closed ports which are lowered when the ship goes into action. Date: 1482

Kathleen McKane and Suzanne Lenglen, tennis players
Scenes from a Wimbledon tennis match between the top players, Miss Kathleen McKane and Mlle Suzanne Lenglen, representing England and France respectively

Suzanne Lenglen (1899 - 1938), French tennis player, winner of 81 singles titles during the 1920s. Pictured on court running for a shot

Jean Borotra in action
Jean Borotra (1898-1994), French tennis player known as the Bounding Basque, pictured here in action during a match on the Wimbledon Centre Court in 1932 wearing his signature beret

Clement Attlee
Clement Richard Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee (1883-1967), Labour politician and Prime Minister, pictured in uniform during the First World War

Lord Howard of Effingham on the quarterdeck of the Ark Royal
Engraving of Lord Howard of Effingham, Admiral of the English Fleet, knighting some of his captains for their distinguished action in attacking the Spanish Armada

Bathing Beauties
Bathing beauties prepare for action at Margate Lido Date: circa 1950

Siege weapons, a battering ram and a crow
Two siege weapons in action -- a battering ram being attacked by a Crow (Corvus) equipped with pincers

Southampton Play at Dell
Southampton in action at the Dell

Mu and Lemuria
The submersion of MU - The great Pacific continent is overwhelmed by a combination of flood and volcanic action

Bessieres at Austerlitz
Bessieres leads the Garde Imperiale into action at the battle of Austerlitz

A British heavy gun in action, WW1. 1914-1918

American and Canadian troops, WW1
American and Canadian troops during the First World War. Although America did not join the war officially until April 1917, an American Legion had already gone into action, consisting of 16

Andrew Besley, photographer, Lands End, Cornwall
Andrew Besley, photographer, in action with a Linhof 5x4 camera on a tripod at Lands End, Cornwall. circa 1960s

Andrew Besley, photographer, Cornwall
Andrew Besley, photographer, in action with a Pentax 6x7 camera in Cornwall. circa 1960s

Town crier in action, Lyme Regis, Dorset
Town crier in action on the sea front at Lyme Regis, Dorset. Date: circa 1970s

Four young women at the British seaside - walking past
Four young women at the British seaside strolling along the front - a busy summers day. Date: 1938

Advertisement for Cote d Azur and Corsica, with summer and winter sports. circa 1930

Welder in action at J & F Pool Ltd, Hayle, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s

Amateur theatre performance, The Pyjama Game. Date: circa 1980s

Young woman jumping in a grass skirt, West Country
Young woman jumping on a beach in a grass skirt, West Country. Date: circa 1980s

WW2 - Tank flamethrowers in action in Holland, 1945
Photograph: tank flamethrowers in action in Holland, 1945. Associated with World War Two, North West Europe (1944-1945). Collected by Mr L Simpson, 1945 (c). Date: 1945

Tank going into action
Photograph: Tank going into action. From an album of 76 official photographs, 1916-1917. Associated with World War One, Western Front (1914-1918)

WW2 - Rocket Gun Battery in action
Photograph, 1941 (c): rocket gun battery in action. The trail of scores of rockets shooting towards the sky and bursting. Associated with World War Two, Home Front (1939-1945)

7 / 1 / 16 Battle of Shaik Saad. 18 pounder battery in action
Photograph: 7/1/16 Battle of Shaik Saad. 18 pounder battery in action at Battle of Shaik Saad on right bank. Shows 18 pdr battery in action. Inscribed as title on reverse

Newsreel cameraman in action, filming from the top of a car. circa 1950

Communist China - soldiers in wartime, taking time out for political study and discussion, while others look out for enemy action, probably during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)

Communist China - workers playing basketball
Workers playing and watching a game of basketball after work during the Cultural Revolution era in Communist China. circa 1970

4th Indian Division in action, April 1943
Photograph of the 4th Indian Division in action, April 1943.4th Indian Division, also known as the Red Eagle Division, was formed in Egypt in 1939

Action Travel Adventure with the Light Infantry of the Light
Action/ Travel/ Adventure/ with the/ Light Infantry/ of the Light Division.Colour photolithograph recruiting poster published by Her Majesty

The Nose Game - Aggressive Nose C5, Denotes Force of Character. 1927

Music cover, For KIng & Country, by J Ord Hume, WW1
Music cover, For KIng & Country, a descriptive Grand Military Fantasia selected and arranged by J Ord Hume, during the First World War. 1915

Out with the Fire Brigade -- firemen in action at a fire. 1894

Crimean War, British troops entering the Redan
Crimean War -- British troops entering the Battle of the Great Redan -- Colonel Windham with Daniel Mahoney and Cornellis. 1855

Crimean War, Turks attacked by Cossacks
Crimean War -- Turkish transport from Kars to Erzurum attacked by Cossacks. 1855

Crimean War, Russian attack on Kars
Crimean War -- the Russian attack on Kars, 29 September 1855. 1855

Crimean War, General MacMahons division in action
Crimean War -- General MacMahons division in action, storming the Malakoff (Korniloff redoubt), along with the Chasseurs a Pied (French troops)

Crimean War, English attack on the Redan
Crimean War -- the English attack on the Redan. 1855

General Prendergast winning the Victoria Cross at Betwah
General Sir Harry North Dalrymple Prendergast (1834-1913) winning the Victoria Cross for his actions at Mundisore (where he saved the life of Lieutenant Dew) and at Betwah (Betwa)

Susi - sliding on a rug. 1950s

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