Action Collection (#31)

NFS (London Region) Salvage Corps in action, WW2
The London Salvage Corps was not part of the London Fire Brigade but operated in harmony with it. It came under the umbrella of the NFS during WW2

Firefighters deal with small fire caused by explosion, WW2
Firefighters dealing with a small fire caused by an explosion

NFS (London Region) blaze at Bricklayers Arms, WW2
Firefighters attacking a blaze at the Bricklayers Arms Goods Depot in the Old Kent Road, SE London, with two turntable ladders at work

LFB firefighters working on a roof at a warehouse fire
London firefighters working with hose lines on a warehouse roof at the scene of a fire, Carran Wharf in Upper Thames Street. City of London

LCC-LFB Fire Station D, Floating Platform Wharf, Rotherhithe
London firemen at hose cart drill, Fire Station D Floating Platform Wharf, Rotherhithe, SE London

The Ben Hur chariot race. Date between 1840 and 1890

Battery D, Fifth US artillery in action, Fredericksburg, VA. Row of cannons with men positioned to load each cannon before the next round of bombardment. Date 1863 May printed later, c1866

The action between the Serapis and Bon Homme Richard Septr. 23rd 1779. Date c1879

This representation of Peter Franciscos gallant action with nine of Tarletons cavalry. Date c1814 Dec. 1

Going into action. Print shows cavalry and horse artillery troops at the Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia, May 3, 1863

Police and strikers during railway strike, Dublin
Police holding strikers back to allow non-union men to pass to Kingsbridge Station (now known as Heuston Station) in Dublin, Ireland. 1911

Striking dockers attacking transport, London
Striking dockers attacking transport during the London Dock Strike. All vans loaded with goods were attacked and prevented from passing in any direction. 1911

NCH London Presenting Bibles to Canadian Emigrants
A ceremony in the chapel of the London Branch of the National Childrens Homes (NCH) at Bonner Road, Bethnal Green. Children about to emigrate to new lives in Canada are being presented with bibles

Soldiers escorting carts during railway strike
Soldiers escorting delivery carts through London (in the Waterloo area) during the railway strike. 1911

Striking dockers attacking horse-drawn van, London
Striking dockers attacking a horse-drawn van during the London Dock Strike. All vans loaded with goods were attacked and prevented from passing in any direction. 1911

Street scene during the London Dock Strike

Cesarewitch Handicap race, Newmarket
The close finish between Willonyx (nearest horse) and Martingale II at the 1911 Cesarewitch Handicap race at Newmarket racecourse, Suffolk. 1911

Police arriving during London Dock Strike
London policemen arriving at the scene of disturbances caused by dock strikers. 1911

Llanelli railway strike riots, Wales
One of the coal-carrying trucks in Llanelli, Wales, which rioters wrecked during the railway strike. 1911

Soldiers waiting for orders during rail strike, London
Soldiers resting in the courtyard at Euston Station, London, while waiting for orders during the 1911 rail strike. 1911

Strikers obstructing transport during London Dock Strike

Police escorting cart during Dock Strike, London
Police escorting a cart during the London Dock Strike. During the strike it was practically impossible for any transport to be moved without a police escort

Obstructive crowd of men during dock strike, London
An obstructive crowd of dockers at the Tower of London during the dock strike, preventing a loaded horse-drawn cart from passing in any direction. 1911

Silhouette of a mountain battery in action

Poster advertising War Savings, encourage people to invest in war bonds to support the ATS (the womens branch of the army, the Auxiliary Territorial Service). 1940s

Metropolitan Police group at the time of the Dock Strike
Metropolitan Police N Division, a group photograph at the time of the Dock Strike, with a ship called the Ping Suey in the background. Date: 1912

WPC with children at London Zoo conservation event
A Metropolitan Police WPC poses for her photograph with three children and one adult at London Zoo, where they are taking part in a Conservation in Action event

Poster: Waste Paper goes into Action. Paper makes shell containers, cartridge wads, rifle grenade washers, mortar bomb carriers, etc. Put out paper for salvage. circa 1940s

Silhouettes of horses at the Royal Tournament. From the top: a cavalry display by the 17th/21st Lancers, a mountain battery in action, musical double ride by the 10th Royal Hussars

Submarine Battle
Cover of Illustrierte Zeitung 3/5 1915, depicting German Airships in battle with british submarines during WWI. Date: 1915

German 38cm naval gun L / 45 Max, Western Front, WW1
A German 38cm quick-loading rail-mounted naval gun L/45 Max (nicknamed Langer Max, or Long Max), designed and manufactured by Krupp, in action on the Western Front during the First World War

German gunners with 15cm howitzer, France, WW1
German gunners in action with a 15cm howitzer in France during the First World War. Date: 1917-1918

Australian troops in action on the battlefield, WW1
Australian troops in action on the battlefield during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

German heavy railway-mounted gun in action, WW1
A German heavy railway-mounted gun in action during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

German 21cm howitzer in action, France, WW1
A German 21cm howitzer gun, designed and manufactured by Krupp, being prepared for action in an emplacement in the Champagne area of France during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

British gunners with 18-pounder, Macedonian Front, WW1
British gunners in action with an 18-pounder gun on the Macedonian Front, near the Struma River, during the First World War. Date: November 1916

Jenny Kammersgaard
Danish swimmer JENNY KAMMERSGaRD in action. Date: 1930s

The Indian cavalry in action in France
Cyclists from the Indian army pictured in France with their bicycles. Date: 2nd August 1916

Weapons on the British Front
A photograph of British howitzers in action during the bombardment of the German lines preceding the beginning of the Battle of the Somme on July 1st 1916

American troops in action near Le Nefour, France, WW1
American troops in action, firing phosphorous bombs near Le Nefour, France, during the First World War. Date: 26 October 1918

American tanks in action, western front, WW1
American tanks in action on the western front during the First World War. Date: 1918

Austro-Hungarian howitzer in action, WW1
An Austro-Hungarian heavy howitzer in action during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

German tank outside village on Western Front, WW1
A German tank going into action outside a village on the Western Front during the First World War. Date: June 1918

Crew of HMS E11 submarine, WW1
The crew of the British HMS E11 submarine, probably around the time of a successful attack on Turkish defences at Gallipoli during the First World War. Date: circa 1915

American troops on front line, Argonne, France, WW1
American troops of the 369th Infantry, 93rd Division, in front line trenches in Argonne, north eastern France, towards the end of the First World War. Date: 1918

German gunners with field gun, Champagne, France, WW1
German gunners, loading a field gun during action in the Champagne area of France during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

German 21cm long mortar howitzer guns, WW1
German 21cm long mortar howitzer guns, designed by Krupp, in action on the battlefield during the First World War. Date: 1916-1918

Austrian 15cm howitzer in Galicia, Eastern Front, WW1
An Austro-Hungarian heavy howitzer (Skoda, 15cm) in action near Ladyna-Nova, Galicia, on the Eastern Front during the First World War

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