Drill Collection (page 9)

NFS (London Region) assault course training exercises, WW2
With a dramatic reduction in enemy attacks on London after the Blitz (1940-41) firefighters had to be kept gainfully employed and a high level of fitness and preparedness maintained

NFS (London Region) water relay exercise, WW2
The Blitz had shown the vital importance of securing a good water supply and the dire consequences when it failed. NFS London firefighters practised large scale exercises securing a water supply

NFS (London Region) fire brigade display at Lambeth, WW2
During 1942 and 1943, 23 air raids occurred over the London Region, but they were light in character. The firefighters of the NFS needed to be kept in a state of constant readiness

Scaling ladder rescue drill demonstration, WW2
The position in which a line is attached to a scaling ladder in order to perform a rescue from the upper floors of a building

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

Turntable ladder display, London Fire Brigade HQ Lambeth
London regular firefighters operating extended turntable ladders in Lambeth Headquarters drill yard for a demonstration of firefighting skills

Visit to LFB by Mr Attlee, Lord Privy Seal, WW2
Mr Clement Attlee (Lord Privy Seal in Winston Churchills wartime coalition government, later Deputy Prime Minister 1942-1945 and Prime Minister 1945-1951)

London firefighters drilling at Brigade HQ, Lambeth SE1
LCC-LFB firefighters (recruits) under instruction and drill in the drill yard of Brigade Headquarters at Lambeth (also a fire station)

Firefighters controlling jet of water, Brigade HQ, Lambeth
Two London firefighters controlling a jet of water in the extended Brigade HQ drill yard at Lambeth, SE1

Womens AFS (WAFS) at Brigade HQ, WW2
Womens Auxiliary Fire Service (WAFS) members receiving hose instruction from London Fire Brigade staff in the Headquarters drill yard at Lambeth, SE1

Auxiliary firefighters at drill, Lambeth HQ, WW2
Auxiliary crews from station 75W (Shelborne Road School sub station in Holloway) getting to work with a trailer pump and jets in the drill yard of Brigade Headquarters

Firefighters tackle oil tray fire, Lambeth HQ
An item from the drill display where firefighters extinguish a blazing oil tray fire using foam from two gallon (10 litre) fire extinguishers

Fire brigade display preparations at Lambeth HQ
A mock-up of a domestic room setting being erected to show the dangers of fire at the regular drill displays conducted in the London Fire Brigade headquarters drill yard

Rescue, lowering line from drill tower, Lambeth HQ
Saturday drill display at Brigade HQ Lambeth. London firefighters performing a rescue by lowering a line from the third floor window, during the fire brigade display

Live carry-down from drill tower at Lambeth Brigade HQ
Saturday drill displays at Brigade HQ Lambeth. London firefighters performing a rescue by carrying down an extension ladder from the second floor window during the display

LFB trailer pump competition at Brigade HQ, Lambeth, WW2
Two trailer pump crews engaged in a competition in the headquarters drill yard. The trailer pump had to be set into the water in the emergency inflatable dams

LCC-LFB taxi converted for fire brigade use, WW2
Aerial view of a taxi converted for World War II fire brigade use by Auxiliary firefighters in London, showing the two ladders it carried on its roof

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

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

LFB mechanical fire appliance at Southwark HQ
Two London firemen at drill with a motorised fire appliance (with its ladder removed), watching at drills being performed out of shot

The drill-master of the East

Women in industry. Tool production. Inspecting thousands of drills each day, women employed by a large Midwest drill and tool company must learn to detect the tiniest flaw in these vital machine

Oil roughnecks screwing one piece of drill pipe to another piece by means of a heavy pipe wrench, Kilgore, Texas. Date 1939 Apr

Oil field workers adding a length of pipe to drill stream by means of heavy pipe wrenches, Kilgore, Texas. Date 1939 Apr

Ambulance drill at Headquarters Army of Potomac, near Brandy Station, Va. March, 1864. Date 1864, printed later

Liverpool Cottage Homes - Girls drill
Girls perform a playground drill with sticks at the Liverpool Vestrys Cottage Homes, Olive Mount, Wavertree. The homes were erected in 1898 to house pauper children away from the workhouse. Date: 1906

Sea Scouts alongside RSS Discovery
Sea Scouts in a boat drill alongside RSS Discovery. 1944

Romanian Soldiers on the training ground. Date: 1903

Trooping the Colours - Chakrata, India
Trooping the colours at Chakrata, India in the Dehradun district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. Date: circa 1910s

Boys in training, physical drill, Shotley Barracks, WW1
Boys in training, doing physical drill in a field before breakfast at Shotley Barracks during the First World War. They are naval cadets attached to HMS Ganges, a Royal Navy training ship

Annual celebrations of Dr. Barnardos Homes
Scene from the annual celebrations of Dr. Barnardos Homes in The Royal Albert Hall. Here young girls perform physical exercise in the Indian Club Drill display. An exhibition of the good work of Dr

Southern Africa - Gold Prospecting
Working underground in a South African goldmine - using a machine drill Date: 1907

Using a Seed Drill
Spring drilling kale seed with an old-fashioned horse-drawn seed drill on a farm near Grimscote, Northamptonshire, England. Date: early 1960s

Drilling Sugar Beet
Drilling sugar beet on a farm in Norfolk, England. Date: 1950s

Turkish infantry drilling, Yedikule, Turkey, WW1
Turkish infantry drilling at Yedikule (Fortress of the Seven Towers), near Istanbul, Turkey, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

American troops training in France, WW1
American troops taking part in machine gun training in France during the First World War Date: September 1917

Allied action at Arsuf, Middle East, WW1
Allied action on the Mediterranean coast at Arsuf in the Middle East (now in Israel) during the First World War. Sandbag defences are being held by the 2nd Battalion Black Watch

Physical drill on the HMS Iron Duke, WW1
Physical drill for the crew on the HMS Iron Duke during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Gun crew drilling on British trawler HM Principal, WW1
A gun crew drilling on the British trawler HM Principal during the First World War. Date: 1916

Kitcheners army recruits drilling, Chatham, Kent, WW1
Kitcheners army recruits drilling outside the Royal Engineers Electrical School at Chatham, Kent, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Seychelles Scouts at Rifle Drill
Scouts at rifle drill. circa 1920s-30s

Lincolnshire Regiment recruits at rifle drill, WW1
Lincolnshire Regiment recruits at rifle drill at the start of the First World War. Date: September 1914

TS Exmouth - Musical drill
Music drill on the Training Ship Exmouth - band members (centre) are flanked by other boys doing physical drill. The Exmouth, moored of Grays in Essex

Soldier Training 18th C
Military training step by step : An 18th century French soldier puts the bayonet at the end of his rifle and waves his sword. Date: Circa 1760

Soldiers Training 18th C
Military training of 18th century French soldiers. Date: Circa 1760

Stone Drill 18th Century
Various elements (including gears) of a stone drill from 18th century France. Date: Circa 1760

Stick Drill, Lambeth Schools, West Norwood, London
Boys perform an exercise known as stick drill at the Lambeth Schools for workhouse children on Elder Road, West Norwood, South London. They are all wearing identical uniform

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