Floods Gallery

Shepperton Flood 1929

Three men wading through the River Thames, towing a boat loaded with a crate containing a large sow, part of the animal farm belonging to Mrs. Brown of Shepperton, England

© Mary Evans Picture Library

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WW2 - Sgt R Raitley and Pte G B Ball among the floods south

Photograph of Sgt R Raitley and Pte G B Ball among the floods south of Arnhem at Elst. British Official War photograph, 1944 (c)-1945 (c). One of 49 official photographs from World War Two, taken in 1944 and 1945. During Operation MARKET GARDEN, the Dutch town of Elst witnessed heavy fighting during 30 Corps? attempt to reach the men of 1st Airborne Division who had landed by glider and parachute at Arnhem and Oosterbeek. Although elements of the 43rd (Wessex) Division eventually cleared the town, 30 Corps was unable to reach the beleaguered airborne troops. Date: circa 1945

© The National Army Museum / Mary Evans Picture Library

Water protection of Antwept 1914

German artillery becoming bogged in flooded meadows in Antwerp. Wading through water up to their waist with ditches and uneven ground made it impossible to attempt to cross some of these swampted districts. Date: 1914

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

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