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Background imageReturning Collection: There's A Boy Coming Home On Leave

There's A Boy Coming Home On Leave
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for There's A Boy Coming Home On Leave, words and music by Jimmy Kennedy. Designed around a photograph of soldiers returning home. Date: circa 1940

Background imageReturning Collection: WW2 Greetings Card, A Near Miss

WW2 Greetings Card, A Near Miss
A WW2 greetings card, the illustration shows a kiss shared between a young woman and an Army soldier returning home from service. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageReturning Collection: WW2, Returning Troops

WW2, Returning Troops
An illustration which shows a British WW2 soldier with luggage slung over his back and shoulder, smoking a cigarette as he readies himself to return home, aided by the lady in blue. Date: circa 1941

Background imageReturning Collection: WW2, Waiting

WW2, Waiting
An illustration of a little girl dressed fashionably in white, holding a bouquet of colourful flowers, she is waiting at the train station for a loved one who is returning home from war, on leave

Background imageReturning Collection: Vietnamese Patriotic Poster - Liberating their homeland

Vietnamese Patriotic Poster - Liberating their homeland
Vietnamese Patriotic Poster - Children returning to liberate their homeland Date: 1975

Background imageReturning Collection: Returning From The Hayfield

Returning From The Hayfield
A mezzotint in colours, portraying a farmer carrying a large bail of hay on his back, alongside a woman who is holding a rake. Date: circa 1917

Background imageReturning Collection: Returning To The Farm

Returning To The Farm
A painting of a mother and child walking through a woodland, returning to the farm, the houses of which can be seen through the clearing of the trees. Date: circa 1915

Background imageReturning Collection: Returning To The Trenches

Returning To The Trenches
This painting shows an active flurry of French soldiers in WW1, dressed in their distinctive red and blue uniform, with raised bayonets. Date: circa 1915

Background imageReturning Collection: P & O Sketches in Pen and Ink, by Harry Furniss

P & O Sketches in Pen and Ink, by Harry Furniss
Cover design, P & O Sketches in Pen and Ink, by Harry Furniss. Rare hardbound volume, published by The Studio of Design and Illustration Supply Agency, London, 204 pages

Background imageReturning Collection: Young men returning home in the snow

Young men returning home in the snow with a rabbit for Christmas Dinner, by Frank Dadd, 1912

Background imageReturning Collection: Queen Victoria meeting colonial volunteers

Queen Victoria meeting colonial volunteers
Queen Victoria (May 1819- January 1901) meeting 90 colonial volunteers, who have come from the second Boer war (11 Oct 1899 ?? 31 May 1902). They represent 45 different regiments

Background imageReturning Collection: Poster marking returning soldiers from the Boer war

Poster marking returning soldiers from the Boer war
Poster marking returning soldiers from the second Boer war ( 11 Oct 1899 ?? 31 May 1902) Also known as the Boer War, Anglo-Boer War, or South African War

Background imageReturning Collection: Returning From Hunting, Windsor

Returning From Hunting, Windsor
A print depicting the scene of a hunting party returning home, with their dogs, and a dead deer slung on a horse's back, at Windsor. Date: circa 1921

Background imageReturning Collection: Return to the Somme, 1916

Return to the Somme, 1916
This lithograph shows the scene of soldiers returning to the Somme valley, a battle in which the Australians contributed to in late July 1916, attacking the German positions at Pozieres

Background imageReturning Collection: Ellerman Lines Advertisement

Ellerman Lines Advertisement
Advertisement for Ellerman City Hall and Bucknall Lines. Promoting a Winter sunshine voyage round Africa to Bombay, returning via the Suez Canal

Background imageReturning Collection: Returning from a hunt in the Caucasus

Returning from a hunt in the Caucasus, a region at the border of Europe and Asia Date: 1913

Background imageReturning Collection: The Village of Waterloo, with travellers purchasing relics

The Village of Waterloo, with travellers purchasing relics
The Village of Waterloo, with travellers purchasing the relics that were found in the field of battle, 1815 (c).Oil on panel, signed lower left Geo Jones, by George Jones (1786-1869), 1821 (c)

Background imageReturning Collection: The great British R 100 arrived at Cardington after return flight from Montreal, in 78 hours

The great British R 100 arrived at Cardington after return flight from Montreal, in 78 hours. The damaged fin in a thunderstorm over the St

Background imageReturning Collection: ANTS RETURNING TO NEST

ANTS RETURNING TO NEST
The return of ants after a battle; one carries the body of a dead ant. Date: circa 1870

Background imageReturning Collection: EURYDICE SINKS

EURYDICE SINKS
Royal Navy training frigate, returning from Bermuda, sinks in a storm off the Isle of Wight, losing some 300 lives : later she will be recovered, but the dead stay dead. Date: 24 March 1878

Background imageReturning Collection: Reviews Troops Lyon Napoleon I Scenes Events

Reviews Troops Lyon Napoleon I Scenes Events
reviews, troops, lyon, napoleon, i, scenes, events, 1815, returning, elba, army, before, leading, defeat, death, waterloo, history, historical, 10034890

Background imageReturning Collection: Bunnies returning to the warren

Bunnies returning to the warren by W. H. Ellam

Background imageReturning Collection: The Ex-German Battleship Goeben being guarded by the Sirdas and Sparrowhawk (Destroyers)

The Ex-German Battleship Goeben being guarded by the Sirdas and Sparrowhawk (Destroyers) before being handed over to the Turks again as proposed in the Near East Treaty

Background imageReturning Collection: HMS Forward - Forward-class Scout Cruiser

HMS Forward - Forward-class Scout Cruiser
Royal Navy - HMS Forward, a Forward-class Scout Cruiser. Forward was built by Fairfield???s S.B. & E. at Govan, in 1904. The ship was in reserve for most of the first decade of her existence

Background imageReturning Collection: HMS Hermes, Highflyer-class protected cruiser

HMS Hermes, Highflyer-class protected cruiser
Royal Navy - HMS Hermes, a Highflyer-class protected cruiser, before conversion to an experimental seaplane carrier / tender

Background imageReturning Collection: The Whittington Stone

The Whittington Stone
An early 19th century rendering of the Whittington Stone which stands at the foot of Highgate Hill, London marking the spot where Dick Whittington

Background imageReturning Collection: Woman returning from the Bois de Boulogne, 1890

Woman returning from the Bois de Boulogne, 1890
Coming back from a morning in the Bois de Boulogne, 1890. Fashionable woman in jacket and skirt, with hat and parasol, walking with dogs along the Avenue Foch toward the Arc de Triomphe

Background imageReturning Collection: When Johnny Comes Home Again by F. Cayley Robinson

When Johnny Comes Home Again by F. Cayley Robinson
Atmospheric scene showing a ship returning home at night. A solitary woman stands on the beach holding a lantern to guide the boats return. Date: 1923

Background imageReturning Collection: Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, Heston Aerodrome

Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, Heston Aerodrome
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain at Heston Aerodrome, returning from the Munich Conference, 30 September 1938, on a Lockheed Super Electra aircraft. 1938

Background imageReturning Collection: Silhouette, Farm scene, returning from the fields

Silhouette, Farm scene, returning from the fields

Background imageReturning Collection: Nuns returning to their convent, Castle Cornet, Guernsey

Nuns returning to their convent, Castle Cornet, Guernsey, May 1936. 1936

Background imageReturning Collection: Evacuated French peasant returns home, WW1

Evacuated French peasant returns home, WW1
An evacuated French peasant returns to his home after the Second Battle of the Marne, towards the end of the First World War. 1918

Background imageReturning Collection: Alan Cobham returning to the UK from Australia

Alan Cobham returning to the UK from Australia
Sir Alan John Cobham (1894-1973), English long distance aviation pioneer, returning to the UK from Australia, 1 October 1926

Background imageReturning Collection: Return from labour 1871

Return from labour 1871
Family returning from a day in the fields. 1871

Background imageReturning Collection: Creole Volunteer Soldiers Debark at Fort-de-France

Creole Volunteer Soldiers Debark at Fort-de-France
The debarkment at Fort-de-France of Creole volunteer troops from Martinique returning from fighting in Mexico. Squadrons of soldiers gather by the shore, waiting to move off. Date: 1865

Background imageReturning Collection: HMS Bulldog in conflict at Cap-Haitien

HMS Bulldog in conflict at Cap-Haitien
The HMS Bulldog in conflict with the flotilla and fort at Cap-Haitien, on the coast of Haiti. The bulldog fires towards what is left of a sinking flotilla

Background imageReturning Collection: Sir Alan Cobham returns to London from Australia

Sir Alan Cobham returns to London from Australia
Sir Alan Cobham, Imperial Airways pilot, returning from his 26, 000 mile flight to and from Australia. He landed on the River Thames in London, near the Palace of Westminster, on 1 October 1926. 1926

Background imageReturning Collection: Return from Changing of the Guard, London

Return from Changing of the Guard, London
Returning from the Changing of the Guard, Buckingham Palace, London. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageReturning Collection: Pretty girl with Xmas gifts

Pretty girl with Xmas gifts
Xmas. Pretty girl in green coat trimmed with white fur and matching fur hat returning home with her Xmas shopping. Date: circa 1918

Background imageReturning Collection: WW2 - Returning soldier is giving a fulsome welcome home

WW2 - Returning soldier is giving a fulsome welcome home
" Let us Strive without failing in faith or in duty" - Winston Churchill Encirclement ! A returning soldier is giving a fulsome welcome home by his wife and small son. Date: 1944

Background imageReturning Collection: de Havilland DH. 87 Hornet Moth F-BCJO

de Havilland DH. 87 Hornet Moth F-BCJO
de Havilland DH.87 Hornet Moth F-BCJO (msn 8035), at Kidlington circa 4 April 1959. First flown in as G-ADKL, impressed as W5750, during the war, reverting to G-ADKL post-war

Background imageReturning Collection: Tupolev Tu-104A CCCP-L5445

Tupolev Tu-104A CCCP-L5445 (SSSR-L5445, msn 8350401), of Aeroflot, at Keflavik Naval Air Station in Iceland. This Tu-104A was the second of its kind to visit the USA in September 1959

Background imageReturning Collection: United States Air Force - Consolidated XC-99 43-52436

United States Air Force - Consolidated XC-99 43-52436. First flight 23 November 1947. Flew from San Antonio, Texas to Frankfurt

Background imageReturning Collection: Douglas YO-31A 31-604 (in the NACA wind tunnel at Langley)

Douglas YO-31A 31-604 (in the NACA wind tunnel at Langley)
Douglas YO-31A 31-604 (msn 1069), shown mounted in the full-scale National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) wind tunnel at Langley, Virginia

Background imageReturning Collection: Gracie Fields with friends

Gracie Fields with friends
Gracie Fields (1898-1979) - English actress, singer and comedian and star of both cinema and music hall, pictured with friends at Prestbury, after returning from the United States. Date: 1943

Background imageReturning Collection: United States Navy - Atlantic Fleet

United States Navy - Atlantic Fleet in harbour, including the Illinois-class battleships USS Alabama and USS Illinois, distinctive for having side-by side funnels

Background imageReturning Collection: United States Air Force - Fairchild C-119C-22-FA 53-2539

United States Air Force - Fairchild C-119C-22-FA 53-2539 ORIENTAL BEAUTY (msn 10497); of the 817th Troop Carrier Squadron, 403rd Troop Carrier Group, 483rd Troop Carrier Wing

Background imageReturning Collection: Miles M. 28 Mercury 5 G-AJFE

Miles M. 28 Mercury 5 G-AJFE
The sole Miles M.28 Mercury 5 G-AJFE (msn 6697) at Woodley circa the first flight. Re-registered in Switzerland in June 1951, returning to the UK in December 1954



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