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Background imageWw 2 Collection: Collection van WWII

Collection van WWII
Blankets are collected by van to be used in refugee billets in England during World War II

Background imageWw 2 Collection: Refugee police registration WWII

Refugee police registration WWII
Belgian refugees register with the British police on arrival in Britain during World War II

Background imageWw 2 Collection: Collection van with furniture WWII

Collection van with furniture WWII
Any articles useful in furnishing houses requisitioned for refugees are collected by vans from local residents during World War II

Background imageWw 2 Collection: Refugee babies born during flight WWII

Refugee babies born during flight WWII
Born during the voyage, these infants will know of the terrors through which their parents lived for their principles, only by listening to stories to be told in the future of that tragic mass exodus

Background imageWw 2 Collection: Refugee distribution centre WWII

Refugee distribution centre WWII
An official interpreter at the distributing centre helps Belgian refugees fill our food ration cards during World War II

Background imageWw 2 Collection: Filling in Food ration card WWII

Filling in Food ration card WWII
Jenny de Graaf, a Belgian refugee arriving in London, fills out a form for a food ration card at the Fulham distributing centre during World War II

Background imageWw 2 Collection: Refugee receiving station WWII

Refugee receiving station WWII
The Fulham Institute in London where refugees were received directly from the station before being sent to the distributing centre during World War II

Background imageWw 2 Collection: Quakers aid refugees WWII

Quakers aid refugees WWII
The Quakers organised that each child on board the refugee steamer received a glass of milk twice a day

Background imageWw 2 Collection: Preparing for refugees WWII

Preparing for refugees WWII
Any items useful in furnishing houses are requisitioned for refugees and collected by vans from local residents in England during World War II

Background imageWw 2 Collection: Rufugee mothers WWII

Rufugee mothers WWII
Refugee mothers can buy a cup of tea from the Voluntary Welfare Workers in England during World War II

Background imageWw 2 Collection: Emigrants WWII

Emigrants WWII
During World war II, representatives of the National Joint Committee for Spanish Relief (in armbands) went through the identity papers and lists of emigrants

Background imageWw 2 Collection: Jewish broadcaster WWII

Jewish broadcaster WWII
Mr. Levin, the Jewish news broadcaster, speaks daily over the American sender XMHA in German to his fellow refugees who most of them have relatives in Germany

Background imageWw 2 Collection: Belgian trawlerman WWII

Belgian trawlerman WWII
Belgian trawlerman fishing during World War II

Background imageWw 2 Collection: Refugee hostel furnished WWII

Refugee hostel furnished WWII
Cubicles in a Salvation Hostel in London are hurriedly furnished to receive refugees during World War II

Background imageWw 2 Collection: Rusing Firemen WWII

Rusing Firemen WWII
Firemen rush down to main the engines during World War II in England

Background imageWw 2 Collection: Refugee storage WWII

Refugee storage WWII
There are a few storage rooms in each camp where people keep their belongings during World War II. Thus the transfer from summer to winter equipment becomes quite an affair, performed in shifts

Background imageWw 2 Collection: Refugees from Spitsbergen WWII

Refugees from Spitsbergen WWII
Men from Spitsbergen evacuated to England during World War II

Background imageWw 2 Collection: Harbour workers WWII

Harbour workers WWII
Harbour workers greet the SS Sinaia during World War II

Background imageWw 2 Collection: Travelling refugees WWII

Travelling refugees WWII
Refugees travelling by train during World War II

Background imageWw 2 Collection: House requisition WWII

House requisition WWII
Empty houses in Chelsea are requisitioned by the Town Clerk for refugees and bear this notice on their doors during World War II

Background imageWw 2 Collection: Refugees WWII

Refugees WWII
Refugees gather to hear speaker during World War II

Background imageWw 2 Collection: London refugee billeting WWII

London refugee billeting WWII
At the Fulham Borough Council, London, a Dutch refugee and his family learn where they will be billeted during World War II

Background imageWw 2 Collection: Classroom WWII

Classroom WWII
Refugee boys sitting at attention in the art classroom. They would sit thus whenever the Commandant or a master enter the classroom

Background imageWw 2 Collection: Refugees on ship WWII

Refugees on ship WWII
Refugees travelling by ship during World War II

Background imageWw 2 Collection: Kitchener refugee camp WWII

Kitchener refugee camp WWII
Many of the refugees in Kitchener refugee camp in England preferred to shave themselves and even seemed to enjoy the novelty of camp life in being able to shave outdoors

Background imageWw 2 Collection: Refugee accommodation request WWII

Refugee accommodation request WWII
London notice outside town hall advertising for accommodation to house Belgian refugees during World War II

Background imageWw 2 Collection: Refugees boarding bus WWII

Refugees boarding bus WWII
Refugees, including Jenny de Graaf, board the bus from the receiving centre to distributing centre in Fulham, London, during World War II

Background imageWw 2 Collection: Extinguishing a fire WWII

Extinguishing a fire WWII
The Fire has been put out by plunger-men who have extinguished the fire caused by an air raid bombing during World War II

Background imageWw 2 Collection: German soldiers WWII

German soldiers WWII
German soldiers look at captured American vehicles on the Western Front during World War II

Background imageWw 2 Collection: British planes WWII

British planes WWII
British planes carrying Airborne troops for the landing in Holland during World War II, pass over the Belgian flag, symbol of the liberation of the Belgian people

Background imageWw 2 Collection: Blowing up bridge WWII

Blowing up bridge WWII
Blowing up bridge during World War II

Background imageWw 2 Collection: D Day Invasion of France - WW2

D Day Invasion of France - WW2
A circular montage painting depicting D Day, centred around the commander of the US forces, General Eisenhower. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageWw 2 Collection: Broadcasting House

Broadcasting House and All Souls Church, Langham Place, London, England. The BBC building is painted with camouflage paint and the windows have blackout during World War II

Background imageWw 2 Collection: Wireless Operator School, WWII

Wireless Operator School, WWII
Wireless Operator School, during World War II. Practical telegraphy, receiving and sending on long wire circuits. Preparing for the War Emergency Certificate which means completing the course in

Background imageWw 2 Collection: Observer Corps Centre, World War II

Observer Corps Centre, World War II

Background imageWw 2 Collection: Portable recorder, WWII

Portable recorder, WWII
A portable recorder which is later used to transmit the recording by shortwave, during World War II

Background imageWw 2 Collection: Aircraft Observer Post, WWII

Aircraft Observer Post, WWII
Aircraft Observer Post, during World War II. Two observers with direction and height finders ready to broadcast directions to head observer command

Background imageWw 2 Collection: Map Department, WWII

Map Department, WWII
Working in the map department during World War II

Background imageWw 2 Collection: WW2 - Aircraft manufacture in Australia

WW2 - Aircraft manufacture in Australia
The Australian aircraft manufacture industry during World War Two. It took the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation 16 months to produce its first 100 Wirraway machines

Background imageWw 2 Collection: Children in damaged Maltese streets - Malta

Children in damaged Maltese streets - Malta
A group of children play in a street in Malta, under the hanging lines of washing, the damage and rubble attesting to weeks of attacks on the Island

Background imageWw 2 Collection: Invasion of Sicily -

Invasion of Sicily -
The early stages of the landings during the Invasion of Sicily, Italy during World War Two. Thousands of landing craft of all types were used in the invasion

Background imageWw 2 Collection: Spitfire Factory WWII

Spitfire Factory WWII
A woman making Spitfire parts on her machine in a Spitfire aircraft factory during World War II

Background imageWw 2 Collection: Metal Collection WWII

Metal Collection WWII
Collection depot for aluminium pots and pans outside Boro Hall in Brooklyn, America during World War II

Background imageWw 2 Collection: Sand bags WWII

Sand bags WWII
Mrs. Storer and family stop to watch excavators at work in Hyde Park, London, digging earth for sand bags during World War II

Background imageWw 2 Collection: Animal rescue squad WWII

Animal rescue squad WWII
Women of the Animal Rescue Squad saving a cat from the rubble during World War II

Background imageWw 2 Collection: Parcels for the troops WWII

Parcels for the troops WWII
A customer and shop assistant pack a parcel to go to the British troops in France during World War II

Background imageWw 2 Collection: Women washing an ambulance WWII

Women washing an ambulance WWII
Women washing an ambulance as part of the war effort during World War II

Background imageWw 2 Collection: Army Comforts Depot WWII

Army Comforts Depot WWII
Women working in the Army Comforts Depot where gifts are packed and despatched to British troops during World War II



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