A 'Vampire' sign outside an Army Blood Transfusion Service advanced bl...
A 'Vampire' sign outside an Army Blood Transfusion Service advanced blood bank in the Western Desert, 29 October 1942. Army Blood Transfusion Service: The characteristic "Vampire" sign outside an Advanced Blood... More
A 2 Pounder gun being fired by men of the Free French fighting with Br...
The British Army in North Africa 1940 A 2 Pounder anti-tank gun being fired by men of the Free French fighting with British units in the Western Desert, c 1942. It was during the desert campaign of 1941-1942 th... More
A 2-inch mortar team of 1st Battalion, The Caribbean Regiment in Egypt...
A 2-inch mortar team of 1st Battalion, The Caribbean Regiment in Egypt, 21 August 1945. 1st Battalion, Caribbean Regiment preparing to return from Egypt to the West Indies in 1945: A 2 inch mortar team ready for action.
A 6-pdr anti-tank gun portee, camouflaged to look like an ordinary lor...
A 6-pdr anti-tank gun portee, camouflaged to look like an ordinary lorry, North Africa, 27 October 1942. A 6-pdr anti-tank gun semi-armoured portee, camouflaged to look like an ordinary lorry, 27 October 1942. ... More
A 7.2-inch howitzer in action during the attack on Bardia, 31 December...
A 7.2-inch howitzer in action during the attack on Bardia, 31 December 1940. A 7.2-inch howitzer in action during the attack on Bardia, 31 December 1940.
A British infantryman takes the surrender of the crew of an enemy supp...
A British infantryman takes the surrender of the crew of an enemy supply truck in the Western Desert, 2 June 1942. An infantryman takes the surrender of the crew of an enemy supply truck in the Western Desert, ... More
A British soldier inspects the grave of a German tank crewman, killed ...
A British soldier inspects the grave of a German tank crewman, killed when his PzKpfw III tank was knocked out in the Western Desert, 29 September 1942. A soldiers stops to inspect the grave of a German tank cr... More
A Crusader tank of 4th Light Armoured Brigade in the Western Desert, 2...
A Crusader tank of 4th Light Armoured Brigade in the Western Desert, 20 September 1942. A Crusader tank of 4th Light Armoured Brigade in the Western Desert, 20 September 1942.
A Crusader tank of the 22nd Armoured Brigade returning after action in...
A Crusader tank of the 22nd Armoured Brigade returning after action in the Western Desert, 28 July 1942. A Crusader tank of the 22nd Armoured Brigade returning after action in the Western Desert, 28 July 1942.
A Crusader tank with its 'sunshield' lorry camouflage erected, 26 Octo...
A Crusader tank with its 'sunshield' lorry camouflage erected, 26 October 1942. A Crusader tank with its 'sunshield' lorry camouflage erected, 26 October 1942.
A Daimler armoured car opens fire in the gloom of early morning at the...
A Daimler armoured car opens fire in the gloom of early morning at the start of the battle for Tripoli, 18 January 1943. A Daimler armoured car opens fire in the gloom of early morning at the start of the battl... More
A Humber Mk II armoured car and crew of 'B' Squadron, 11th Hussars, Tr...
A Humber Mk II armoured car and crew of 'B' Squadron, 11th Hussars, Tripoli, 2 February 1943. A Humber Mk II armoured car and crew of 'B' Squadron, 11th Hussars - the first vehicle to enter Tripoli, 2 February ... More
A Humber Mk II armoured car of the 12th Royal Lancers on patrol south ...
A Humber Mk II armoured car of the 12th Royal Lancers on patrol south of El Alamein, July 1942. A Humber Mk II armoured car of the 12th Royal Lancers on patrol south of El Alamein, July 1942.
A lorry mounted anti-tank gun in the Western Desert being manned by Ne...
A lorry mounted anti-tank gun in the Western Desert being manned by New Zealand LRDG troops as they return to Cairo, 27 March 1941. A lorry mounted anti-tank gun in the Western Desert being manned by New Zealan... More
A Marmon-Herrington Mk II armoured car armed with an Italian Breda 20m...
A Marmon-Herrington Mk II armoured car armed with an Italian Breda 20mm gun, near Tobruk, Libya, 8 May 1941. A Marmon-Herrington Mk II armoured car armed with an Italian Breda 20mm gun, near Tobruk, 8 May 1941.
A Matilda tank crew overhauling their vehicle near Tobruk, 1 December ...
A Matilda tank crew overhauling their vehicle near Tobruk, 1 December 1941. A Matilda tank crew overhauling their vehicle in preparation for the next phase of battle near Tobruk, 1 December 1941.
A Matilda tank under camouflage netting in Tobruk 18 November 1941 IWM...
The British Army in North Africa 1941 A Matilda tank under camouflage netting in Tobruk, 18 November 1941.
A member of a Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) patrol poses with a Vicke...
A member of a Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) patrol poses with a Vickers 'K' Gas-operated machine gun on a Chevrolet 30-cwt truck, May 1942. A member of a Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) patrol poses with a Vick... More
A South African Marmon-Herrington armoured car crew stops to take a co...
A South African Marmon-Herrington armoured car crew stops to take a compass bearing during a patrol in the Western Desert, 13 April 1942. A South African Marmon-Herrington armoured car crew stops to take a comp... More
A13 Cruiser Mk IVA tank being checked over shortly after arrival in Eg...
A13 Cruiser Mk IVA tank being checked over shortly after arrival in Egypt, 1 November 1940. A13 Cruiser Mk IVA tank being checked over shortly after arrival in Egypt, 1 November 1940. Note 'Caunter' camouflage.
Abyssinian Patriots Attacking the Fort of Derba Marcos E2472
Abyssinian Patriots Attacking the Fort of Derba Marcos Part of a sequence of images showing Patriot Troops attacking the fort before capturing it. They take every advantage of the natural cover, even in trees.
After the Battle Around Tel-el-eisa E14744
After the Battle Around Tel-el-eisa The graves of two German airmen decorated with the Swastika insignia taken from the Stuka in which they were shot down at Tel-el-Eisa.
After the Retreat Began E19077
After the Retreat Began A pile of used 25-pounder artillery shell cases from British guns.
Allied Forces in North Africa 1942 E13304
Allied Forces in North Africa 1942 Free French Foreign Legionnaires raise a cloud of dust from their Bren gun carrier while on a patrol from Bir Hacheim, 12 June 1942.
Allied Forces in North Africa 1942 E13313
Allied Forces in North Africa 1942 Free French Foreign Legionnaires "leap up from the desert to rush an enemy strong point", Bir Hacheim, 12 June 1942.
Allied Forces in North Africa 1942 E8400
Allied Forces in North Africa 1942 French Colonial troops man a machine gun post in a forward part of the line, 16 February 1942.
Animals in War 1939-1945 E17006
Animals in War 1939-1945 Men of the Royal Army Veterinary Corps at No 1 Veterinary Hospital in the Middle East cast a horse before operating on it.
Animals in War 1939-1945 E17920
Animals in War 1939-1945 A camel train transports fuel through the desert between Damascus and Palmyra in the Middle East.
Anthony Eden's Tour of Palestine, October 1940 E802
Anthony Eden's Tour of Palestine, October 1940 Secretary of State for War Anthony Eden with General Sir Archibald Wavell (GOC-in-C Middle East) and Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Longmore (AOC-in-C), October 1940.
Australian and South African Forces in North Africa during the Second ...
Australian and South African Forces in North Africa during the Second World War Easily identified by their distinctive headgear, South African and Australian soldiers enjoy a game of cards in a gun pit.
Australian Forces in North Africa during the Second World War E2478
Australian Forces in North Africa during the Second World War Men of the Australian 9th Infantry Division guard Italians and some of the first German prisoners to be taken during the war in North Africa, after ... More
Australian Forces in North Africa during the Second World War E4814
Australian Forces in North Africa during the Second World War The 'Rats of Tobruk' - some of the 15,000 men of General Morshead's 9th Australian Division shelter in caves during an air raid during the siege of ... More
Battle of Egypt- the Retreat of the Eighth Army To New Positions E1378...
Battle of Egypt- the Retreat of the Eighth Army To New Positions A mobile Bofors and crew moving back during the retreat to take up new positions.
British 25-pounder field guns in action on the night of 2 June 1942 du...
British 25-pounder field guns in action on the night of 2 June 1942 during the Battle of Gazala in Libya. British 25 pounder guns fire at Erwin Rommel's Afrika Korps on the night of 2 June 1942 during the battl... More
British Advance in the Western Desert E1397
British Advance in the Western Desert A British officer examining a safe left behind by the Italians in one of their HQ's.
British Advance Into Syria E3799
British Advance Into Syria Vehicles of the Free French pause in Damascus and are cheered by the local inhabitants.
British and Commonwealth Forces in Cyprus 1941 E3169
British and Commonwealth Forces in Cyprus 1941 An NCO of the Cyprus Regiment about to put on his gas mask during a drill, 21 May 1941.
British Forces in Cyprus 1942 E9025
British Forces in Cyprus 1942 A motorcycle despatch rider putting on his gas mask during a 50-mile motorcycle trial in Cyprus, 3 March 1942.
British Forces in Cyprus 1942 E9027
British Forces in Cyprus 1942 Motorcycle despatch riders wearing gas masks during a section of a 50-mile motorcycle trial in Cyprus, 3 March 1942.
British Forces in Egypt, 1945 E30918
British Forces in Egypt, 1945 The Alamein bell is sounded to open a thanksgiving service for British service personnel at the El Alamein Club in Cairo to commemorate the end of the war in Europe. This bell was ... More
British Forces in Egypt, 1945 E30919
British Forces in Egypt, 1945 British service personnel attending a thanksgiving service at the El Alamein Club in Cairo to commemorate the end of the war in Europe.
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E31088
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 Gunners about to enter a makeshift polling station at the Royal Artillery Base Depot near Cairo to cast their votes in the British general election of 1945
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E31089
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 Gunners take a last look through their voting papers before entering a makeshift polling station at the Royal Artillery Base Depot near Cairo to cast their votes in ... More
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E31090
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 Lieutenant T Marflett the Postal Voting Officer for a battery at the Royal Artillery Base Depot near Cairo posts his vote for the 1945 British general election.
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E31100
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 Before voting at a tented polling station close to the pyramids British troops consult the latest editions of the Sunday newspapers.
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E31102
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 Before voting at a tented polling station close to the pyramids, Corporal E Hopwood of 10 Maple Avenue, Acton, Wrexham, studies the Sunday Dispatch newspaper lead ar... More
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E31137
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 Company Sergeant Major G Melville (left) and Gunner G Maher practice bricklaying as part of the process of retraining for civilian careers after demobilisation.
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E31224
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 Trooper R Baker (left) and Bombardier J H Towns, who were both in the building trade before the war, take a refresher course in bricklaying, one of the pre-vocationa... More
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E31225
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 Bombardier W Taylor completes a window frame he has made during a carpentry course, one of the pre-vocational courses on offer at the Middle East Base Depot of the R... More
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E31226
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 Studying the layout of a switchboard on an electricians course is Sergeant L W Murray (right) a peacetime carpenter and joiner. He is being instructed by Sergeant H ... More
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E31227
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 Sergeant C Duckworth, a pre-war plasterer and bricklayer, taking a course in draughtsmanship. This was one of the pre-vocational courses on offer at the Middle East ... More
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E31228
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 Corporal T F Higgins, a pre-war electrical draughtsman from Birmingham, trains in shoe making. This was one of the pre-vocational courses on offer at the Middle East... More
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E31229
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 Sergenat W Barrow (right) a pre-war designer and artist, is seen instructing students on a commercial art course, one of the pre-vocational courses on offer at the M... More
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E31230
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 Former professional lightweight boxer Lance Corporal T S Hughes tries his hand at signwriting to give himself a new career after he is domobilized. Signwriting was o... More
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E31441
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 Eight soldiers on a shoe repairing course at the Middle East Command Training College (Technical Wing). This was just one of many pre-vocational courses on offer at... More
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E31445
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 Sergenat C Crane from Wolverhampton had worked for the Goodyear tyre company before the war but decided to retrain and set himself up with a painting and decorating ... More
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E31446
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 Bombardier L Ryder (left) and Gunner A P Urvoy undertake a refresher course in bricklaying ready for taking up their pre-war trades after demobilization. This course... More
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E31447
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 Students at work in the carpenters and joiners shop of the Middle East Command Educational College. This course was just one of many pre-vocational courses on offer ... More
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E31448
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 Working a circular saw in the carpenters and joiners shop of the Middle East Command Educational College are Sergeant F Saunders (left), a pre-war cabinet maker from... More
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E31597
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 Sergeant Maurice Bass, supervising non-commissioned officer at the NAAFI Postal Records Headquarters, Abassia, near Cairo, overseas the packing of 'Voices of the For... More
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E31604
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 Exterior view of damage done by a terrorist bomb to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Headquarters building in Jerusalem.
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E31606
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 Interior view of damage done by a terrorist bomb to a police station in Jaffa.
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E31660
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 Members of the Palestine Police beside the wreckage of a train derailed by Jewish terrorists near the village of Hadera in Palestine in January 1946. This train was ... More
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E31661
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 Arab workmen clear the track of the wreckage of a train derailed by Jewish terrorists near the village of Hadera in Palestine in January 1946. This train was carryin... More
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E31734
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 A Vickers machine gun team of the 2nd Battalion Middlesex Regiment during a firing practice in Palestine.
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E31735
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 Two men of the 2nd Battalion Middlesex Regiment use a range finder during a firing practice in Palestine.
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E31736
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 A 4.2 inch mortar team of the 2nd Battalion Middlesex Regiment on field exercise in Palestine.
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E31758
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 Four men of the 2nd Battalion, The East Yorkshire Regiment on field exercise in Palestine equipped with a Bren Gun and PIAT anti-tank weapon.
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E31759
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 Men of the 2nd Battalion, The East Yorkshire Regiment with a Universal Carrier on field exercise in Palestine.
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E31763
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 Four members of the 3rd Infantry Division Military Police in their Jeep in Palestine.
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E31803
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 Three members of the 1st Battalion, The Suffolk Regiment in their armoury in Palestine.
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E31805
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 Two men of the 1st Battalion, The Suffolk Regiment manning a Bren Gun during a field exercise in Palestine.
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E31807
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 Three butchers from the Royal Army Service Corps (RASC) attached to the 3rd Infantry Division, prepare meat rations at their supply point in the village of Hadera, Palestine.
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E31809
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 Sergeant J Jefferies from Penarth and Private L Dobbs from Chingford check rations at the 3rd Infantry Division's Royal Army Service Corps (RASC) supply point in the... More
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E31811
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 Men of the Kings Shropshire Light Infantry (KSLI) undergo revision training on the rifle at their camp in Palestine.
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E31812
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 Privates A Gainer and A Stapleton of the Kings Shropshire Light Infantry (KSLI) take up firing positions during revision training on the rifle at their camp in Palestine.
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E31944
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 Damage to the Allenby Bridge carrying the main road from Palestine to Trans-Jordan following an attack by Jewish saboteurs during the night of 16-17 June 1946.
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E31945
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 Damage to the Allenby Bridge carrying the main road from Palestine to Trans-Jordan following an attack by Jewish saboteurs during the night of 16-17 June 1946.
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E31950
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 View of the Allenby Bridge carrying the main road from Palestine to Trans-Jordan following an attack by Jewish saboteurs during the night of 16-17 June 1946. In the ... More
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E31955
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 Under the shadow of the Blue Mosque, a contingent of the Egyptian Army marches into the courtyard of the citadel in Cairo during the ceremony marking the handing ove... More
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E31956
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 Lieutenant General Sir Charles Allfrey hands the key of the Citadel to the Egyptian Chief of Staff, Ferick Ibrahim Attallah Pasha, marking the formal handover of the... More
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E31957
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 A sergeant of the Corps of Military Police lowers the Union Jack during the ceremony to mark the formal handover of the Citadel in Cairo to local control. This cerem... More
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E31958
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 The British guard of honour, formed by men of the Highland Light Infantry, leave the Citadel in Cairo after the ceremony marking the formal handover of the Citadel i... More
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E31969
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 The explosion of a second bomb at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem. The hotel housed the Military headquarters for all armed forces in Palestine as well as the offi... More
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E31970
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 As the dust and smoke settles following the explosion of a bomb at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem members of the Palestine Police are seen going to the aid of a c... More
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E31974
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 Following the explosions at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem soldiers and members of the Palestine Police work to rescue victims from the wreckage. The hotel housed... More
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E31978
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 A member of the Parachute Regiment stands guard over a group of Jewish civilians who wait in line to be interrogated by British army officers and members of the Pale... More
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E31979
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 Civilians being interrogated by officers from the Palestine Police during a sweep in Tel Aviv for members of Jewish terrorist organisations such as the Irgun.
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E31980
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 A Jewish woman is helped aboard a British army lorry during a sweep in Tel Aviv for members of Jewish terrorist organisations such as the Irgun. Like all civilians i... More
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E31985
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 A British soldier with a cache of grenades discovered in the Tachkemoni School, Tel Aviv, during a sweep to round up suspected members of Jewish terrorist organisations.
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E31986
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 Following the lifting of the curfew in Tel Aviv large crowds gathered outside food shops. Here a soldier of the 6th Airborne Division stands by to maintain order out... More
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E32042
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 Soldiers of the 6th Airborne Division removing a German MG 34 machine gun from a hidden cache of weapons found in the Jewish settlement of Doroth near Gaza.
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E32043
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 Soldiers of the 6th Airborne Division removing a Bren Gun from a hidden cache of weapons found in the Jewish settlement of Doroth near Gaza.
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E32044
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 A corporal of the 6th Airborne Division carries a First World War Austro-Hungarian Schwarzlose machine gun from a chicken shed where part of a hidden cache of weapon... More
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E32045
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 Men of the 6th Airborne Division look at the assorted weapons, ammunitions and equipment discovered in the Jewish settlement of Doroth near Gaza.
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E32047
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 A sergeant of the 6th Airborne Division examines one of the mortars found amongst an arms cache hidden in the Jewish settlement of Doroth near Gaza.
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E32048
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 A member of the 6th Airborne Division examines pistols of various types found amongst an arms cache hidden in the Jewish settlement of Doroth near Gaza.
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E32049
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 A member of the 6th Airborne Division examines a German MG 34 machine gun found amongst an arms cache hidden in the Jewish settlement of Doroth near Gaza. In the for... More
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E32050
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 Members of the 6th Airborne Division examines the mortars and ammunition found amongst an arms cache hidden in the Jewish settlement of Doroth near Gaza. In the fore... More
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E32161
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 On the main Jaffa highway outside Jerusalem a Lance Corporal of the Irish Fusiliers checks under the bonnet of a car for hidden contraband or weapons. Checks were ca... More