Photos WW2 British & Commonwealth Forces

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RAF Bristol Beauforts patrol the British coast near St Eval, Cornwall in January 1942

 

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Bombardier W.J. Black of the 1st Field Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery (R.C.H.A.) pushing Sergeant-Major Jimmy Walker's motorcycle out of the mud, San Pietro, Italy, 26 November 1943.

 

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Bren gunners of The Highland Light Infantry of Canada in a slit trench, France, 20 June 1944

 

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New Zealand M31 Tank Recovery Vehicle lifts a Canada Ford Lynx Scout Car which had become stuck in the mud near Faenza Italy - February 1945
This particular US M31 was found abandoned in boggy ground near Cassino and recovered by New Zealand personnel at night while under occasional enemy fire.

 

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Burial at sea of Ordinary Seaman Kenneth Watson of C class destroyer HMCS Assiniboine, who died in the action which resulted in the sinking of the German submarine on 6 August 1942.

Burial service for a Canadian soldier killed by shell-fire, San Leonardo di Ortona, Italy, 10 December 1943

 

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Sgt. H.E. Cooper, 48th Highlanders of Canada, Sicily, 11 August 1943.

 

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Brigadier S. James L. Hill (right), Commander of the 3rd Parachute Brigade, briefs officers of the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion, Carter Barracks, Bulford, England, 6 December 1943.

 

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1 March,1945, inundated Elst, Holland. The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. (Area is called "The Island", prime location of the "Band of Brothers" Crossroads episode.)

 

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2 March 1945, Nordhorn area, Germany. Still from film shot by a Typhoon from 181 Squadron

 

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WOW........Bloody Great Photo, thanks for sharing that one!!

 

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Churchill tanks and soldiers of the 9th Durham Light Infantry in Schilberg, Netherlands, in January 1945.

 

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Sherman M4A2/Sherman III of 4/7 Royal Dragoon Guards Tank of 8th Independent Armoured Brigade. in Kevelaer, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany - March 4, 1945

 

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Captain A.W. Hardy, Edmonton, AB, Medical Officer with the West Nova Scotia Regiment, lying wounded, with Pte. W.E. Dexter, a unit stretcher-bearer who was wounded in the head, Santa-Cristina D'Aspromonte, Italy, 8 September 1943.

The photo was taken by Lt Terry Rowe of the Canadian Army Film and Photo Unit. Lt Rowe, who had taken many of the iconic photos at Ortona and the Moro River, was killed in action at the Nettuno beachhead in February 1944 while covering the landing of the US/Canadian First Special Service Force.

 

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Captain F.M. Ritchie of The Calgary Regiment climbs out of his camouflaged Sherman tank, San Leonardo di Ortona, Italy, 10 December 1943.

 

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Vickers machine gun of 2/7th Middlesex Regiment in action at the Anzio bridgehead - March 8, 1944

 

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An SAS Jeep in the deserts of North Africa, 1943. These Jeeps were armed to the teeth, with this example being equipped with three Vickers K machine guns and an Browning .50 caliber. Note that the .50 cal is the AN/M2 variant, which was designed for aircraft use and had a much higher rate of fire. The SAS used these Jeeps for run and gun raids against enemy installations.

 

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15 March 1942, Mill Hill, London. Changing the engine of a Churchill tank using an "Atherton Jack".

 

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Crew with their Mk I Blenheim Nightfighter with No. 604 Squadron “County of Middlesex” at RAF Northolt - March 1940

 

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Canadian infantryman of Le Régiment de la Chaudière preparing to disembark from HMCS Prince David off the Normandy beachhead, France, 6 June 1944.

Private Jack Roy of Le Régiment de la Chaudière preparing to disembark from H.M.C.S. PRINCE DAVID off Bernières-sur-Mer, France, 6 June 1944.

 

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Sherman ARV with the East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry, 33rd Armoured Brigade, 79th Armoured Division, moving up to cross the Rhine - March 24, 1945
The Churchill tank is with the 1st Assault Brigade Royal Engineers