British troops queue for a meal after coming ashore in Norway: British expeditionary Force, April-June 1940.

Breadline for troops

British troops of the 1st Worcestershire Regiment, 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division, crossing the Seine river at the town of Vernon, France, west of Caen, late August, 1944. - Due to the enormous success of Operation Overlord, many of the troops had to move on foot, as transport vehicles were in dire need of repair. 


Crossing the Seine

Picture taken in 1942 my grandad pictured middle of second row private Fred Bates