French, British and Norwegian soldiers aboard a Royal Navy warship, 8 May 1940.


Allied servicemen

 Flight commander of Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk III medium bomber and crew, with YMCA tea car in attendance; 10 January 1941.
The Armstrong Whitworth A.W.38 Whitley was one of three British twin-engined, front line medium bomber types that were in service with the Royal Air Force (RAF) at the outbreak of the Second World War.  


All having a cup of tea

Just after dawn, men of the Highland Division of the British Army up to their waists in water, unloading stores on a landing beach on the opening day of the invasion of Sicily. Meanwhile beach roads are being prepared for heavy and light traffic. Several landing craft tank can be seen just off the beach; July 9, 1943. 