British Infantry

Rico · Oct 10, 2017

British "Tommy" in the desert ... note the pipe in his sock.

Louis · Feb 19, 2018

A soldier of the 4/4th Gurkha Rifles fighting in a Burmese village, 1945.

Bootie · Mar 24, 2018

Men from the 2nd Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers, supported by Achilles 17pdr tank destroyers, wait to move forward near Ferrara, Northern Italy. 22nd April 1945

Louis · Mar 31, 2018

A malaria warning sign at Anzio, advising troops to cover up in the evening to avoid mosquito bites. 1944

Gunner · Apr 1, 2018

I wonder how long it took before he actually read the sign.

Louis · May 5, 2018

This soldiers learn to take care of mines completely blindfould so they could do it in darkness. 1940

Rico · Jan 11, 2019

British POW's Dunkirk 1940.

Gnarly · Jan 11, 2019

Gunner said:
I wonder how long it took before he actually read the sign.

Probably never read it - was too busy wishing he was the dog....

rocketman · Jan 11, 2019

Louis said:
This soldier gives a V-victory sign to german prisoners captured at El Alamein, oct. 1942
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That's not a V-victory sign, it is the British version of "up yours". V-victory is with the palm facing the other way. Either way, the chap seems perfectly happy with insulting the Jerries.

Louis · Aug 16, 2019

After the liberation of Caen, an English soldier shares his soup with a French girl, 1944.

Louis · Sep 13, 2020

Guarding debris from a Dornier Do 17 bomber brought down over London. 1940.

Gunner · Sep 13, 2020

Nothing like guarding debris in full pack.

Rico · Sep 15, 2020

Gunner said:
Nothing like guarding debris in full pack.

You gotta keep your packed lunch somewhere.

Gunner · Sep 15, 2020

We that is quite the container of bangers and mash then!

Nort · Sep 15, 2020

Well, a manâ€™s gotta eat.

Rico · Dec 24, 2020

British infantry, Sicily 1943.

Louis · Mar 2, 2021

B&W and colorized pics show a British soldiers (interrupted during drag show rehearsals by a German raid) moving a BL 6-inch Mk VII naval gun at Shornemead Fort, Eng. in 1940. A coastal alert forced the soldiers to wear dresses with compulsory helmets.