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WPC 128-423
… morning...’.” The 22ft tall Monument to the Women of World War II in Whitehall, London. It was sculpted by John Mills … Metropolitan Police Museum in Sidcup, Kent, says even as Britain was at war, joining the police would still have been … and two at the hands of the more destructive V2. In total, 119 Metropolitan Police officers and one civilian staff …
From the Editor
… into politics and, as revealed in Andrew Sangster’s article, this was absolutely the case for Hastings Ismay. … to hold perhaps the most important staff role of World War Two: Churchill’s advisor and confidant. This month, 70 … WWW.TWITTER.COM @BRITAINATWAR 'BRITAIN AT WAR' MAGAZINE, PO BOX 100, STAMFORD, LINCOLNSHIRE, …
Boer to Brum
By Christopher Joll
… race, to the disastrous opening weeks of the Second Boer War, and to humiliating setbacks inflicted in quick … Colenso, Magersfontein and Stormberg. The restoration of Britain’s martial honour was only achieved after a change in … aided enormously by the arrival of the guns and, after the 119- day siege was lifted, Queen Victoria sent a telegram to …
Snipers in Focus
By John Ash, Callum Dickson, Michael Kelly, Tim Cook and Martin Pegler
… of marksmanship and sniping came of age during World War One. Here, we examine some of the many sharpshooters … sniper in the 5th Regiment called Sing. He has shot 119 since we have been here. He spends all day and every day … or snipers who went on to shoot competitively post-war, Britain At War scoured the lists of medallists and …
From the Editor
… who examines the army’s evolution and army/navy synergy in Britain's formative years. We also examine the key … desperate battle of Tarakan in the final months of World War Two. And Andrew Thomas examines the record-breaking … WWW.TWITTER.COM @BRITAINATWAR 'BRITAIN AT WAR' MAGAZINE, PO BOX 100, STAMFORD, LINCOLNSHIRE, …
The Atlantic Squadron
… CONVOY BATTLES OF AUTUMN 1943 ANDREW THOMAS During World War Two, the Royal Canadian Air Force became the fourth … the range of air cover from Newfoundland, Iceland and Britain. However, in the spring, the convoys crossing the gap … 1939-1945’ was awarded to Nos 5, 8, 10, 11, 113, 116, 117, 119, 145, 160, 161 and 162 Squadrons. All members of these …
GIANT Slayers
… Africa were facing an increasingly acute supply problem. Britain’s Desert Air Force had already played a major part in … been destroyed as a functioning unit, with only 19 from 119 of its airmen involved that afternoon rescued. Felix … Clive Caldwell (Australia’s highest-scoring ‘ace’ of the war and the most successful P-40 pilot overall) and then by …
THE LOAN HUNTER
… a naval hero who rose from career wilderness to become Britain’s most successful submarine hunter CAPTAIN WALKER’S … win this battle, the hardest and longest drawn out of the war... “He trained and welded his own group into a … and Wild Goose sank U-449 with depth charges and the U-119 was rammed by Starling, though this forced the sloop to …
SIR GALAHAD OF THE CHINDITS
… INFANTRY COURTESY OF THE AUTHOR The epic story of wartime Britain’s ‘Sir Galahad’ is charted by Steve Snelling he mud and misery of the war waged amid the Burmese monsoon was still a recent memory … attached 3/9th, a medical report revealed just a paltry 119 men were fit for duty; of them, 90 were Gurkhas. On …
Against the Red Tide: Part 2
By Gerry van Tonder
… 27th British Commonwealth Brigade’s service in the Korean War. SOLDIERS OF THE ARGYLL AND SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS … resulted in a large force that included troops from Britain, the Commonwealth and the USA being deployed to the … Brigadier Thomas Brodie, also arrived at the front. THIS IMAGE OF MEN FROM THE 1/MIDDLESEX ON THE MARCH IS THOUGHT TO …
Wartime Police
By Austin J Ruddy
… force not only greatly expanded to meet the challenges of war, but also a huge spike in crime. As has always been the … a vital function on the Home Front, the war work of Britain’s police is now largely overlooked and forgotten. … of Britain’s police force were killed by enemy action; 119 were regular officers, while the majority, 159 personnel, …
Heugh Battery Saved by Heavy Metal
… ahead of the release of its new album, The Great War, when it heard about the museum’s struggle to remain … for the next 18 months,” manager Diane Stephens told Britain at War . “It will give us the opportunity to go to … the battery’s defenders were killed and 12 wounded, while 119 civilians in the two towns were killed with more than 400 …
Lost No More
… SECOND WORLD WAR BOMBER COMMAND SEAN FEAST REVEALS THE TRAGIC FATE OF … almost certainly a member of the same crew? Grave cards 119, 151, 120 and 121. Fg Off Michael Gisby (rear), Harry … send your name, postal address and e-mail address to: Britain at War Bomber Command Book Competition, Key …
Projects Galore at Leading Canadian Aviation Museum
… Exhibitions from around the UK The Bolingbroke’s proposed 119 ‘Tiger’ Squadron paint scheme. ALL IMAGES VIA CWH … to the museum’s B-25. Museum president David G Rohrer told Britain at War: “We are excited about this new and achievable vision for …
LEANDER CLASS LIGHT CRUISER
By WORDS JOHN ASH.
… WEA PONS OF WAR THE FIRST CLASS OF BRITISH LIGHT CRUISERS BUILT UNDER THE … Seeing action in every theatre of the Second World War, the eight British-built Leander-class cruisers were an … altered. Leander during manoeuvres off the east coast of Britain in 1934. (TOPFOTO) Typically, fire control systems …