A veteran sergeant in the Dorking Home Guard cleans his Tommy gun at the dining room table, before going on parade, 1 December 1940. Frame:none set against a yellow background

set against a yellow background

The 34th Division suffered heavier losses than any other division that day

one of the bridges over the River Arno destroyed by the Germans before evacuating Florence on 11 August 1944

and General Sir Frederick Pile (GOC Anti-Aircraft Command) watch a demonstration of measures used to combat flying bombs in the south of England on 30 June 1944

The Prime Minister Winston Churchill wearing leather earguards watching gunnery practice on board HMS RENOWN whilst he was returning from Canada

A veteran sergeant in the Dorking Home Guard cleans his Tommy gun at the dining room table, before going on parade, 1 December 1940. Frame:none set against a yellow background