Images Dated 30th November 2015

Indian troops of the 17th Division in Payagyi

Photograph: Indian troops of the 17th Division in Payagyi during the last few miles of the advance on Rangoon, April 1945. One of five official photographs associated with Burma, April to June 1945. Associated with World War Two, Far East (1941-1945). The 17th Division had the distinction of serving almost continually in Burma during the three year long campaign. This included practically every major action of the campaign from the retreat to Imphal, crossing of the Irrawaddy and the advance down the Chindwin towards Rangoon and final victory. Date: 1945

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WW2 - The Rhineland and the Battle South of Udem

Copy photograph from an original taken by Captain Edward K Deeming, 15th/19th King?s Royal Hussars. Accompanying note provides caption, ?THE RHINELAND AND THE BATTLE SOUTH OF UDEM, 4 March 1945: Lt Ted Deeming with crew after the Schlieffen Line had been breached. Challenger tank with 17-pdr gun and Browning 0. 30 in. machine gun. Location - Hellmannshof S. of Udem. ?A further note names people featured in the photograph, ?CHALLENGER CREW: Lt Ted Deeming (with binocular case) then clockwise - Tpr Ken G. Harrison (operator), Tpr D. J. Cain (gunner), Tpr S. T. Ellis (loader), and Tpr P. F. ?Smacker? Smith (driver). ?From a collection of 74 copy photographs taken during World War Two, North West Europe (1944-1945). Date: 1945

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The Cigarette by Gordon Conway

Stunning illustration by Gordon Conway depicting an elegant woman in black wearing a close-fitting cloche hat and some impressive emerald, diamond and pearl jewels, enjoying the pleasures of a solitary cigarette.
1931

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

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