Hana Rovina
Captain Johnny Walker, DSO, who proved instrumental in countering the German U-boat menace, pictured aboard HMS Starling giving encouragement to the Black Swan-class sloop HMS Woodpecker during an anti-submarine hunt.
Phil Silvers and Jack Benny (by vonhumboldtfleischer)
“Rev A. Barnett, S.C.F., and Jewish soldiers in Douai, 1919.”
B-24 tail gunner self portrait. by Kemon01 on Flickr.
![“East African troops of the 14th Army in Burma have fought their way down the Gangaw valley, captured Tilin, and then advanced southward to capture Seikpyu on the west bank of the Irrawaddy just below Pagan. Seikpyu was taken during the week ending 18 February. Picture is one of a series taken with the East Africans in a forward area and along supply lines to the rear. Picture shows:- Askaris from a Nyasaland battalion [King’s African Rifles?], displaying a flag which they took off some Japanese prisoners, C. 1945.”](http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib/12/media-12634/large.jpg)
“East African troops of the 14th Army in Burma have fought their way down the Gangaw valley, captured Tilin, and then advanced southward to capture Seikpyu on the west bank of the Irrawaddy just below Pagan. Seikpyu was taken during the week ending 18 February. Picture is one of a series taken with the East Africans in a forward area and along supply lines to the rear. Picture shows:- Askaris from a Nyasaland battalion [King’s African Rifles?], displaying a flag which they took off some Japanese prisoners, C. 1945.”
“Sheep are herded down a busy, rainy High Street in Oswestry, Shropshire. The original caption describes this as “a typical market day scene”. Cars line the street, and shoppers go about their business under the shelter of their umbrellas, 1944.”
“Aircraft carriers HMS BITER and HMS AVENGER underway in line astern from HMS VICTORIOUS. Two Supermarine Seafires of No 884 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm can be seen at the far end of the flight deck of HMS VICTORIOUS.”
