England at War 1914-1918 Gallery

HMS Warspite EAW005978

HMS WARSPITE, Prussia Cove, Cornwall. Warspite was launched in 1913 and saw action with the Royal Navy at the Battle of Jutland in 1916. During the second world war she saw service off Norway, Italy, in the Indian Ocean, Sicily and Normandy. Plagued by steering problems almost from the outset this Queen Elizabeth class battleship was finally sold for scrap in 1947. Photographed here in May 1947, she is seen here having run her anchor during a storm and run aground while on her way to be broken up. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)

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Great Western Memorial BB48_01157

Great Western Railway War Memorial, Paddington Station, Praed Street, Greater London. The memorial on Platform One was originally erected to commemorate the men and women of the Great Western Railway who lost their lives in the First World War. In 1948 the memorial was rededicated to also include those employees of the company who lost their lives during the Second World War. This photograph appears to have been taken just before the official rededication took place, as the revised dedication inscription does not appear

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Airship hangars 27516_026

Airship hangars, RAF Cardington, Bedfordshire. No.1 shed was built in 1915 by Short Brothers to build two airships for the navy. After the first world war the site became the Royal Airship Works and No. 1 shed was extended and enlarged in preparation for the R101 project. No. 2 shed was brought from Norfolk and re-erected here in 1930. The sheds were later used for constructing barrage balloons

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