WORLD WAR ll ~ AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERYMEN MANNING GUNS IN ENGLAND - 1940

Description

Scarce early original vintage press photograph shows a group of Australian artillerymen manning a cannon while three other Aussies are bringing up ammunition (see scan for full caption).
Australians participated in the defense of Britain throughout the war. More than 100 Australian airmen fought with the RAF during the Battle of Britain in 1940, including over 30 fighter pilots.Two AIF brigades (the 18th and 25th) were also stationed in Britain from June 1940 to January 1941 and formed part of the British mobile reserve which would have responded to any German landings. An Australian Army forestry group served in Britain between 1940 and 1943.
Several Australian fighter squadrons were also formed in Britain during 1941 and 1942 and contributed to defending the country from German air raids and, from mid-1944, V-1 flying bombs.
Photograph measures 8 x 10 inches and is in excellent condition with no bends, tears, or creases and is very sharp and has strong tones with good contrast and clarity.
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