Sujet
Holy Island fishermen Home Guards rifle practice, Lindisfarne, Northumberland, World War II, 1942. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Holy Island fishermen Home Guards rifle practice, Lindisfarne, Northumberland, World War II, 1942. The Home Guard was a volunteer force made up of men who were ineligible for service in the regular army. Originally organised in 1940 as the Local Defence Volunteers (LDV), its purpose was to assist in the defence of Britain in the event of a German invasion. The Home Guard was stood down in December 1944 and formally disbanded a year later.
Date
1942
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Keystone Archives
Notre référence
HRM19D84_149
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
30,8Mo (1,4Mo) / 31,4cm x 24,5cm / 3714 x 2898 (300dpi)