Army Gallery

Bren Gun Carriers parading past The Arcade, Bognor, 1941

High Street. For the War Weapons Week March 1941. There are people looking out of the windows of the Westminster Bank. The salute was taken, according to the Bognor Regis Observer, by Brigadier W P A Bradshaw, accompanied by Mr T W Marshall (Chairman of the Council) and Mr R W J Hill (Clerk of the Council).
L'Alouette Collection
West Sussex Record Office Ref No: L'Alouette/A/1/12/6

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Gun crew in action on the Esplanade, Bognor Regis 1940

Taken at the eastern end of the Esplanade in the Summer of 1940. The domed frontage of the Theatre Royal complex is on the right. The gun crew of the light field gun is training its sights on a target out to sea, with army officers looking on.
L'Alouette Collection
West Sussex Record Office Ref No: L'Alouette/A/1/2/32

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Petworth Home Guard - May 1943

Guardsmen on military exercise in Petworth Park. Line of men lying prone, manning their guns.
George Garland Collection
West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N22219

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