19th July 2023
When the weather heats up, soldiers need to keep cool. During the Second World War, the British Army viewed sunburn as a "self-inflicted wound".
30th December 1942
On 30th December 1942, Lieutenant J.R. Bainbridge photographed Mrs. Gordon Johnson who sold comfort items to patients in Stranmillis Military Hospital, Belfast.
18th December 1941
On 18th December 1941, Lieutenant J.R. Bainbridge submitted a further batch of photos to the War Office showing the progress made on the new jetty in Larne.
3rd November 1941
On 3rd November 1941, Lieutenant J.R. Bainbridge returned to photograph the ongoing work taking place on the new jetty at Larne Harbour, Larne, Co. Antrim.
25th January 1941
Burns Night is still celebrated in parts of Northern Ireland annually on 25th January. In wartime, traditions would continue with or without haggis.
6th January 1940
We tend to think of the Second World War as a time of food rations and condensed milk but in Ballymena, Co. Antrim in 1940, they were having some fun with food.
14th July 1939
11th July bonfires are a tradition among the Unionist and Loyalist communities in Northern Ireland but they took on a different glow in the Second World War.
13th July 1939
During the Second World War, the government imposed a ban on processions. This did not stop all members of the R.B.I. from marching in Scarva on the 13th July.