6th August in wartime Northern Ireland

On 6th August 1941, British troops unloaded and rationed out supplies froma railhead at Keady Railway Station, Co. Armagh as part of a large-scale mock battle.

Summit Exercises: British troops in Northern Ireland are at concert pitch now

6th August 1941

In August 1941, British Troops in Northern Ireland conducted a large-scale military mock battle spread across Ulster and involving the Home Guard as guerrillas.

British soldiers taking part in a large scale exercise in the Northern Ireland District. 'Breaking Bulk' or the careful measuring and rationing out of grocery items being drawn by the Supply Column at a Supply Railhead at Keady Railway Station, Keady, Co. Armagh. — ©IWM H 12579 Info