Antrim Town, Co. Antrim during the Second World War

The town of Antrim in Co. Antrim played host to troops from Britain, the United States of America, and Belgium as they trained during the Second World War.

A royal inspection in 1941

On 24th April 1941, His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester inspected soldiers of 145th (Berkshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment serving with 61st Infantry Division.

His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester inspecting soldiers of 145th (Berkshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery in Antrim, Co. Antrim.
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Training on the Maine

On 9th September 1941, soldiers of 4th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, 148th Independent Infantry Brigade trained between Antrim Town and Ballymena.

Members of 4th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, 148th Independent Infantry Brigade under the command of Lieutenant Colonel B. Hawkins practising new forms of attack and fording the River Maine between Antrim Town and Ballymena, Co. Antrim.
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Members of 4th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, 148th Independent Infantry Brigade under the command of Lieutenant Colonel B. Hawkins practising new forms of attack and fording the River Maine with bicycles between Antrim Town and Ballymena, Co. Antrim.
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Members of 4th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, 148th Independent Infantry Brigade under the command of Lieutenant Colonel B. Hawkins practising new forms of attack and fording the River Maine on a Universal Carrier between Antrim Town and Ballymena, Co. Antrim.
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Members of 4th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, 148th Independent Infantry Brigade under the command of Lieutenant Colonel B. Hawkins practising new forms of attack and fording the River Maine with a towed 4.5” Howitzer between Antrim Town and Ballymena, Co. Antrim.
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Members of 4th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, 148th Independent Infantry Brigade under the command of Lieutenant Colonel B. Hawkins practising new forms of attack forded the River Maine by improvised raft between Antrim Town and Ballymena, Co. Antrim.
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Members of 4th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, 148th Independent Infantry Brigade under the command of Lieutenant Colonel B. Hawkins practising new forms of attack and fording the River Maine by improvised raft between Antrim Town and Ballymena, Co. Antrim.
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Members of 4th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, 148th Independent Infantry Brigade under the command of Lieutenant Colonel B. Hawkins practising new forms of attack and fording the River Maine between Antrim Town and Ballymena, Co. Antrim.
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Members of 4th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, 148th Independent Infantry Brigade under the command of Lieutenant Colonel B. Hawkins practising new forms of attack and fording the River Maine between Antrim Town and Ballymena, Co. Antrim.
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Members of 4th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, 148th Independent Infantry Brigade under the command of Lieutenant Colonel B. Hawkins practising new forms of attack and fording the River Maine between Antrim Town and Ballymena, Co. Antrim.
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Members of 4th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, 148th Independent Infantry Brigade under the command of Lieutenant Colonel B. Hawkins take position with a Bren Gun next to a railway line between Antrim Town and Ballymena, Co. Antrim.
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Members of 4th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, 148th Independent Infantry Brigade under the command of Lieutenant Colonel B. Hawkins giving orders by wireless telephone between Antrim Town and Ballymena, Co. Antrim.
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Brigadier H.B. Hibbert and Lieutenant Colonel B. Hawkins of 4th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, 148th Independent Infantry Brigade at a training exercise between Antrim Town and Ballymena, Co. Antrim.
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Brigadier H.B. Hibbert of 4th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, 148th Independent Infantry Brigade at a training exercise between Antrim Town and Ballymena, Co. Antrim.
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Brigadier H.B. Hibbert of 4th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, 148th Independent Infantry Brigade in conversation with war correspondents at a training exercise between Antrim Town and Ballymena, Co. Antrim.
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