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.

Training on the Maine

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

Members of 4th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, 148th Independent Infantry Group 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. — ©IWM H 13791 Info

Members of 4th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, 148th Independent Infantry Group 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. — ©IWM H 13792 Info

Members of 4th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, 148th Independent Infantry Group 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. — ©IWM H 13793 Info

Members of 4th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, 148th Independent Infantry Group 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. — ©IWM H 13794 Info

Members of 4th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, 148th Independent Infantry Group 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. — ©IWM H 13796 Info

Members of 4th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, 148th Independent Infantry Group 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. — ©IWM H 13797 Info

Members of 4th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, 148th Independent Infantry Group 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. — ©IWM H 13798 Info

Members of 4th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, 148th Independent Infantry Group 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. — ©IWM H 13799 Info

Members of 4th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, 148th Independent Infantry Group 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. — ©IWM H 13800 Info

Members of 4th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, 148th Independent Infantry Group 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. — ©IWM H 13801 Info

Members of 4th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, 148th Independent Infantry Group under the command of Lieutenant Colonel B. Hawkins giving orders by wireless telephone between Antrim Town and Ballymena, Co. Antrim. — ©IWM H 13802 Info

Brigadier H.B. Hibbert and Lieutenant Colonel B. Hawkins of 4th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, 148th Independent Infantry Group at a training exercise between Antrim Town and Ballymena, Co. Antrim. — ©IWM H 13803 Info

Brigadier H.B. Hibbert of 4th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, 148th Independent Infantry Group at a training exercise between Antrim Town and Ballymena, Co. Antrim. — ©IWM H 13804 Info

Brigadier H.B. Hibbert of 4th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, 148th Independent Infantry Group in conversation with war correspondents at a training exercise between Antrim Town and Ballymena, Co. Antrim. — ©IWM H 13805 Info