Living in the Blitz

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WELL THATS SOMETHING I NEVER KNEW.
The National Emergency Washing Service was active during the Second World War, helping bombed out families with their washing.

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Surrey Docks Station bomb damage ,1944.

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The Women's Voluntary Service provide a mobile canteen during the blitz.

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Being a Home Guard volunteer was far from easy. All but a few members would work all day in their full-time jobs and then (later that evening) take up their Home Guard duties. It was also extremely dangerous too with some 1206 members killed whilst serving on duty and 557 seriously wounded.

Not sure if this was an April fool joke when I first saw it.
Did you know there was a WWII Platoon of roller-skating Home Guard.
I guess they would have showed the Germans what for, particularly on cobbled streets
Actually the idea was to train men as "dispatch racers" that could travel at speeds up to 40 mph on city streets. These men had to learn how to use Tommy guns whilst on skates and their mobility would be an advantage in rounding up "Paratroopers". Britain's roller-skating champion, Harry Lee, trained Home Guard members to roller skate. Not sure if that is Harry Lee but he looks very keen and ready for action.

An April fool, no, this scene comes from a 1940s
newsreel and shows a Home Guard Unit that was
trained to Zoom into battle on Roller-Skates.

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Butterfly Bombs were used by the German
Luftwaffe during the Second World War. 1942-1944.

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WW2, Wartime information on how to make a loaf last..

WW2 London, a mobile Post Office for bombed areas.

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WW2 WHALE MEAT UNRATIONED FOOD.
Tin of Whale Meat Steak for use in casseroles. Whale meat was one of many unfamiliar food products imported to the UK during World War II. The government encouraged housewives to use whale meat as a substitute for meat and fish, both of which were in short supply. This tin provides a ready-made casserole meal of whale meat, but the Ministry of Food also issued information on how to fry, stew and mince this unrationed food.

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Union Street right, Red Cross lorry after a night of Bombing.

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Tin of imported machine dried skimmed milk, it contained the equivalent of 4 pints of skimmed milk, sold for 9d. The tin states the milk is not suitable for babies but is suitable for children aged three and over. Under World War II rationing each person was allowed one of these tins every four weeks.