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Thanksgiving
West Ham Parish Church participated in a National day of Thanksgiving, Prayer and Dedication on 3rd September, 1943 - the fourth anniversary of the outbreak of the Second World War.
Salvage Depot, Stratford
Water Lane School, 1942.
Photo. Newham Heritage & Archives (Stratford)
Barrage Balloon over Plaistow in 1939.
Photo. Newham Heritage & Archives (Stratford)
Peggy O'Farrell's fund raising
West Ham Mayoress's Crusade for War Charities. Pupils of Miss Peggy O'Farrell entertain an enthusiastic audience at a fund raising concert at Canning Town, 20th April 1940.
Photo. Newham Heritage & Archives (Stratford)
NFS Commando Training
National Fire Service commando training exercise, Wanstead Flats, 1944.
Photo. Newham Heritage & Archives (Stratford)
Ambulance Depot West Ham
Lady Buxton inspects a West Ham new ambulance.
Photo. Newham Heritage & Archives (Stratford)
Home Guard Farewell Parade
Home Guard - 13th COL West Ham Battalion. The farewell parade with Brigadier T. Fairfax Ross M.C., Commander N.E.L.S.D. taking the salute. On the platform, in the centre, is the Commanding Officer Lt.-Col. Leon Jones.
Photo. Newham Heritage & Archives (Stratford)
Whittaker Road, Mobile Canteen.19/3/41.(5)
Boardmans removal van staff and civil defence workers gather round the Mobile Canteen.
From the Thompson collection of glass negatives of East Ham War damage. In Newham Heritage and Archives.
Skeffington Ave. War damage. 3/8/44. (4)
House repairs to minor bomb damage.
From the Thompson collection of glass negatives of East Ham War damage. In Newham Heritage and Archives.
