evacuation

Interesting photo.
I've always been interested in Ireland's military history, in particular in the interwar period and during The Emergency.

Patrick Castelli Will bear that in mind, Patrick, and see what we can dig up for you...

Interesting!

This is a picture of my Grandfather Lewis James Thomas with my gran, auntie Olive and uncle Richard, my mother is not in the photo as she was camera shy.
my grandfather died in Japanese prisoner war camp just before the end of the war.

lukusnan How did you ever come across this photo? What amazing information, thank you!

We had E. J. Thomas as that's how the photo appeared in the Irish Independent so it's great to have Lewis James. It's sad that your grandfather died so soon after this. Do you know how long he was stationed on Spike Island?

The population of Roermond return home in American army trucks

Does anyone happen to know FROM where these returning evacuees came? Many men had been taken to German labor camps; but those weren't liberated at the time this picture was taken, Had they been in labor camps in Limburg or Brabant? By the way, it's also how the cigaret (nicotine) addiction of many Dutch started. If anyone is interested, I have a little anecdotal story about liberation and cigarets. My parents survived the war in Schiedam -- my mother in the resistance, and my father, Jewish, in hiding in a specially-built place (closet) in the house of my maternal grandparents. Before the actual liberation, my mother had managed to get "real American tobacco" in Belgium, plus roll-your-own cigaret paper! My father, being very detail-oriented by nature, had spent many an hour rolling perfect cigarets so that they would be able to offer them as a special treat to their family and friends when reunited when the war would finally be over. My father had even thought of a way to personalize (or, nationalize, if you will) these celebratory cigarets by decorating them with a special cigaret brand design. The letters OZO, standing for "Oranje Zal Overwinnen", (the House of) Orange Will Conquer, with a little crown on top. He had meticulously "printed" the design halfway on each the cigaret by pricking tiny holes in the paper with a fine sewing needle. They looked so special; and when the time came, the people who were offered one were absolutely elated. However, nobody was able to light them. They wouldn't draw... Right, they were full of little holes!

@ tinamathis : wonderful story!

Thank you, Sophie! I am amazed at the lack of comments and viewer interaction on this site. I don't know if it's because of disinterest -- in a lot of subjects depicted in all these wonderful pictures -- or a language problem unintentionally created by the Dutch titles..

@tinamathis I guess that only Dutch people can give additional information about this historical photos - when they are still alive (a major problem). But maybe it has also to do with the background of people watching Flickr photos. Many have more interest in the let's say artistic quality of a photo then the the historical dimension

Train Ferry No. 2 ... ... "The ship was built by Armstrong, Whitworth & Company Ltd, Low Walker and launched in 1917. Along with her sister ships SS Train Ferry No. 1 and SS Train Ferry No. 3, they were the first vessels to offer regular transport between Britain and continental Europe for rail freight vehicles. They were ordered by the British Army to provide rail freight transport from Richborough harbour to the continent to sustain the war effort. They had four sets of rails along the train deck and used a link span to load when in harbour. On 1 February 1919 she was involved in the rescue of British and American soldiers from the American transport Narrangansett which had gone ashore on Bembridge Point, Isle of Wight.[2] In March 1922 she was sent to Ireland to expedite the transfer of surplus Army motor transport.[3] She made several voyages from Cork and Dublin to Liverpool but was back at Plymouth in December.[4] After their use by the British Army ended in 1922, they were purchased by the Great Eastern Railway ... ..." From - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Train_Ferry_No._2

Short film of Train Ferry No. 2 (moving!) on a new route to Zeebrugge in 1924 - youtu.be/DsGjqI6WxDs

More information about the ferry and photos - www.tynebuiltships.co.uk/T-Ships/trainferryno21917.html

rubber tyres seem to be a popular transport item in the veh heck ells . beachcomber batting strong with the links today.

Cork ? If this was Lapps Quay, the customs base, there should be tram lines opposite on Albert Quay. I doubt this is Cork City.