2-7 Bn (AWM 004810) - Egypt - Australia in World War Two
AWM Caption: "1940-10-10. Egypt - two groups of 2/7th Battalion Bren Gun Carrier Platoon (Victoria)"
Australian 2-4th Infantry Battalion carriers Syria (AWM photo 021259)
Bren carriers of the Australian 2/4th Infantry Battalion at Baalbek, Syria, October 1941.
Bren Carriers (AWM 053617) - Australia in World War Two
AWM Caption: ST IVES, NSW. 1943-06-12. BREN GUN CARRIERS OF THE 13/33RD AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION, AIF. PERSONNEL ARE: LEFT TO RIGHT - NX118353 SERGEANT (SGT) J. H. CURNOE; NX118373 CORPORAL (CPL) D. J. HAL... More
Bren Gun Carrier bogged in a ditch in Malaya
AWM Caption: Malaya. c 1941. Men of the 2/19th Battalion standing around a local pattern Bren Gun Carrier bogged in a ditch in Malaya.
A British casualty is brought back to a Universal Carrier being used t...
A British casualty is brought back to a Universal Carrier being used to evacuate wounded, 49th (West Riding) Division, Operation 'Epsom', Normandy, 27 June 1944. A casualty is brought back to a universal carrie... More
A carrier crew of 8th Rifle Brigade hands out chocolate to Dutch civil...
A carrier crew of 8th Rifle Brigade hands out chocolate to Dutch civilians during the advance of 11th Armoured Division in Holland, 22 September 1944. A carrier crew of 8th Rifle Brigade hands out chocolate to ... More
A Universal Carrier and mortar team of the Indian 6th Royal Frontier F...
A Universal Carrier and mortar team of the Indian 6th Royal Frontier Force in Italy, 13 December 1943. Universal carrier and mortar team of the Indian 6th Royal Frontier Force, between Lanciano and Osogna on th... More
A Universal Carrier crew of the 2nd Sherwood Foresters fire a 2-inch m...
A Universal Carrier crew of the 2nd Sherwood Foresters fire a 2-inch mortar from their vehicle in the Anzio bridgehead, Italy, April 1944. Carrier crew of the 2nd Sherwood Foresters reconstruct an action in th... More
A Universal Carrier is towed to the beach by a bulldozer during the Al...
A Universal Carrier is towed to the beach by a bulldozer during the Allied invasion of Sicily, 10 July 1943. Glimpse of the invasion coast as an armoured vehicle was being towed ashore from landing craft during... More
Allied Forces in North Africa 1942 E13304
Allied Forces in North Africa 1942 Free French Foreign Legionnaires raise a cloud of dust from their Bren gun carrier while on a patrol from Bir Hacheim, 12 June 1942.
Bren gun carriers of the 9th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders pass betwee...
Bren gun carriers of the 9th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders pass between the prehistoric standing stones of the Ring of Brodgar on Orkney, 18 June 1941. Bren gun carriers of the 9th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders... More
Bren gun carriers pass Belgian refugees on the Brussels-Louvain road, ...
Bren gun carriers pass Belgian refugees on the Brussels-Louvain road, 12 May 1940. Bren gun carriers pass Belgian refugees on the Brussels-Louvain road, 12 May 1940.
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 E31759
British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 Men of the 2nd Battalion, The East Yorkshire Regiment with a Universal Carrier on field exercise in Palestine.
British troops fire a 3-inch mortar from a Bren gun carrier near Pying...
British troops fire a 3-inch mortar from a Bren gun carrier near Pyingyaing, between Kalewa and Shwebo, Burma, January 1945. 2nd Division troops fire a 3-inch mortar from a Bren gun carrier near Pyingyaing, bet... More
British troops from 3rd Division, some with bicycles, move inland from...
British troops from 3rd Division, some with bicycles, move inland from Sword Beach, Normandy, 6 June 1944. Troops from 3rd Division, some with bicycles, move inland from Sword Beach, 6 June 1944. Photograph tak... More
Dominion and Colonial Forces in the United Kingdom 1939-45 H21729
Dominion and Colonial Forces in the United Kingdom 1939-45 Canadian Universal carrier and troops embarking at a British port in preparation for a combined operations exercise, July 1942.
Dominion and Empire Forces in the United Kingdom 1939-45 H952
Dominion and Empire Forces in the United Kingdom 1939-45 Infantry and Bren gun carriers of the West Nova Scotia Regiment, 3rd Canadian Infantry Brigade, 1st Canadian Infantry Division, training at Aldershot, De... More
DUKW and Universal Carriers of 5th Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, ...
DUKW and Universal Carriers of 5th Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, 43rd Division, the Netherlands, 18 September 1944. DUKW and Universal carriers of 5th Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, 43rd Division, Holl... More
Indian Regiments Training in North Africa, 1940 E51
Indian Regiments Training in North Africa, 1940 A Bren gun carrier throwing up a cloud of sand while crossing the desert at speed during training.
Men of a territorial battalion of the Highland Light Infantry (City of...
Men of a territorial battalion of the Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment) on an exercise in their Bren gun carriers in the UK, 1939. Men of a territorial battalion of the Highland Light Infantry ... More
Naval Mine Recovery and Disposal Squad at Work, Tayport A6425
Naval Mine Recovery and Disposal Squad at Work, Tayport Members of the Mine Recovery and Disposal Squad remove a naval mine from the beach at Tayport, Scotland, with the aid of a Bren gun carrier being operated... More
Normandy- Allied Offensive on the 8th and 9th of July B6617
Normandy- Allied Offensive on the 8th and 9th of July British troops in a camouflaged Bren Carrier waiting for zero hour.
Normandy- the British Offensive B6138
Normandy- the British Offensive Carrier passing a German roadside sign 'Achtung Feindinsicht' - 'Look out! The enemy can see you.'
Polish Army in the United Kingdom 1940-45 H5658
Polish Army in the United Kingdom 1940-45 Infantry unit of the 1st Polish Corps, armed with Bren machine guns and Boys anti-tank rifles and supported by a pair of Universal Carriers, in action during a training... More
Tanks and Afvs of the British Army 1939-45 KID1018
Tanks and Afvs of the British Army 1939-45 Universal carrier Mk II
Tanks and Afvs of the British Army 1939-45 KID1031
Tanks and Afvs of the British Army 1939-45 Loyd carrier
Tanks and Afvs of the British Army 1939-45 KID1118
Tanks and Afvs of the British Army 1939-45 Universal carrier Mk II
Tanks and Afvs of the British Army 1939-45 KID1119
Tanks and Afvs of the British Army 1939-45 Universal carrier Mk II
Tanks and Afvs of the British Army 1939-45 KID2474
Tanks and Afvs of the British Army 1939-45 Universal carrier Mk II towing 6pdr anti-tank gun
Tanks and Afvs of the British Army 1939-45 KID573
Tanks and Afvs of the British Army 1939-45 Carrier Bren, No 2, Mk I
Tanks and Afvs of the British Army 1939-45 KID854
Tanks and Afvs of the British Army 1939-45 Universal carrier Mk II
Tanks and Afvs of the British Army 1939-45 KID855
Tanks and Afvs of the British Army 1939-45 Universal carrier Mk II
Tanks and Afvs of the British Army 1939-45 KID856
Tanks and Afvs of the British Army 1939-45 Universal carrier Mk II
Tanks and Afvs of the British Army 1939-45 KID857
Tanks and Afvs of the British Army 1939-45 Universal carrier Mk II
Tanks and Afvs of the British Army 1939-45 KID858
Tanks and Afvs of the British Army 1939-45 Universal carrier Mk II
The Allied Occupation of Sumatra SE7515
The Allied Occupation of Sumatra Troops of the 2nd Battalion, Frontier Force Rifles (26th Indian Division) unload material from their vehicles to construct strongpoints just outside the British held sector of t... More
The British Army in Britain during the Second World War H8614
The British Army in Britain during the Second World War Bren carriers being manoeuvred into position to form a road block covering a village street during an exercise involving troops of the 31st Division on th... More
The British Army in Burma 1945 SE1379
The British Army in Burma 1945 A Bren gun carrier and infantry enter Shwebo, the last important position in Burma before Mandalay, January 1945.
The British Army in Burma 1945 SE1626
The British Army in Burma 1945 A Bren gun carrier moves through the devastated outskirts of Ywathitgyi village, February 1945.
The British Army in Burma 1945 SE2053
The British Army in Burma 1945 A Bren gun carrier fitted with empty oil drums as a flotation device after crossing the Mu River on the way to Mandalay, February 1945.
The British Army in Burma 1945 SE2213
The British Army in Burma 1945 Soldiers examine a captured Japanese 37mm anti-tank gun, January 1945. A carrier fitted with deep wading screens passes by in the background.
The British Army in Burma 1945 SE2233
The British Army in Burma 1945 Bren gun carriers over-loaded with troops of 2nd Division set out on patrol near Sadaung, January 1945.
The British Army in Burma 1945 SE2385
The British Army in Burma 1945 Bren gun carriers with men of the 2nd Division near Pyingyaing, between Kalewa and Shwebo, January 1945.
The British Army in Cyprus 1941 E6547
The British Army in Cyprus 1941 Local children play with Indian troops manning a Bren gun carrier, 13 November 1941.
The British Army in East Africa 1941 E2184
The British Army in East Africa 1941 A Bren gun carrier plowing its way through the shrubbery of a village in Eritrea, 11 March 1941.
The British Army in France 1939 O117
The British Army in France 1939 Scout carriers of 13/18th Royal Hussars during an exercise near Vimy, 11 October 1939.
The British Army in France 1939 O132
The British Army in France 1939 The carrier platoon of 1st Border Regiment on exercise at Orchies, 13 October 1939.
The British Army in France 1939 O47
The British Army in France 1939 Bren gun carriers of 2nd Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers pass through Chapel St Aubin near Le Mans, 24 September 1939.
The British Army in France 1939-40 O570
The British Army in France 1939-40 A Bren gun carrier of 13/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own) on exercise near Arras, 16 October 1939.
The British Army in France 1939-40 O732
The British Army in France 1939-40 The crew of a 13/18th Hussars scout carrier wash down their vehicle near Arras, 16 October 1939.
The British Army in France 1939-40 O733
The British Army in France 1939-40 Bren gun carriers of 13/18th Hussars on exercise near Arras, 16 October 1939.
The British Army in France 1939-40 O818
The British Army in France 1939-40 Light Tank Mk VIs and Bren gun carriers undergoing repair work at a RASC vehicle workshop, 3 January 1940.
The British Army in France 1940 F2126
The British Army in France 1940 Bren gun carriers and Light Tank Mk VIs of 4/7th Royal Dragoon Guards during an exercise at Bucquoy, 12 January 1940.
The British Army in France 1940 F2130
The British Army in France 1940 Bren gun carrier and Light Tank Mk VI crews of 4/7th Royal Dragoon Guards mount up during an exercise at Bucquoy, 12 January 1940.
The British Army in France 1940 F2312
The British Army in France 1940 Carriers and trucks on the quayside at a French port having been unloaded, 28 January 1940.
The British Army in France 1940 F2978
The British Army in France 1940 Bren gun carriers of 1st Royal Irish Fusiliers being used to pull ploughs for French farmers at Marchiennes, 5 March 1940.
The British Army in France 1940 F3178
The British Army in France 1940 Light Tank Mk VIs and Bren carriers of 1st Fife and Forfar Yeomanry, attached to 51st Division, 19 March 1940.
The British Army in France 1940 F3264
The British Army in France 1940 Troops from 1st Battalion Loyal Regiment, 1st Division, leap from their Bren gun carriers while training at Bourghelles, 21 March 1940.
The British Army in France 1940 F4200
The British Army in France 1940 The 1st Battalion Duke of Wellington's Regiment, 1st Division, working on their Bren gun carriers at Ston de Bachy, 2 May 1940. Some of the men are painting formation signs on th... More
The British Army in France 1940 F4783
The British Army in France 1940 The driver of a Bren gun carrier of 51st Highland Division, June 1940.
The British Army in France and Belgium 1940 F4348
The British Army in France and Belgium 1940 Carriers pass through Herseaux, as the BEF crosses the border into Belgium, 10 May 1940.
The British Army in France and Belgium 1940 F4472
The British Army in France and Belgium 1940 Bren gun carriers pass along a ruined street in Louvain, 14 May 1940.
The British Army in France, 1939 O562
The British Army in France, 1939 Cameramen in uniform: Lieutenant Harry Rignold, the first War Office Official Cinematographer of the Second World War, and his assistant 2nd Lieutenant Gerry Massey Collier with... More
The British Army in Greece 1940 E1207
The British Army in Greece 1940 A column of Universal carriers being cheered by crowds while passing through a Greek town, 15 November 1940.
The British Army in Greece 1941 E2524
The British Army in Greece 1941 Bren gun carriers on the road in Greece, 21 April 1941.
The British Army in Italy 1943 NA6482
The British Army in Italy 1943 A Universal carrier emerges from a railway tunnel near Scilla, September 1943.
The British Army in Italy 1943 NA6622
The British Army in Italy 1943 Universal carriers drive ashore from a tank landing ship (LST) at Salerno, 8 September 1943.
The British Army in Italy 1943 NA7760
The British Army in Italy 1943 A raft loaded with Universal carriers being hauled across the Volturno river, 16 October 1943.
The British Army in Italy 1943 NA9179
The British Army in Italy 1943 Mortar bombs exploding among Universal carriers of the 1st Frontier Force Regiment, 8th Indian Division, in the Sangro river area, 27 November 1943.
The British Army in Italy 1943 NA9807
The British Army in Italy 1943 Indian troops of 6th Royal Frontier Force Rifles in a Universal carrier in the village of Frisa, 14 December 1943.
The British Army in Italy 1944 NA11041
The British Army in Italy 1944 Universal carriers and a Sherman tank comes ashore from a landing craft at Anzio in Operation Shingle — on 22 January 1944.
The British Army in Italy 1944 NA12113
The British Army in Italy 1944 Men of the 2/7th Middlesex Regiment in one of their machine gun carriers at Anzio, 21 February 1944.
The British Army in Italy 1944 NA15654
The British Army in Italy 1944 Universal carriers of 1st Royal Irish Fusiliers pass a wrecked German Nebelwerfer rocket launcher near Ceprano, 28 May 1944.
The British Army in Italy 1944 NA17009
The British Army in Italy 1944 Troops visiting the scene of the Anzio fighting inspect the rusting remains of a Universal Carrier of 1st London Rifles, 19 July 1944.
The British Army in Malaya 1941 FE332
The British Army in Malaya 1941 British troops working on a Bren gun carrier, November 1941.
The British Army in Malaya 1941 FE63
The British Army in Malaya 1941 Bren gun carriers of the 2nd Loyal Regiment in training, October 1941.
The British Army in Normandy 1944 B5023
The British Army in Normandy 1944 A Universal carrier with wading screens attached and half-tracks passing through Hermanville-sur-Mer, 6 June 1944.
The British Army in Normandy 1944 B5033
The British Army in Normandy 1944 A Sherman tank and Universal carrier wait to advance. Note wounded resting under blankets in the foreground.
The British Army in Normandy 1944 B5038
The British Army in Normandy 1944 A Universal carrier with wading screens moving inland from Sword Beach, 6 June 1944.
The British Army in Normandy 1944 B5393
The British Army in Normandy 1944 A Universal carrier drives ashore off a landing craft at Port-en-Bessin, 10 June 1944.
The British Army in Normandy 1944 B5643
The British Army in Normandy 1944 A casualty on a stretcher being placed on a Universal carrier before being taken to a regimental aid post, near Lingevres, 16 June 1944.
The British Army in Normandy 1944 B5913
The British Army in Normandy 1944 Universal carriers and motorcycles driving inland from Arromanches during the build-up of Allied reinforcements in the bridgehead, 22 June 1944.
The British Army in Normandy 1944 B6641
The British Army in Normandy 1944 Universal carriers and 6-pdr anti-tank guns near Lebisey Wood, 8 July 1944.
The British Army in Normandy 1944 B7582
The British Army in Normandy 1944 A heavily-loaded Universal carrier drives through a gap made in a hedge during the attack on Evrecy, 16 July 1944.
The British Army in Normandy 1944 B7746
The British Army in Normandy 1944 A knocked-out Universal carrier in the factory area of Caen, 19 July 1944.
The British Army in Normandy 1944 B8190
The British Army in Normandy 1944 Universal carriers and infantry of 15th (Scottish) Division move forward during Operation 'Bluecoat', the offensive south-east of Caumont, 30 July 1944.
The British Army in Normandy 1944 B8195
The British Army in Normandy 1944 Universal carriers, infantry and Sherman tanks move forward during Operation 'Bluecoat', the offensive south-east of Caumont, 30 July 1944.
The British Army in Normandy 1944 B8198
The British Army in Normandy 1944 The crew of a 15th (Scottish) Division Universal carrier seen during Operation 'Bluecoat', the offensive south-east of Caumont, 30 July 1944.
The British Army in Normandy 1944 B8204
The British Army in Normandy 1944 Universal carriers of 15th (Scottish) Division during Operation 'Bluecoat', the offensive south-east of Caumont, 30 July 1944.
The British Army in Normandy 1944 B8270
The British Army in Normandy 1944 An ambulance carrier and troops advance along a road during the offensive south of Caumont, 31 July 1944. On the right is an overturned Humber armoured car.
The British Army in Normandy 1944 B8307
The British Army in Normandy 1944 A Universal carrier being used as an ambulance to bring in wounded to a regimental aid post during the offensive south of Caumont, 31 July 1944.
The British Army in Normandy 1944 B8584
The British Army in Normandy 1944 Universal carriers of the Rifle Brigade move along a lane south of Le Beny Bocage, 2 August 1944.
The British Army in Normandy 1944 B9358
The British Army in Normandy 1944 A Universal carrier passes through the village of St Honorine-la- Chardonne, 18 August 1944.
The British Army in Normandy, August 1944- the Advance Towards Aunay-s...
The British Army in Normandy, August 1944- the Advance Towards Aunay-sur-odon A breakdown gang with their Diamond T969 Wrecker (4-ton, 6×) working on wrecked vehicles in the centre of Cahagnes. A battered Bren ... More
The British Army in North Africa 1940 E1383
The British Army in North Africa 1940 Italian prisoners resting after a long march are guarded by the crew of a Bren gun carrier in the Western Desert, 16 December 1940.
The British Army in North Africa 1941 E6924
The British Army in North Africa 1941 A Bren gun carrier passes a burning German PzKpfw III tank, December 1941.
The British Army in North Africa 1942 E12669
The British Army in North Africa 1942 A Bren gun carrier crew take the surrender of a survivor from a burning enemy tank, 1 June 1942.
The British Army in North Africa 1942 E18649
The British Army in North Africa 1942 The crew of a Bren gun carrier proudly advertise their Scottish heritage, 27 October 1942.
The British Army in North Africa 1942 E19947
The British Army in North Africa 1942 Local children are given a ride on a Bren gun carrier in Benghazi, November 1942.
The British Army in North Africa 1942 E9140
The British Army in North Africa 1942 Bren gun carriers moving off in the Western Desert, 8 March 1942.