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Multimedia GHQ Liaison Regiment

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German Invasion Belgium, France, May 1940.
Lebanon, 1943
H Squadron Phantom members Allan Spiers, Peter Pike, Tony Forster in Lebanon 1943.
Phantom members Allan Spiers, Peter Pike, Tony Forster in Leb
Peter Pike of H Phantom Squadron in Lebanon 1943.
ike of H Phantom Squadron in Lebanon 1943.
Italy, 1944
H Squadron with J Service, Italy 1944 Included in the photo are Commander Major Power and Second in Command Captain Peter Pike.
H Squadron with J Service, Italy 1944 Included in the photo are Commander Major Power and Second in Command Captain Peter Pike.
France, 1944
copy negative (HU 99821) Lieutenant-Colonel David Niven, the film actor, sitting in a commandeered Citroen car with a Royal Engineers officer, while serving with Phantom GHQ Liaison Regiment in France. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205094723
copy negative (HU 99822) Lieutenant-Colonel David Niven, the film actor, smiles for the photographer while sitting in a commandeered Citroen car with a Royal Engineers officer, during his service with Phantom GHQ Liaison Regiment in France. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205094724
Germany, Schleswig-Holstein, 1945
PHANTOM (BU 9249) Original wartime caption: Captain J. W. Gray, Phantom Patrol Officer with 11th Armoured Division discussing a point on the map with the G.2 Ops of the Division. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205432979
PHANTOM (BU 9250) Original wartime caption: Captain Gray getting first-hand information from Russian inmates of a POW camp in the Schleswig-Holstein area. He was the first officer, together with members of the staff of 11th Armoured Division to report on Belsen. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205432980
PHANTOM (BU 9251) Original wartime caption: Captain Gray getting first-hand information from Russian inmates of a POW camp in the Schleswig-Holstein area. He was the first officer, together with members of the staff of 11th Armoured Division to report on Belsen. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205432981
PHANTOM (BU 9252) Original wartime caption: A message is dealt with in Sqn. Ops. at 2nd Army H.Q. A message from a patrol is passed from the Signals and decoded by the staff, Corporal Lee and Trooper Calvey. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205432982
PHANTOM (BU 9253) Original wartime caption: It is handed down to the Duty Ops. Officer, Captain Beaumont. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205432983
PHANTOM (BU 9254) Original wartime caption: It is handed down to the Duty Ops. Officer, Captain Beaumont. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205432984
PHANTOM (BU 9255) Original wartime caption: Lieutenant Davenport also helps to check and telephone messages and answers questions on them which the Army Staff may wish to ask. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205432985
PHANTOM (BU 9256) Original wartime caption: Lieutenant Davenport also helps to check and telephone messages and answers questions on them which the Army Staff may wish to ask. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205432986
PHANTOM (BU 9257) Original wartime caption: The message is then mapped by Major J. Hanney, Duty Ops. Controller and then ‘phoned through to the Phantom organisation which forms part of the ‘OPs Square? in the Combined Operations room at 2nd Army H.Q. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205432987
PHANTOM (BU 9258) Original wartime caption: The interior of one of the signals receiving vehicles at work. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205432988
PHANTOM (BU 9259) Original wartime caption: The interior of one of the signals receiving vehicles at work. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205432989
PHANTOM (BU 9260) Original wartime caption: A typical Phantom Ops layout. The wireless receiving trucks are parked alongside the ops and coding vehicles so that everything is as close together as possible. There is a daily D.R. service to all Phantom patrols carrying mail and instructions they may require. The daily D.R. to one set of patrols is seen just setting out. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205432990
PHANTOM (BU 9260) Original wartime caption: A typical Phantom Ops layout. The wireless receiving trucks are parked alongside the ops and coding vehicles so that everything is as close together as possible. There is a daily D.R. service to all Phantom patrols carrying mail and instructions they may require. The daily D.R. to one set of patrols is seen just setting out. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205432990
PHANTOM (BU 9261) Original wartime caption: CQMS Wilkes, an instrument mechanic and Sgmn. Deaking, who are responsible for all running repairs to wireless equipment and vehicles carry out repairs on a W/T set. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205432991
PHANTOM (BU 9262) Original wartime caption: Captain D.J. Owen, MBE., o/c Signals, discussing a point of wireless repair with Instrument Mechanic Sgmn. Deakin. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205432992
PHANTOM (BU 9263) Original wartime caption: Captain Gray about to start out in his jeep on a special sortie mission as ordered by Sqn. H.Q. He is accompanied by two men of his patrol. Note the small W/T set in the back of the jeep with one operator and a driver-gunner in case of accidents. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205432993
PHANTOM (BU 9264) Original wartime caption: Captain Gray having completed his mission writes a message for Sqn. H.Q. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205432994
PHANTOM (BU 9265) Original wartime caption: The scout car belonging to the patrol showing interior with wireless and coding staff at work. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205432995
PHANTOM (BU 9266) Original wartime caption: The scout car belonging to the patrol showing interior with wireless and coding staff at work. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205432996
PHANTOM (BU 9267) Original wartime caption: The scout car about to start on a journey. All patrols are highly mobile and trained to move to any formation or any part of the front at very short notice. They are entirely self-supporting, doing their own cooking, etc. The elaborate serial arrangement shown on the scout car is a Phantom speciality enabling the patrol to maintain W/R communications over very long distan… Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205432997
PHANTOM (BU 9268) Original wartime caption: Two telephonists, Sgmn. Clifton and Sgmn. Spalding who receives the messages from the Phantom Ops. tent They are in their vehicle at the C.O.R. of 2nd Army, which forms part of the Ops. Square. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205432998
PHANTOM (BU 9269) Original wartime caption: Captain H.A.G. Williams checking information on the Phantom Ops. map before sending a message to 21 Army Group [? Hugh Williams the actor]. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205432999
PHANTOM (BU 9270) Original wartime caption: Captain Rendall of Sqn. H.Q. in the Phantom Ops. Room. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205433000
PHANTOM (BU 9271) Original wartime caption: Captain H.A.G. Williams discussing the contents of a message from 21 Army Group. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205433001
PHANTOM (BU 9272) Original wartime caption: Sgmn. Semple sending a message from 2nd Army to 21 Army Corps Group. Corporal Mann is superintending. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205433002