INSIGHTFUL action shots of British naval soldiers in the midst of battle during the Second World War have been released this week, as part of a new book written by a former seafarer.

Taken from his own personal archives, the vintage shots show a portrait of the author’s great-uncle Sergeant Albert ‘Nobby’ Elliot, who took part in Operation Torch in North Africa, while another shows a gun crew in action.

Further photographs show the warship HMS Hood, which was sunk by the Bismarck in May 1941, while a different shot shows the ship’s mighty guns.

A Royal Marine band is also shown onboard HMS Glory, while another picture shows the Japanese surrender aboard the same boat.

The retro pictures are compiled into a book titled The Royal Marines and the War at Sea by naval historian and former seafarer, Martin Watts (64). It is published by Amberley Publishing.

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