Benjamin Tucker Gallery

Winston Churchill across the Rhine. Outwards into Germany! Onwards to Victory!, 1945

Winston Churchill across the Rhine. Outwards into Germany! Onwards to Victory!, 1945. Churchill, Brooke, and Montgomery on the German-held east bank of the Rhine, 25th March, 1945. After Operation Plunder, Churchill, Montgomery, and a party of U.S. commanders and armed guards commandeered a river launch and landed for 30 minutes in enemy territory, without challenge. From Winston Churchill: His Life in Pictures, by Ben Tucker. [Sagall Press, Ltd. London, 1945]. (Colorised black and white print)

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On the front and after experience he commanded 6th Royal Scots Fusiliers, c1916, (1945)

On the front and after experience he commanded 6th Royal Scots Fusiliers, c1916, (1945). After his resignation from the government in 1915, Churchill rejoined the British Army, commanding a battalion. After spending some time as a Major with the 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards, he was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel, commanding the 6th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers (part of the 9th (Scottish) Division), on 1 January 1916. From Winston Churchill: His Life in Pictures, by Ben Tucker. [Sagall Press, Ltd. London, 1945]

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Churchill giving evidence regarding the Sidney Street incident, 1911, (1945)

Churchill giving evidence regarding the Sidney Street incident, 1911, (1945). The Sidney Street siege occurred after a gang of heavily armed Latvian burglars shot five police officers who attempted to arrest them as they broke into a jeweller's shop. Four of the policemen died. Three members of the gang were cornered at 100 Sidney Street and surrounded by police. A gunfight ensued, but the police had inferior weapons and reinforcements in the form of soldiers from the Scots Guards were called by order of Churchill, who arrived at the scene himself. After six hours of fighting, the building caught fire and Churchill controversially gave the order that the Fire Brigade take no action. Two of the burglars bodies were discovered in the burned out building but no trace of the third was ever found. From Winston Churchill: His Life in Pictures, by Ben Tucker. [Sagall Press, Ltd. London, 1945]

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