Collection: WW2 British Army Shovels

During World War II, shovels were an essential tool for the British Army, used for digging trenches, shell holes, and defensive positions, as well as for building fortifications and other structures. There were several types of shovels issued to British soldiers during World War II, including entrenching shovels and pickaxes, which were designed to be compact and lightweight so that they could be easily carried by soldiers in the field.

The most common type of shovel issued to British soldiers during World War II was the "entrenching tool",  This type of shovel was compact with a separate wooden handle  It was designed to be lightweight and compact, making it easy to carry in a soldier's pack or webbing. Other types of shovels used by the British Army during World War II included the pickaxe, which was used for digging through hard or rocky soil, and larger engineer shovels, which were used for more heavy-duty excavation work.