Where did Purfleet send it's Gunpowder?

The Purfleet Magazine functioned as the global nerve centre for the distribution of gunpowder. It was the essential link between British soil and the furthest reaches of the map, funnelling thousands of barrels of explosive power onto ships destined for the Atlantic, the Mediterranean, and the Indian Ocean. As the literal "beating heart" of an empire, Purfleet fuelled the naval fleets and colonial outposts that shaped the world we know today.

During World War II, the Purfleet Magazine dispatching millions of rifles and artillery shells to every major theatre of war. From the desert sands of North Africa to the dense jungles of Southeast Asia.

Click the routes and pins on the map below to discover the incredible journeys these supplies took to reach the front!