Aldershot Collection (#3)

Prison Camp, Aldershot, Hampshire
Prison Camp, Aldershot, near Farnham, Hampshire, England. Showing German Prisoners Date: 1910s

The aftermath of fire at Sir Johns Frenchs home, Aldershot. Date: 1903

Calendar - British Military
The Royal Dublin Fusiliers. Colour photolithograph calendar by unknown artist, 1910. Published by Gale and Polden Limited, Aldershot, 1910

Gas-masked horse and horseman at Aldershot
Owing to the increased of poison-gas in World War One, soldiers were trained in the usage of gas-masks in centres, in England, before being allowed to go to the front

Cooking food for army in the field WWI
Various types of ovens and kitchens, from brick and clay ovens, parallel kitchen, broad arrow kitchen, aldershot ovens and internally heated oven burrowed into the side of a bank. Date: 1915

Prince of Wales at Aldershot, 1914
The Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII, and then, Duke of Windsor), pictured with other members of the Oxford University Officers Training Corps watching the birthday parade

King George V with Queen Mary and General Sir William Robert
King George V (1865-1936) and his wife Queen Mary (1867-1953) standing in the grounds of the Royal Pavilion at Aldershot. They are accompanied by by General Sir William Robertson (1860-1933)

Training with Hotchkiss Machinegun - Aldershot
Training with a Hotchkiss Machinegun - Aldershot. Date: 1916

Sprinting Soldiers
Young army cadets at Aldershot barracks, Hampshire, England, being coached in the correct position for a start in a sprint race. Date: 16 June 1933

Fencing Soldiers
Young army cadets at Aldershot Barracks, Hampshire, England, enjoying a fencing lesson. Date: 1930s

The Club House, Aldershot Barracks, Aldershot, Berkshire Date: circa 1905

Royal Engineers Wireless Station - Aldershot
Royal Engineers Wireless Station, Queens Avenue - Aldershot (see also: 10991174). Date: circa 1910

Samuel Cody at Aldershot with his first Kite Operating Squad made up of Sappers of the RE. These men were the first Air Contingent of the British Army

Lt Reginald A Cammells Bleriot XXI at Aldershot
Lt Reginald A. Cammells Ble

Lt-Col J L B Templer Superintendent R E Balloon Factory
Lt-Col J.L.B. Templer, Superintendent R.E. Balloon Factory, Aldershot

Army field kitchen at Aldershot, Hampshire
An army field kitchen with two soldiers at Aldershot, Hampshire. Camouflage netting can be seen above them, and there is an open tent behind. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1970s

Training Camp for Royal Engineers at Aldershot Date: 1912

A patrol of boy scouts marching to the rendezvous at the commencement of operations. The Scouts field day at Aldershot has developed into a splendidly organised monthly meeting

The Queens Jubilee review at Aldershot- Brecknock and Berks mounted infantry marching past Date: July 1887

The Olympic Swimming Pool, 1948 London Olympic Games
The Borough Swimming Pool at Aldershot viewed from the air, ready for the XIVth Olympiad in London, 1948. Date: 1948

Princess Elizabeth at the Aldershot Tattoo
The Duchess of York hands her daughter, Princess Elizabeth, a pair of binoculars at the Aldershot Tattoo. 1932

Princess Elizabeth greeted at the Aldershot Tattoo
Princess Elizabeth is seen being greeted on her arrival at the daylight rehearsal of the Aldershot Tattoo, at which 50, 000 school children were present. 1935

Soldiers at Mytchett Camp, near Aldershot, WW1
Soldiers wearing " Kitchener Blue" uniform during the erection of tents at Mytchett Camp, near Aldershot, during the First World War. Date: December 1914

Prince of Wales at manoeuvres near Aldershot
The Prince of Wales (soon to be George V) taking part in military manoeuvres near Aldershot in Hampshire

Lord Haldane and Sir John French
Lord Haldane (Richard Burdon Sanderson Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane) and Sir John French (Field Marshal John Denton Pinkstone French)

The Torchlight Parade by C. E. Turner
The famous Torchlight Parade revived at Aldershot Tattoo and performed by the 3rd Battalion of the Grenadier Guards, the 1st Battalion of the Irish Guards and the 2nd Battalion of the Queens Regiment

The Gamma I Airship at Aldershot - an early British Army airship, tested prior to World War One

The Lebaudy Morning Star Airship in 1910 - paid for by readers of the Morning Star.On 26th October 1910 this was the second airship to cross the English Channel South to North

Queen Mary inspecting troops
Queen Mary, accompanied by Prince Albert (later George VI) and Princess Mary, at an inspection of troops near Aldershot, Hants

Military Multi-Cycle On trial at Aldershot, 1887
Illustration showing the British Army trials of a Multi-cycle, a pedal machine for twelve soldiers and their equipment, at Aldershot, 1887

Royal Review at Aldershot
Edward VII (1841-1910) accompanied by King Alfonso of Spain on horseback at a Royal Review at Aldershot in 1905. Edward was a renowned diplomat

Aldershot Camp / 1855
CAMP ALDERSHOT The Centre Road

Avro Aldershot Plane
Bomber, on the ground, with crew

Aircraft Factory 1914
The Royal Aircraft Factory at Aldershot is busy in 1914 producing warplanes such as the RE5 flying overhead - the first specifically reconn- -aisance plane of the RFC

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