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Corporal Collection (#2)

Background imageCorporal Collection: Lance-Corporal O Leary wins a Victoria Cross

Lance-Corporal O Leary wins a Victoria Cross
Irish soldier Michael John O Leary outstrips the rest of his assault party at great speed and reaches a German barricade, killing all five of a machine gun crew before they have a chance to turn

Background imageCorporal Collection: Death Plaque in the name of Ernest Emmerson

Death Plaque in the name of Ernest Emmerson. There are two Ernest Emmersons listed on Soldiers Died. They are : 1) 12/1247 Lance Corporal Ernest Emmerson, York and Lancaster Regiment

Background imageCorporal Collection: Corporal of Horse A H Wilkins under fire at Courgies

Corporal of Horse A H Wilkins under fire at Courgies
Corporal of Horse A. H. Wilkins (2nd Life Guards) extracting a man from beneath his horse under the enemys fire at Courgies - August 25th 1914

Background imageCorporal Collection: Irish Ulster and Nationalist men united, WW1

Irish Ulster and Nationalist men united, WW1
Nationalists and Ulstermen as comrades in camp as members of King Edwards Horse in September 1914. From left to right, Corporal Jackson (Nationalist), Sergeant Kelly (Ulster)

Background imageCorporal Collection: Uniform of 7th Queens Own Hussars

Uniform of 7th Queens Own Hussars
A corporal in the uniform of the 7th Queens Own Hussars, complete with sword and riding boots. Date: C.1912

Background imageCorporal Collection: Corporal R Adams, DCM, British soldier, WW1

Corporal R Adams, DCM, British soldier, WW1
Corporal R Adams, DCM (Distinguished Conduct Medal), British soldier during the First World War. He served as a driver. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageCorporal Collection: Highlander / Yeoman Warder / Drum Major / Life Guard

Highlander / Yeoman Warder / Drum Major / Life Guard
(Left to right) Officer from the Gordon Highlanders - A Yeoman Warder of the Tower of London (Yeoman Gaoler) - Drum Major from The Grenadier Guards - Corporal from The Life Guards

Background imageCorporal Collection: Corporal Violet

Corporal Violet
NAPOLEON I: Profiles of Maria Louisa, Napoleon & their child can be seen in this posy of violets. The flower being the symbol his adherents used to recognize each other by

Background imageCorporal Collection: Group photo, B Squadron, Hampshire Carabiniers, WW1

Group photo, B Squadron, Hampshire Carabiniers, WW1
Group photo, B Squadron, Hampshire Carabiniers, during the First World War. Date: circa 1916

Background imageCorporal Collection: Guard tent at Petersfield OTC Camp, WW1

Guard tent at Petersfield OTC Camp, WW1
Guard tent at Petersfield OTC Camp (for St Pauls School cadets), showing men in uniform relaxing on the grass, drinking tea. Date: 1915

Background imageCorporal Collection: Grave of an unknown British soldier near Ginchy

Grave of an unknown British soldier near Ginchy
Photograph: Grave of an unknown British soldier near Ginchy. Shows a cross and grave marked with two rifles, on one of which is hung a service cap

Background imageCorporal Collection: Corporal of the Egyptian Police - Sousse, Tunisia

Corporal of the Egyptian Police - Sousse, Tunisia Date: circa 1905

Background imageCorporal Collection: Carpenter?s repair shop of the Electrical and Mechanical Eng

Carpenter?s repair shop of the Electrical and Mechanical Eng
Lantern slide showing the carpenter?s repair shop of the Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, 8th Army, Italy 1943; pictured are Corporal E B Heap, of Manchester, and Craftsman T E Jenkinson

Background imageCorporal Collection: WW1 Recruitment poster, Sam Brierley

WW1 Recruitment poster, Sam Brierley
Recruitment poster for British or Canadian Army, 2nd Corporal RE Sam Brierley of the National Union of Railwaymen writes from France, original War Savings poster. 1918

Background imageCorporal Collection: Group photo, Royal Marine Artillery Signallers

Group photo, Royal Marine Artillery Signallers, October 1902. Equipment on display includes a telescope, a lime light, a signalling lamp and two heliographs. Date: 1902

Background imageCorporal Collection: Bomb Disposal School, Bramley, Hampshire

Bomb Disposal School, Bramley, Hampshire, also known as the Army School of Ammunition, run by the Royal Army Ordnance Corps

Background imageCorporal Collection: Lance-Corporal W. D. Fuller, Grenadier Guards VC

Lance-Corporal W. D. Fuller, Grenadier Guards VC
Lance-Corporal Wilfred Dolby Fuller (28 July 1893 22 November 1947), Grenadier Guards, who earned the Victoria Cross for bravery at the Battle of Neuve Chapelle. Date: 1915

Background imageCorporal Collection: WW1 - Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force - Christmas card

WW1 - Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force - Christmas card
WW1 - A small-format Christmas greetings card sent home from Egypt by Corporal Sidney R Davis (T.59454) of 5. T.T. Company Royal Army Service Corps (R.A.S.C.)

Background imageCorporal Collection: Corporal Of The Bersaglieri, Naples

Corporal Of The Bersaglieri, Naples
A corporal of the Bersaglieri having some wine. The Bersaglieri where a corps of the Italian Army originally created to serve in the Army of the Kingdom of Sardinia

Background imageCorporal Collection: Royal Army Pay Corps group, WW1

Royal Army Pay Corps group, WW1
Group photo, six men of the Royal Army Pay Corps, with a kitten, somewhere in France during the First World War. The sign reads: Cheer O, The Mugs. Date: circa 1918

Background imageCorporal Collection: Royal Engineers group photo, France, WW1

Royal Engineers group photo, France, WW1
Royal Engineers group photo of sergeants and a corporal, in France during the First World War, relaxing and reading a French newspaper, the Telegramme. Date: 1918

Background imageCorporal Collection: Michael O Leary, Irish Guards, in Great War Deeds, WW1

Michael O Leary, Irish Guards, in Great War Deeds, WW1
Lance-Corporal Michael O Leary of the Irish Guards, practically capturing the enemys position by himself and saving a British company by charging barricades

Background imageCorporal Collection: WW1 Gunners in Trench & Horses

WW1 Gunners in Trench & Horses
World War 1 Gunners in Trench & Horses, England. Showing Corporal East, Gunner Nicholson & Drivers Gardener, Clark & Taylor Date: 1910s

Background imageCorporal Collection: Studio portrait, three people with two dogs

Studio portrait, three people with two dogs
Studio portrait, three people with two terrier dogs. One of the men is in uniform. Date: 1910s

Background imageCorporal Collection: Sphere cover - British corporal with small German captives

Sphere cover - British corporal with small German captives
A stalwart British corporal pictured with two German captives in a photograph which deliberately highlights the difference in stature of the men

Background imageCorporal Collection: Recruitment during WW1 - E. Dwyer VC in Trafalgar Square

Recruitment during WW1 - E. Dwyer VC in Trafalgar Square
Lance-Corporal Edward Dwyer V.C. (1896-1916), pictured on a recruiting drive in Trafalgar Square in December 1915. Know as the Little Corporal

Background imageCorporal Collection: Recruitment during WW1

Recruitment during WW1
" Now, My Lad, You Can t Ignore that." Corporal Hall, the army ex-champion boxer gains a new recruit - a former tram conductor - by showing him a poster with a message from the King

Background imageCorporal Collection: Badge of the 22nd Battalion (Canadien Fran硩s)

Badge of the 22nd Battalion (Canadien Fran硩s)
Badge of the 22nd Battalion (Canadien Fran硩 s). This Battalion was recruited from French speaking Canadians in the province of Quebec

Background imageCorporal Collection: Embroidered badge of the Coldstream Guards

Embroidered badge of the Coldstream Guards, worked by Corporal Tom Hughes, 17321, 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards, The Park, Hurley Common, near Atherstone, Warwickshire. Dated March 1917

Background imageCorporal Collection: A portrait of Corporal Kitchen Pen & Ink sketch verso

A portrait of Corporal Kitchen Pen & Ink sketch verso
A portrait of Corporal Kitchen. Pen & Ink sketch verso. 21017 Private P. J. Hill, D Company, 20Th Battalion, The County Of London Regiment. Studied At Lambeth School Of Art, St

Background imageCorporal Collection: Portrait of a Corporal of the 1 / 9th (Glasgow Highlanders) Ba

Portrait of a Corporal of the 1 / 9th (Glasgow Highlanders) Ba
Portrait of a Corporal of the 1/9th (Glasgow Highlanders) Battalion of the Highland Light Infantry, 5th Brigade, 9th Division, 1st Army in full marching order. Georges Scott, (1873-1943)

Background imageCorporal Collection: Death Plaque of Corporal Henry Leonard Amess

Death Plaque of Corporal Henry Leonard Amess
Death Plaque in the name of 290043 Corporal Henry Leonard Amess, 1st/10th (T.F.) Battalion, Duke of Cambridges Own (Middlesex Regiment). Born Hammersmith, London. Enlisted Shepherds Bush, Middlesex

Background imageCorporal Collection: 2nd Cpl D McArthur reconnoitering craters - Givenchy Ridge

2nd Cpl D McArthur reconnoitering craters - Givenchy Ridge
2nd Corporal D. McArthur (176th Company, Royal Engineers) and his Officer returning from reconnoitering mine craters around the Givenchy Ridge - October 13th 1915

Background imageCorporal Collection: Lance Corporal Joynson drives the enemy back with bombs

Lance Corporal Joynson drives the enemy back with bombs
Lance Corporal Joynson (1st Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers) heading an attack and driving the enemy back with bombs near Hooge - June 16th 1915

Background imageCorporal Collection: Young soldier and friend seek to be alone

Young soldier and friend seek to be alone
We don t want to lose you, but we think you ought to go. A young soldier and his lady friend at one end of a bench seeking to remove a gentleman reading a newspaper from the other end of the bench

Background imageCorporal Collection: The British encampment at Mogok, Burma, 1887

The British encampment at Mogok, Burma, 1887
With the Chindwin force in Upper Burma-an attack on a fortified position at Toung-ta-long, near Kindat, 1887. On this occasion, Lance-Naik(Lance-Corporal)Bhagat Bir, 18th Bengal Infantry

Background imageCorporal Collection: Winter dispatch carrying on the Western Front 1917

Winter dispatch carrying on the Western Front 1917
Corporal Newsham, a British Press despatch rider, studying a map on his motorcycle at Rollancourt in northern France during the First World War

Background imageCorporal Collection: Chinese troops trained by Americans

Chinese troops trained by Americans
At a base in India, An American corporal trains a Chinese gun crew to operate an American howitzer. The base was commanded by General Joseph Stilwell, known as Vinegar Joe Date: 1942

Background imageCorporal Collection: British soldier on horseback

British soldier on horseback
British soldier, a corporal, from the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers on a pony in an unknown location. Date: C.1911

Background imageCorporal Collection: British army corporal

British army corporal
Corporal in the British army in uniform Date: C.1912

Background imageCorporal Collection: Three soldiers lying on the grass by their jeep

Three soldiers lying on the grass by their jeep
Three soldiers in relaxed mood, lying on the grass by their jeep near Okehampton, Devon. Date: 1940s

Background imageCorporal Collection: British soldier in Chinese temple

British soldier in Chinese temple
A British army corporal from the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers inside a Chinese temple with statues of gods. Date: C.1911

Background imageCorporal Collection: Lance Corporal G. Wood - World Champion Jumper

Lance Corporal G. Wood - World Champion Jumper
Lance Corporal G. Wood, Royal Garrison Artillery (a pre-1930 corps of the British Army) - World Champion Jumper! Seen here clearing a horse and carriage, emblazoned with script detailing his feats

Background imageCorporal Collection: Decorating a Canadian Soldier - WWI

Decorating a Canadian Soldier - WWI
Decorating a valiant Canadian Lance-Corporal with the DCM on the field of Battle - WWI. The Distinguished Conduct Medal - a second level military decoration awarded to other ranks of the British Army

Background imageCorporal Collection: The little corporal new comic opera by Harry B. Smith and Lu

The little corporal new comic opera by Harry B. Smith and Ludwig Englander. Date c1898

Background imageCorporal Collection: Guardsmen protecting station during railway strike

Guardsmen protecting station during railway strike
Armed guardsmen in bearskins protecting a platform and railway lines during the railway strike. The location is believed to be Clapham Junction, London. 1911

Background imageCorporal Collection: Silhouette of a WaF Corporal

Silhouette of a WaF Corporal
Full-length silhouette of a woman standing with her hands held behind her back. December 1933

Background imageCorporal Collection: A Painful Subject - silhouette by Konewka

A Painful Subject - silhouette by Konewka
Silhouette of a teacher brutally thrashing his pupil by the German silhouettist Konewka Date: c.1830



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