Infantry Collection (#10)

Illustrated War News front cover, Allied soldiers, Aug 1914
Front cover of the second issue of the Illustrated War News featuring an illustration of British, Belgian and French infantrymen. Date: 1914

Surprise at dawn on the Western Front
South-east of Ypres, a German trench-building party is surprised by British gunfire. The trench builders had been working under cover of the night mist

Sphere cover - British infantry waiting in trench to attack
Front cover of The Sphere with a photograph showing British infantry in a support trench waiting to attack during the preliminary bombardment preceding the attack on 1 July 1916

The Sphere Western Front Number cover
The front cover of The Sphere Western Front Number, a special expanded issue (dated 26 May 1917) which included a full page colour portrait of Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig

Italian Infantry advance
An illustration by Edouardo Matania showing the method of approach to enemy positions adopted by Italian Infantry when under heavy shrapnel fire

British troops with their latest equipment, WW1
Men of the Worcestershire Regiment resting before an attack on the Western Front in July 1916. Date: 1916

The London Motor Bus at the Front, WW1
London buses in use at the Front to transport British infantry soldiers who are pictured hurrying to fill the gaps in the Armentieres-Ypres line in November 1914

With the Army by Denis Cowles, WW1 cartoon
With the Army - 1. Teaching recruits to " carry the left foot about 12 inches to the left." " Infantry Training 1914." Something of a misinterpretation of infantry training

Robert Shaw Monument, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Robert Gould Shaw (1837-1863) Monument, Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Depicting Shaw as commander of the all-black 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment

My Magazine cover - British WW1 soldier
Front cover of the childrens title, My Magazine featuring a British infantry soldier marching in profile. 1918

Paris, France - Boulevards - Le Regiment qui Passe"
Paris, France - Boulevards - " Le Regiment qui Passe". Date: circa 1890

Indian infantry marching out from camp in Mesopotamia
A detachment of Indian infantry in Mesopotamia marching out from camp for trench duty, led by the regimental bag-pipes and a drummer. Date: 1918

Graphic cover - Lighting the Menin Road
Lighting our lads to victory - front cover of the Graphic featuring a British soldier putting in place a front-line lamp used for guiding infantry in the Battle of Menin Road. Date: 1917

Germans routed by Highlanders in offensive near Ypres, 1917
Infantry soldiers of the Highland regiments involved in an offensive against a strong German position, consisting of a ruined brick factory heavily armed with machine guns

Our Growing Army by H. M. Bateman
Our Growing Army - No, not the LIGHT infantry. A humorous cartoon showing a group of portly soldiers by H. M. Bateman. Date: 1915

How the war has alterd the outlook on sport
Football crowds comparing then (1914, top) from now (1916, bottom). The majority of the crowd from now consists of disabled soldiers recently released from German captivity

Ian Hay - The first Hundred Thousand
Captain John Hay Beith (1876-1952) the soldier-author with the pen name Ian Hay who wrote The First Hundred Thousand (of which he was a member of) as well as various other military books

Infantry Training (4-Company Organization) 1914
Book entitled Infantry Training (4-Company Organization) 1914. Published by His Majestys Stationery Office. Purchased from Wyman & Sons Ltd. Fetter Lane, London, EC4. Book

Senior NCO, most probably a CSM or SNCO Acting Officer
A portrait of a senior NCO, most probably a CSM (Feldwebel) or SNCO Acting Officer (not commissioned), known as an Offizierstellvertreter

French Infantry and damaged wagon, Curlu
Two vignettes - one of French Infantry on the road to Hem (Somme), and the other is a damaged wagon at Curlu. Jean-Jacques Berne-Bellecour (1874-1939)

Woven Badge for Prince Alberts - Somerset Light Infantry. Commemorative Art

Battalion Ballads from 17th Bat. Highland Light Infantry
Book entitled Battalion Ballads from THE OUTPOST 17th (S) Battalion Highland Light Infantry. This book belonged to 15959 Sergeant W. F. Ritchie. Annotated inside giving details of his time in France

German World War One commemorative cup and saucer celebrating a Silver Wedding on the 5th March 1914. From your beloved son, Heinrich, Machine Gun Company of Infantry Regiment, Karl (7 Brig) No

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)

Pipers of the 1 / 9th (Glasgow Highlanders)
Pipers of the 1/9th (Glasgow Highlanders) Battalion of the Highland Light Infantry, 5th Brigade, 2nd Division, 1st Army, France, 1915

Photograph of Paul Louis Van den Berghe, dated March 1918. Lieutenant Paul Louis Van Den Berghe, 1St Infantry Regiment Of The Belgian Army. Born 2Nd November 1872

INFANTRY TRAINING (4-Company Organization)
Book : 40/War Office/2052 - Official Copy - INFANTRY TRAINING (4-Company Organization) - 1914 - General Staff, War Office.. Book

G Stokes, Shropshire Light Infantry and Royal Engineers
G. Stokes, Shropshire Light Infantry and Royal Engineers, 1914-1918, sitting on a rather large cart horse. Photograph

Private W Cheetham bringing up fresh supplies of bombs
Private W. Cheetham (1st Btn. Shropshire Light Infantry) bringing up fresh supplies of bombs under very heavy fire at the crater at Hooge - August 9th 1915

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