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Action Collection (page 12)

Background imageAction Collection: The storming of the trenches round Loos by Fortunino Matania

The storming of the trenches round Loos by Fortunino Matania
The Storming of the Trenches round Loos: British Soldiers Rushing the German Positions, September 25 1915. " Faster, Boys! Give Them Hell

Background imageAction Collection: Bobby Jones, golfer, in action

Bobby Jones, golfer, in action at Lytham St Annes. circa 1920s

Background imageAction Collection: WW1 - Night attack and action in the trenches

WW1 - Night attack and action in the trenches
WW1 - Defending troops open rapid fire on enemy trenches with machine-gun, rifle and trench mortar after night patrols receive warning of an impending " rush" attack. Date: 1916

Background imageAction Collection: WW1 - Eastern Front - Cossack Cavalry in action

WW1 - Eastern Front - Cossack Cavalry in action - suffering against machine gun fire from German positions. Date: 1915

Background imageAction Collection: A cavalry charge that saved the line, Matania, WW1

A cavalry charge that saved the line, Matania, WW1
The German line taken in flank by a mounted charge in the teeth of heavy machine gun fire. Major Evelyn H. W. Williams of the Hussars was awarded the DSO for his action

Background imageAction Collection: WW2 Poster -- British tanks in action

WW2 Poster -- British tanks in action
British tanks hurled Italy out of Abyssinia, and in Libya completely wrecked Axis plans of conquest. Colour photolithograph. Associated with the Royal Armoured Corps. Date: 1942

Background imageAction Collection: WW2 Poster -- Let Us Go Forward Together

WW2 Poster -- Let Us Go Forward Together
Let Us Go Forward Together. Colour photolithograph poster, with a picture of Winston Churchill in coat and hat, with British tanks and bombers behind him. Date: 1939-1945

Background imageAction Collection: Blitz in London -- firefighters in action with hose, WW2

Blitz in London -- firefighters in action with hose, WW2
Blitz in London -- a group of firefighters in action with a hosepipe, surrounded by rubble. Date: 1940s

Background imageAction Collection: Tank in action

Tank in action. Reproduced from the original painting by John Hassall for William Foster & Co. Ltd. Engineers, Lincoln, England. John Hassall, Ri, Rwa (1868-1948)

Background imageAction Collection: Last stand of the 2nd Devons at Bois des Buttes, WW1

Last stand of the 2nd Devons at Bois des Buttes, WW1
Original sketches for the painting entitled Semper Fidelis - Ever Faithful (The last stand of the 2nd Devons at Bois des Buttes, May 27th 1918)

Background imageAction Collection: Memorial service for Francis & Rivy Grenfell

Memorial service for Francis & Rivy Grenfell
A memorial service at St. Peters Church, Eaton Square for Captain Francis Grenfell, V.C. and his twin brother Captain Riversdale (" Rivy" or Rivvy" ) Grenfell, V.C

Background imageAction Collection: Battle at Thiaumont, Verdun, France, WW1

Battle at Thiaumont, Verdun, France, WW1
Artists impression of a battle at Thiaumont, near Verdun, France, on the Western Front during the First World War. Date: 1916

Background imageAction Collection: German soldiers on a battlefield, WW1

German soldiers on a battlefield, WW1
Artists impression of German soldiers on a battlefield on the Western Front during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageAction Collection: With the British heavy guns on the Western Front, Matania

With the British heavy guns on the Western Front, Matania
A British heavy howitzer in action on the Western Front against an opposing German position. The shot has just been fired and Matanias drawing (done from official material supplied)

Background imageAction Collection: Canadas part in the Somme advance, Matania, WW1

Canadas part in the Somme advance, Matania, WW1
Canadas part in the Somme advance - a brilliant affair at Courcelette. The capture of the sugar refinery at Courcelette by the Canadians on 15 September 1916

Background imageAction Collection: Scene of fire at Crowlands Primary School, Romford

Scene of fire at Crowlands Primary School, Romford
Fire at Crowland Road School, in Crowland Road, Tottenham N15. A hydraulic lift in action

Background imageAction Collection: Firefighters in action at a fire, VDC House, Wembley

Firefighters in action at a fire, VDC House, Wembley
Firefighters rush to put out a fire at VDC House, South Way, Wembley. Showing a turntable ladder and hydraulic platform in operation

Background imageAction Collection: Lewis Gun Section, Palestine, WW1

Lewis Gun Section, Palestine, WW1
A Lewis Gun Section (British troops) preparing for action in Palestine during the First World War. Date: circa 1917-1918

Background imageAction Collection: Russian machine gunners on eastern front, WW1

Russian machine gunners on eastern front, WW1
Russian machine gunners in action with a Maxim gun on the eastern front during the First World War. Date: 1914-1917

Background imageAction Collection: Entry into Aqaba, Battle of Aqaba, Jordan, WW1

Entry into Aqaba, Battle of Aqaba, Jordan, WW1
Scene at the entry into Aqaba, during the Battle of Aqaba, Jordan, during the Arab Revolt, First World War. 6 July 1917

Background imageAction Collection: Heavy artillery in action, Western Front, WW1

Heavy artillery in action, Western Front, WW1
Heavy artillery in action on the Western Front during the First World War, with black smoke hanging in the air. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageAction Collection: Burma - World War II - Chindit Brown

Burma - World War II - Chindit Brown
Chindit Brown of the Kings Own Regiment (nicknamed Digger ) in action in Burma. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith



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