Battalion Collection (page 6)

Harry Lauder and his son John, June 1915
Scottish entertainer and music hall comedian, Harry Lauder pictured with his only son, John, in the uniform of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (8th Argyllshire Battalion) in 1915

Captain Augustus Hartmann, 2nd Line Battalion, Kings German Legion, 1815.Oil on panel by Paul Dumortier, Tournai, 1815.Painted shortly before the Battle of Waterloo.Head and shoulders to right

Chinese Labour Corps praying on New Years Day WW1
Joss pidgin otherwise known as Divine worship in a camp of the Chinese battalion of the Labour Corps in France on New Years Day, 1918. Date: 1918

No. 3: People We Don t Envy by George Studdy, 1915
No. 3: The German postman trying to deliver a letter to a ruined Belgium village. Date: 1915

No. 2: People We Don t Envy by George Studdy, 1915
No. II: The Army Service Corps subaltern compelled to deliver a lecture on Supplies to a contingent of men recruited from grocers, butchers, provision dealers etc. Date: 1915

Cut out for the job: WW1 recruitment humour
Civilian: " Most of my pals are either in the Guards or the Bantams. I m too short for the Guards, and too tall for the Bantams

The Oldest British Regiment? The East Kent
Officers of the Second Battalion of the East Kent regiment, known as The Buffs. Pictured here on the steps of Winchester College

WW1 - Advancing to the front, France
WW1 - A Highland battalion in formation, marching over a small canal, passing through a French village on their way to the trenches. Date: circa 1915

Edgar Mobbs, rugby international
Lieutenant Colonel Edgar R. Mobbs, D.S.O. Edgar Roberts Mobbs DSO (1882 - 1917) was an English rugby union footballer who played for and captained Northampton R.F.C. and England

Battle of Milazzo
During the Battle of Milazzo (Melazzo) on Sicily, an English battalion fighting on Garibaldis side, in action at the foot of the round tower of the towns citadel

G. L. Jessop making recruitment speech in Manchester, WW1
Captain G. L. Jessop, the famous cricketer, of the 14th Service Battalion, Manchester Regiment, speaking in April 1915 at a recruiting meeting in Albert Square, Manchester. Date: 1915

WW1 - German troops on the Eastern Front - behind the lines - the arrival of a battalion (illustration caption in both German and Hungarian). Date: circa 1917

Royal Sussex Regiment memorial, Murree Hills, India (now in Pakistan). It lists the names of fifteen soldiers, and three women, who died in 1888

Officers of the 1st London Cyclists Company, WW1
Officers of the 1st London Divisional Cyclists Company. Reading from left to right the names are, back row: 2nd Lieut. R. H. White, 2nd Lieut. R. A. Shuffrey, 2nd Lieut. W. V. Alloway and 2nd Lieut

WW1 Recruitment Poster -- A Resolution
Recruitment poster, printed by A Thom and Company, Dublin. A Resolution passed in the Trenches. By an Irish Regiment (2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment)

WWI - Company Sergeant Major Alexander Gibb
" Schotte" - a full length portrait of Company Sergeant Major Alexander Gibb, 2nd Battalion Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders at a POW Camp in Karlsruhe, 1915

Lloyd Georges sons as soldiers, WW1
Son of the future Prime Minister, David Lloyd George in camp. Seated is Captain Richard Lloyd George, adjutant of the 19th Battalion, Welsh Regiment, and standing is Lieutenant Gwilyon Lloyd George

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

Battalion commander explaining the next move
Battalion commander and his soldiers having a temporary rest in a derelict building while being instructed where their next move will be using a field map of the district. Date: 1917

Prayer Book for Jewish Sailors and Soldiers - WWI
Prayer Book for Jewish Sailors and Soldiers - enlarged edition. Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode Ltd. His Majestys Printers. 5676 - 1916. Stamped Rev. I

Miniature - Major Sir Frederick FitzWygram, MC
Miniature portrait of Major Sir Frederick FitzWygram, M.C. 2nd Battalion Scots Guards. Born 1884, died 1920. Captured on the 17th May 1915 (Battle of Festubert) commanding F Company

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

Ephemera relating to Private Clarence Muggleton
A collection of ephemera relating to Private Clarence Muggleton, 22nd Battalion London Regiment; a printed leaflet from Alexander Paterson relating to 22nd London War Memorial plus a leaflet of

Drum - 6th Bat. Duke of Wellingtons West Riding Regiment
Regimental drum bearing the badge of the 6th Battalion Duke of Wellingtons West Riding Regiment. Commemorative Ware

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

Badge of Australian Commonwealth Military Forces
Embroidered badge of the Australian Commonwealth Military Forces, worked by Walter A. Bryant, 17th Battalion AIF. Staff House, Netley Red Cross Hospital, August 1917. Label included. Commemorative Art

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

Embroidered badge of the West Yorkshire Regiment, also embroidered Pte. E. Layzell. Label reads Pte. E. Layzell, 1/2 Battalion. BRC Hosp. Netley. Commemorative Art

Aynsley China Model of a Pith Helmet - WWI
Aynsley China Model of a Pith Helmet, inscribed with the badge of the West London Rifles (4th Battalion Middlesex Regiment). Number 2, Registered Number 442812. Commemorative Ware

Cigarette box - badge of the 9th Battalion of Ghurkas
Cigarette box with the engraved badge of the 9th Battalion of the Brigade of Ghurkas on its lid.. Trench Art

A Relief Party making their way up the trenches. On reverse of postcard - This shows the relief party making their way up to the trenches along the shell-holed and muddy roads

The British storming Contalmaison. 1190 Private Leslie Loveland, 1St/5Th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment, 143Rd Brigade, 25Th Division. Joined 21.11.15

Heads Up Warwicks.. 1190 Private Leslie Loveland, 1St/5Th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment, 143Rd Brigade, 25Th Division. Joined 21.11.15

The Relief Up. 1190 Private Leslie Loveland, 1St/5Th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment, 143Rd Brigade, 25Th Division. Joined 21.11.15

Carrying rations up the communication trench. On reverse of postcard - Carrying rations up the communication trench to the men in the firing line. The men alway(s) carry loaded rifles and ammunition

A Night Patrol just leaving their trench. On reverse of postcard - A sketch of a patrol just leaving our trench to visit the enemy lines at night. The Officer is leading

Base of a 1915 German 75mm shell case
The base of a 1915 German 75 mm. shell case made into a pocket watch holder. The base is engraved with a floral decoration

Hinged brass tobacco tin - East Yorkshire Regiment
A small hinged brass tobacco tin engraved on reverse - (2856 Private) Arthur C. Stephenson and dated 1918. Together with an engraved badge of the East Yorkshire Regiment with the place names of

1st Battalion, The Loyal North Lancashire regimental drum
Original painting for the 1st Battalion, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiments regimental drum showing 28 Battle Honours of the Regiment from Louisburg to Baghdad

WWI mahogany plaque in the shape of Australia
A First World War mahogany plaque in the shape of Australia. The piece contains the following : 1. A multi-coloured badge worn at the top of the left sleeve by members of the Australian Flying Corps

Watercolour of a billet at Oakwood, dated 20.1.16. On reverse, watercolour and pencil study of a soldier smoking his pipe. 21017 Private P. J

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

Study of a group of soldiers, Chislehurst Landscape verso
Study of a group of soldiers, Chislehurst. Landscape verso. 21017 Private P. J. Hill, D Company, 20Th Battalion, The County Of London Regiment. Studied At Lambeth School Of Art, St

Watercolour study of a Tommy (two poses - full face and profile). Drawing on reverse of two rear views of Tommies.. 21017 Private P. J. Hill, D Company, 20Th Battalion, The County Of London Regiment

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