Brave Collection (page 4)

WW1 - Emilienne Moreau, Heroine of Loos - Croix de Guerre
Emilienne Moreau-Evrard (18981971) - French heroine of World War I (where she won the Croix de Guerre due to her bravery at Loos) and World War II

WWI Poster, Halt! Who goes there?
Halt! Who goes there? If you are a friend, join the British ranks and help the brave lads at the front. Parliamentary Recruiting Committee poster. Date: 1915

Certificate from the Overseas Club - Empire Day 1915
A Certificate from the Overseas Club on Empire Day 1915. Inscribed.This is to Certify that Annie Matthews - 1915 - has helped to send some Comfort and Happiness to the brave Sailors

Cicely and Winifred Mordaunt, WW1
Miss Cicely and Miss Winifred Mordaunt, youngest daughters of Sir Charles Mordaunt, 10th Baronet and his wife Mary Louise Cholmondeley of Walton Hall, Warwick

A Certificate from the Overseas Club in 1916. Inscribed A Signal Wish from the School Children of the Empire who sent Christmas Gifts to Our Brave Soldiers and Sailors

Glorious L Battery, Gunner Derbyshire, Driver Osborne
Three members of " L" Battery, Royal Horse Artillery, which gallantly maintained fire using three guns against surprise fire from a strong German force comprising ten field guns

Mairi Chisholm and Elsie Knocker - Madonnas of Pervyse
Mairi Lambert Gooden-Chisholm of Chisholm, better known as Mairi Chisholm (1895-1981), Scottish nurse and ambulance driver during World War I, pictured right with, on the left

Alexander the Great and the broken ladder, 326 BC
Soldiers, enthused by Alexander the Greats example, swarm up a ladder, used to attack the fortified city walls of the Mallians

Lone British gunner near Mons, Belgium, WW1
The Last Gunner -- a lone British gunner of the Royal Field Artillery in action near Mons, Belgium, during the First World War. He carried on valiantly after all his colleagues had fallen

Betty Quinn - Coventry ARP Worker with George Medal
Betty Quinn - Coventry ARP Worker, has her George Medal admired by her sister, Joyce. Betty was the youngest recipient of the GM when they were presented for the first time at a recent Buckingham

The motto of Paris - WWI - Propaganda - Patriotism
Flutuat nec mergitur. This phrase is the motto of Paris, France, and is translated as " Il est agite'ar les vagues

Soignons la basse-cour. Je suis une brave poule de guerre, je mange peu et produis beaucoup. A black hen sitting on top of a large pile of eggs. Date between 1914 and 1918

Prince of Wales Hospital Carnival, Tottenham, London
Watched by mounted police, three spectacularly dressed collectors pose for their photo during the annual Prince of Wales Hospital Carnival in the Tottenham area of North London

Satirical cartoon with Turkish and German soldiers, WW1
A satirical cartoon showing a fat German soldier strangling a thin Turkish soldier during the First World War. The cartoon (in French) reads: The brave Turk is afraid of no-one

Poster, Offer Your Services Now, Our Brave Soldiers at the Front Need Your Help. Recruitment for the First World War. circa 1914-1915

Three acrobats doing balancing act on a high wire
Three acrobats doing a balancing act on a high wire in the open air

None but the brave deserve the fair by Florence Hardy
None but the brave deserve the fair. Little boy summons up the courage to give the pretty girl he likes a bunch of flowers

Theseus Enters Labyrinth
Ariadne, daughter of the Cretan King, Minos, watches Theseus as he enters the labyrinth to slay the Minotaur. The string will help him trace his way out again

Boys Swim with Dogs
Two youths swim from a boat, but only one of their three dog companions is brave enough to join them in the water !

Publius Horatius Cocles defending the Tiber bridge
Publius Horatius Cocles, an army officer of the Roman Republic, together with two companions, Spurius Larcius and Titus Herminius

Our Gallant Guards featured in The Tatler, December 1914
Page from The Tatler depicting photographs of the Guards before departing for the front. Top photograph shows officers of the Royal Horse Guards

Brave Women Who Wait by F G Kimberley
Flyer headed Brave Women - Who Wait, or The Munitions Girls Love Story by Mrs F. G. Kimberley. First produced Wolverhampton on 29th November 1915 and Elephant and Castle 21st January 1916

The Modern Boy front cover - Wing walkers play tennis
Front cover of The Modern Boy featuring an illustration of two men playing tennis on the wings of a plane mid-flight. Date: 1932

WW1 - Italian soldier and his sweetheart
A quite extraordinary postcard showing a glamorous Italian soldier and his equally glamorous girl in a very close and loving embrace - drawn in a fantastic stylistic, soft and rather kitsch style

Misfitz - Jack and the Beanstalk. early 20th century

The Courage of Eleazar - 1 Maccabees 6. circa 1690

Oath of Santa Gadea. Alfonso VI and El Cid
Alfonso VI (1040-1109), the Brave. King of Leon, Castile and Galicia. Oath of Santa Gadea, 1072. Alfonso VI and El Cid. Engraving in History of Spain, 19th century. Colored

WW1 - Albert I - King of Belgium - protects his army
The King protects his army - Albert I, King of Belgium (1875-1934) who, during the first years of WW1, fought with his troops and shared their dangers, while his wife, Queen Elisabeth

Oath of Santa Gadea. Alfonso VI and El Cid. Engraving
Alfonso VI (1040-1109), the Brave. King of Leon, Castile and Galicia. Oath of Santa Gadea, 1072. Alfonso VI and El Cid. Engraving in History of Spain, 19th century

Hide Tide on Blackpool Beach with Pier and Coat of Arms. A group of hardy holidaymakers brave a rather breezy day, one lady standing up to look out to sea through a pair of binoculars

Sancho IV the Brave (1258-1295). King of Castile, Leon and Galicia from 1284 to his death. He was the second son of Alfonso X and Violant of Aragon. The King on horseback. Spain. Colored engraving

Owakudani - Hakone National Park, Japan - Boiling Waters
Owakudani ( Hell Valley ) - brave (or foolish!) tourists getting close to the boiling sulphuric volcanic springs at the Hakone National Park Date: circa 1910s

Fairies with flower and insect on a Christmas card
Two fairies with a pink flower and an insect on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

The Victoria Cross, which Queen Victoria stipulated should be incribed For Valour, rather than For the Brave, so that not just bravery should be merited. Date: 19th century

Louis De Crillon
LOUIS BALBIS de BERTON de CRILLON, French soldier to whom Henri IV wrote Pends- toi, brave Crillon, nous avons combattu a Arques et tu n y etais pas ! Date: 1541 - 1615

Alonso De Cespedes
ALONSO DE CESPEDES Spanish military : el capitan Alonso de Cespedes el brabo ( the brave ) Date: 17th century

Dieppe - Crowded Plage
The crowded beach at Dieppe at l heure du bain - though in fact, there don t seem many prepared to brave the cold nothern waters... Date: circa 1905

Cartoon, The Brave Mothers of France, WW1
Cartoon, The brave mothers of France, reading letters from their sons fighting on the Western Front. Date: 1916

Western Canada - A Cree Indian Brave. Date: 1928

Leaflet cover, Souvenir of The Cossacks -- acrobatics on horseback. Date: circa 1950s

Cartoon, Stoicism, WW1
Cartoon, Stoicism -- a French aviator impresses two fashionable women with his toughness during a bombardment. Date: 1915

Four bullfighters, Plaza de Toros, Tijuana, Mexico
Four bullfighters in the ring at Plaza de Toros, Tijuana, Mexico, looking impressive in their ornate costumes. Date: 1915

Illustration, The Valiant Tailor -- Pulling the piece of soft cheese out of his pocket, he squeezed it till the moisture ran out. Date: 1909

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

Royal Naval Air Service in Great War Deeds, WW1
Flight Commander Hewlett of the Royal Naval Air Service (before the RAF was formed) almost colliding with a mast of a German warship during the air raid on Cuxhaven on Christmas Day 1914

Men of the Australian Navy in Great War Deeds, WW1
Men of the Australian Navy, on board the HMAS Sydney, cheering and crying as the defeated and sinking German cruiser Emden turned to run ashore

Territorial Corps in Great War Deeds, WW1
The Territorial Corps of the British Army giving a glorious lead and example to all those fighting in France -- the London Scottish making an epoch in British military history

Naval Division in Great War Deeds, WW1
The Royal Marine and Naval Brigades (Naval Division) of the British Royal Navy being guided by Colonel Seely in a car, leaving Antwerp after their gallant defence

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