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Michael O Leary, Irish Guards, in Great War Deeds, WW1Lance-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, WW1Flight 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, WW1Men 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, WW1The 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, WW1The 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
Royal West Kents in Great War Deeds, WW1The Queens Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) gallantly holding a road on the Western Front at a critical time. Reproduction of a painting by A C Michael in Great War Deeds
Ninth Lancers in Great War Deeds, WW1The Ninth (Queens Royal) Lancers charging to recapture British guns temporarily in the hands of the Germans, a deed that won the Victoria Cross for Captain F O Grenfell
Italian dogs of war, decorated for military servicesItalian dogs of war, decorated in honour of their military services, passing through the streets of Milan in a picturesque procession. Date: 1920
The Heroines, Runswick Bay, YorkshireThe Heroines, Runswick Bay, near Staithes, Yorkshire, England. Showing the brave women who launched the lifeboat to save their husbands Date: 1901
WW2 greetings card, Stoker Andrew Martin, by Eric Kennington, official war picture from the National Gallery. Martin, of HMS Exeter
WW2 greetings card, Good Luck! A soldier, a sailor and an airman. Date: circa 1942
WW2 Christmas card, Battle of Britain -- So much owed by so many to so few (Winston Churchill). By F Gordon Crosby. Date: 1941
Rosita Forbes at Jaghbub crossing the Sahara DesertRosita Forbes (1890-1967), English travel writer and explorer at Jaghbub (a remote desert oasis village in the eastern Libyan Desert)
WWI Poster, Join the brave throng that goes marching alongJoin the brave throng that goes marching along. Parliamentary Recruiting Committee poster designed for a large hoarding, depicting six smiling soldiers in khaki. Date: 1916
Alfonso X, called The Wise (1221-1284). King of Castile and Le 1252-1284). On the right, portraits of his wife Violante of Aragon and Hungary (1236-1300) and their children
Suffragette, Beware Scantleburys Mice. Lady Politicians Beware! The Force of the future - In the Commons they ll look nice is (tell it not to the suffragettes!) brave Scantleburys Mice
WW1 Recruitment Poster -- Offer Your Services NowPrinted recruitment poster No 6: Offer Your Services Now - Our Brave Soldiers At The Front Need Your Help. Issued by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, December 1914. Date: 1914
WW1 Recruitment Poster (2 of 2)Join the brave throng that goes marching along (2 of 2). Chromolithograph recruitment poster, published by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, Poster No 24
WW1 Recruitment Poster (1 of 2)Join the brave throng that goes marching along (1 of 2). Chromolithograph recruitment poster, published by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, Poster No 24
French soldier fights off German attack, CraonneAn incident on the Western Front north of Craonne depicted by Paul Thiriat on the Front cover of The Graphic. A few French soldiers were working in a boyau or communication trench when they were
Charge of French Alpine Chasseurs in Alsace, WW1The Chasseurs Alpins, the famous French mountain riflemen carrying out a dashing charge on skis at Hermannsweiler Kopf in Alsace
Miss Mairi Chisholm and Captain W. T. HallMairi Lambert Gooden-Chisholm of Chisholm, better known as Mairi Chisholm (1895-1981), Scottish nurse and ambulance driver during World War I
Mairi Chisholm reading in the cellar at PervyseMairi Lambert Gooden-Chisholm of Chisholm, better known as Mairi Chisholm (1895-1981), Scottish nurse and ambulance driver during World War I pictured in silhouette, taking a rare
LCC-LFB Presentation of Gallantry medals Date: circa 1936
Elsie Knocker and Mairi Chisholm, WW1 nursesMairi Lambert Gooden-Chisholm or Chisholm, better known as Mairi Chisholm (1895-1981), Scottish nurse and ambulance driver during World War I, pictured right with, on the left
Reverend Edward Noel Mellish V. C. M. CThe Reverend Edward Noel Mellish (1880-1962), Army chaplain during the First World War attached to the 4th Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers
Cicely and Winifred Mordaunt, WW1Miss Cicely and Miss Winifred Mordaunt, youngest daughters of Sir Charles Mordaunt, 10th Baronet and his wife Mary Louise Cholmondeley of Walton Hall, Warwick
Certificate from the Overseas Club - Christmas Day GiftsA Certificate from the Overseas Club - Christmas Day Gifts from the School Children of the Empire, dated 1915. Inscribed.This is to Certify that Annie Matthews has helped to bring Happiness to our
Certificate from the Overseas Club - Empire Day 1916A Certificate from the Overseas Club presented on Empire Day 1916. Inscribed To Annie Matthews who has helped to send some comfort to the brave Sailors and Soldiers of the British Empire
Private A C Crapper bringing up a limber of supplies, WW1Private A C Crapper bringing up a limber of supplies to the trenches under heavy fire. After the horses had bolted, 670 Private Crapper of the 1/4th (Hallamshire) Battalion
Sketch cover, Captain Loxleys faithful dog, WW1Front cover of The Sketch magazine featuring a portrait of Bruce, the faithful Irish terrier belonging to Captain Noel Loxley of H.M.S Formidable
Lady Dorothie FeildingLady Dorothie Mary Evelyn Feilding-Moore (aka " Dot" Feilding), better known as Dorothie Feilding, MM, CdeG, OLII, (6 October 1889 24 October 1935), daughter of Lord and Lady Denbigh
Captain Arthur Martin-Leake V. CLieutenant Colonel Arthur Martin-Leake, VC and Bar, VD, FRCS (4 April 1874 22 June 1953), English double recipient of the Victoria Cross
Bonzo in search of his forefathers by George StuddyBonzo finds a trace of his ancestral courage in an old tapestry -- he notices his ancestor running away from a wild boar, while bigger and braver dogs confront it. Date: 1924
RFA men with parachute equipment, France, WW1Men of the RFA (Royal Field Artillery) with parachute equipment on the Western Front in France during World War One. They are responsible for air observation using kite balloons
Lieutenant William Thomas Forshaw, V. CMajor William Thomas Forshaw, V.C. (1890-1943), British soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross. Forshaw, formerly an assistant master at North Manchester Grammar School
Men of the Belgian Army, WW1Men of the Belgian Army, allied with Britain during the First World War. Showing infantry, artillery, a lancer, and news received from Liege in a Brussels cafe
Captain John Henry Stephen Dimmer V. CPortrait of Captain John Henry Stephen Dimmer (1883-1918), of the Kings Royal Rifle Corps, who was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions on 12 November 1914 at Klein Zillebeke
American patriotic postcard, commemorating the civil war. Honour the Brave! 1861- 1865 Date: 1908
British midget submarine attack by G. H. DavisOne of the Second World Wars most daring exploits: the British midget submarine (XE3) attack which gained VCs for Lieutenant Ian Fraser RNR and Leading Seaman James Magennis
Girls padding in the seaAren t we brave. Five girls in red bathing costumes going for a paddle in the sea. Date: C.1905
Birthday card, seven today, depicting a girl and boy in Red Indian dress outside a wigwam. Date: 20th century
Lifeboat man rescuing a babyA lifeboat man swinging across the waves on a lifebelt, holding a baby in his arms
Lifeboat men in a rough seaLifeboat men rowing their boat in a rough sea, wearing cork lifebelts
Lifeboat man in cork lifebeltA lifeboat man wearing a cork lifebelt
Baby Scouts -- out at seaBaby Scouts -- In time of war, a Baby scout named Flo fought with great hardihood, and shelled the foe. Date: 1900
Jean Ant. RossignolJEAN ANTOINE ROSSIGNOL French jeweler turned revolutionary, brave but stupid, useless as a soldier so turned to plotting, unsuccessful, condemned and died in exile in Madagascar. Date: 1759 - 1802
George Edward PickettGEORGE EDWARD PICKETT American confederate soldier, best known for his brave but hopeless charge at Gettysburg - his greatest feat was at the 1865 battle of Five Forks. Date: 1825 - 1875