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Background imageCadet Collection: Compass Drill, Training Ship Arethusa, Greenhithe, Kent

Compass Drill, Training Ship Arethusa, Greenhithe, Kent
A group of boys aboard the Training Ship Arethusa receiving compass instruction. The ship received boys aged 13-16 from a variety of poor backgrounds, including the workhouse

Background imageCadet Collection: Knotting Class, Training Ship Arethusa, Greenhithe, Kent

Knotting Class, Training Ship Arethusa, Greenhithe, Kent
A group of boys aboard the Training Ship Arethusa receiving knotting and splicing instruction. The ship received boys aged 13-16 from a variety of poor backgrounds, including the workhouse

Background imageCadet Collection: The Railway Sleeper

The Railway Sleeper
An exhausted conscript on Nation Service sleeps at Darlington Railway Station en rout to or from a posting to the Northern military base at Catterick, York. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageCadet Collection: Centenary parade of the Cadet Forces in Great Britain

Centenary parade of the Cadet Forces in Great Britain
H.M. the Queen taking the salute of the parade in the garden of Buckingham Palace

Background imageCadet Collection: How to recognise rank in the Royal Navy

How to recognise rank in the Royal Navy-a wartime advert for Dunlop fort tyres. Date: 1941

Background imageCadet Collection: Met Police cadets giving a display

Met Police cadets giving a display
A group of Metropolitan Police cadets in sports gear, giving a display of their athletic skills. Seven poles are held in place so that seven cadets can climb up and sit at the top

Background imageCadet Collection: Slingsby T. 31 Tandem Tutors and T. 21b Sedburghs

Slingsby T. 31 Tandem Tutors and T. 21b Sedburghs
Slingsby T.31 Tandem Tutors and T.21b Sedburghs, 2-seat training gliders, operated by the Royal Air Force, on behalf of the Air Cadets and Combined Cadet Force. Date: circa 1980

Background imageCadet Collection: Naval Cadets Hornpipe

Naval Cadets Hornpipe
Naval cadets learning the Hornpipe onboard the HMS Arethusa, the cadet training ship

Background imageCadet Collection: Polish revolt against Russian domination

Polish revolt against Russian domination
During the November Uprising, also known as the Cadet Revolution (1830-1831), Polish patriots attempt (unsuccessfully) to throw off Russian domination

Background imageCadet Collection: Mrs M. Knights with her son, Sen. Cadet J. R. Knights

Mrs M. Knights with her son, Sen. Cadet J. R. Knights
The last day spent at Sandhurst by graduated students: Mrs M. Knights with her son, Sen. Cadet J. R. Knights at Sandhurst Date: 1952

Background imageCadet Collection: The Battle of Tralee

The Battle of Tralee

Background imageCadet Collection: Henry Heaths hard felts

Henry Heaths hard felts
A selection of hard felt hats made by Henry Heath of Oxford Street, London

Background imageCadet Collection: Young soldiers or cadets on manoeuvres

Young soldiers or cadets on manoeuvres
A group of young soldiers or cadets -- the one in the foreground holds a rifle and has a camouflaged face. Perhaps they are taking part in a training exercise or are on manoeuvres

Background imageCadet Collection: National Service - cadet with a rifle

National Service - cadet with a rifle
A young cadet on National Service with a rifle and a camouflaged face, perhaps taking part in a training exercise or on manoeuvres

Background imageCadet Collection: TS Conway, 1935

TS Conway, 1935
Aerial photograph showing the three-masted training ship Conway, moored in the River Mersey, 1935. This photograph shows the crew of boys lining the starboard bulwarks to cheer a cadet leaving

Background imageCadet Collection: Avro 643 Mk. II Cadet VH-AGH

Avro 643 Mk. II Cadet VH-AGH
Avro 643 Mk.II Cadet VH-AGH (msn 990) of Marshall Airways in Australia Date: 1960s

Background imageCadet Collection: Louis Napoleon Photo 4

Louis Napoleon Photo 4
Prince LOUIS NAPOLEON as a cadet : aged only 13, he goes to war with papa. After the defeat at Sedan, he flees to Belgium and thence to England. Date: 1856 - 1879

Background imageCadet Collection: The prototype Avro 638 Club Cadet, G-ACAY

The prototype Avro 638 Club Cadet, G-ACAY

Background imageCadet Collection: Nurse Making a Bed

Nurse Making a Bed
A cadet-nurse making a bed at Queen Marys Hospital, Sidcup

Background imageCadet Collection: Slingsby T.31B Cadet TX.3 XE800

Slingsby T.31B Cadet TX.3 XE800
Air Cadets - Slingsby T.31B Cadet TX.3 XE800 (Tandem Tutor), of 622 Volunteer Gliding School, at RAF Old Sarum on 27 February 1971. Date: 1971

Background imageCadet Collection: Slingsby T.31B Cadet TX.3 WT901

Slingsby T.31B Cadet TX.3 WT901
Air Cadets - Slingsby T.31B Cadet TX.3 WT901 (Tandem Tutor), of 622 Volunteer Gliding School, at RAF Old Sarum on 27 February 1971. Date: 1971

Background imageCadet Collection: Slingsby T.31B Cadet TX.3 XA924

Slingsby T.31B Cadet TX.3 XA924
Air Cadets - Slingsby T.31B Cadet TX.3 XA924 (Tandem Tutor), of 622 Volunteer Gliding School, at RAF Old Sarum on 27 February 1971. Date: 1971

Background imageCadet Collection: Dutch wartime poster -- Be Brave

Dutch wartime poster -- Be Brave, Be Stormers. Showing a young cadet in uniform, carrying a flag. Date: 1940s

Background imageCadet Collection: Slingsby T. 7 Kirby Cadet G-ALMX

Slingsby T. 7 Kirby Cadet G-ALMX
Slingsby T.7 Kirby Cadet G-ALMX of the Handley Page Gliding Club at Radlett, with Handley Page Hastings in the background awaiting flight -test - delivery. Date: 1950s

Background imageCadet Collection: WW2 - R. A. F. Cadet In A Link Trainer

WW2 - R. A. F. Cadet In A Link Trainer
A photograph which portrays a British WW2 Royal Air Force cadet using a link trainer, complete with wings, propeller and scenery to simulate the movements and feel of an aircraft. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageCadet Collection: W. A. A. F. And Air Cadet, WW2

W. A. A. F. And Air Cadet, WW2
A pair of portrait illustrations of a lady in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force and a boy air cadet. Date: 1941

Background imageCadet Collection: Young Turkish Military Cadet - later Officer

Young Turkish Military Cadet - later Officer
A photographic portrait of the (later) Commander of the 11th Kafkas Regiment (3rd Platoon) whilst a young cadet. The Islamic Army of the Caucasus (Turkish)

Background imageCadet Collection: RAF trainee pilots working out courses and speeds, WW2

RAF trainee pilots working out courses and speeds, WW2
RAF trainee pilots working out courses and speeds Date: circa 1941

Background imageCadet Collection: RAF recruits undergoing mechanical training, WW2

RAF recruits undergoing mechanical training, WW2
RAF recruits undergoing mechanical training Date: circa 1941

Background imageCadet Collection: RAF cadets, pilots of tomorrow, WW2

RAF cadets, pilots of tomorrow, WW2
RAF cadets, pilots of tomorrow Date: circa 1941

Background imageCadet Collection: RAF recruit checking the kit list, WW2

RAF recruit checking the kit list, WW2
RAF recruit checking the kit list Date: circa 1941

Background imageCadet Collection: RAF cadets watching an instructional film, WW2

RAF cadets watching an instructional film, WW2
RAF cadets watching an instructional film Date: circa 1941

Background imageCadet Collection: RAF cadets watch an expert demonstrating the controls, WW2

RAF cadets watch an expert demonstrating the controls, WW2
RAF cadets watch an expert demonstrating the controls Date: circa 1941

Background imageCadet Collection: RAF cadets stripping planes, WW2

RAF cadets stripping planes, WW2
RAF cadets stripping planes Date: circa 1941

Background imageCadet Collection: RAF cadets learning tactics by the use of models, WW2

RAF cadets learning tactics by the use of models, WW2
RAF cadets learning tactics by the use of models Date: circa 1941

Background imageCadet Collection: RAF cadets learning about the aero engine, WW2

RAF cadets learning about the aero engine, WW2
RAF cadets learning the mechanical marvels of the aero engine Date: circa 1941

Background imageCadet Collection: RAF cadets fitting a wing onto a fighter plane, WW2

RAF cadets fitting a wing onto a fighter plane, WW2
RAF cadets fitting a wing onto a fighter plane Date: circa 1941

Background imageCadet Collection: RAF cadets learn navigation and meteorology, WW2

RAF cadets learn navigation and meteorology, WW2
RAF cadets learning navigation and meteorology on a Spherioscope Date: circa 1941

Background imageCadet Collection: RAF cadets learning to control a parachute, WW2

RAF cadets learning to control a parachute, WW2
RAF cadets learning to control a parachute Date: circa 1941

Background imageCadet Collection: RAF cadets in the Navigation Class, WW2

RAF cadets in the Navigation Class, WW2
RAF cadets in the Navigation Class Date: circa 1941

Background imageCadet Collection: RAF cadet sitting in a real plane, WW2

RAF cadet sitting in a real plane, WW2
RAF cadet sitting in a real plane Date: circa 1941

Background imageCadet Collection: RAF cadet learning on a link trainer, WW2

RAF cadet learning on a link trainer, WW2
RAF cadet learning on a link trainer Date: circa 1941

Background imageCadet Collection: RAF cadet identifying types of flight, WW2

RAF cadet identifying types of flight, WW2
RAF cadet identifying types of flight Date: circa 1941

Background imageCadet Collection: Cadets as marksmen must have keen eyesight, WW2

Cadets as marksmen must have keen eyesight, WW2
Cadets as marksmen must have keen eyesight Date: circa 1941

Background imageCadet Collection: Prince of Wales (future George V) and Edward of Wales

Prince of Wales (future George V) and Edward of Wales
Prince of Wales, later King George V, and his son, naval cadet Edward of Wales, later King Edward VIII Date: 1908

Background imageCadet Collection: King Stanislaw II August Poniatowski (1732-1798)

King Stanislaw II August Poniatowski (1732-1798)
Stanislaw II August Poniatowski (1732-1798). King of Poland. King Stanislaw August Poniatowski at the Cadet School, 1774-1783, by Jan Piotr Norblin de la Gourdaine (1745-1830). Oil on canvas

Background imageCadet Collection: Photograph of HRH Prince Albert of Wales, outdoor formal portrait in naval uniform

Photograph of HRH Prince Albert of Wales, outdoor formal portrait in naval uniform. With description, Who finishes his preliminary training as a naval cadet at the Royal Naval College, Osborne

Background imageCadet Collection: Army Cadet Band on Parade

Army Cadet Band on Parade Date: 1907

Background imageCadet Collection: Piper PA-28 Cadet F-GIEB

Piper PA-28 Cadet F-GIEB
Piper PA-28-161 Cadet F-GIEB (msn 2841107), of Aero-Club Air France Nord. Date: circa 1990

Background imageCadet Collection: Nord Aviation N 500 Cadet

Nord Aviation N 500 Cadet (msn 001), at the Paris Air Show held at Le Bourget in June 1967, with airshow serial 344'. In 1966 Nord (later part of Aerospatiale) built two Cadets

Background imageCadet Collection: Piper PA-28-161 Cadet G-BXTZ

Piper PA-28-161 Cadet G-BXTZ (msn 2841181), of Bournemouth Commercial Flight Training, at Hurn Airport. Date: circa 2005

Background imageCadet Collection: BAC Lightning F. 3 XP696

BAC Lightning F. 3 XP696
BAC Lightning F.3 XP696 (msn 95120), of the Central Fighter Establishment, with Cadet Warrant Officer Jim Ashberry standing by the nose, on 27 September 1964. Date: 1964

Background imageCadet Collection: Dornier Do 28A-1 G-ASUR

Dornier Do 28A-1 G-ASUR (msn 3051) at Exeter Airport in June 1066, in company with Slingsby Sedbergh TX1 XN157 (msn 1161) of an Air Cadet Voluntary Gliding School. Date: 1968

Background imageCadet Collection: Prince Arisugawa Takehito

Prince Arisugawa Takehito (1862 - 1913), 10th head of a cadet branch of the Japanese imperial family and a career officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy

Background imageCadet Collection: Grob Vigilant T. 1 ZH118 - TD

Grob Vigilant T. 1 ZH118 - TD
Air Cadets - Grob Vigilant T.1 ZH118 - TD (msn 65078). Grob 109B for Air Cadet use. Date: circa 2000

Background imageCadet Collection: Grob Vigilant T. 1 ZH189 - UB

Grob Vigilant T. 1 ZH189 - UB
Air Cadets - Grob Vigilant T.1 ZH189 - UB (msn 6538). Grob 109B for Air Cadet use. Date: circa 2000

Background imageCadet Collection: Grob Viking T. 1 ZE611

Grob Viking T. 1 ZE611
Air Cadets - Grob Viking T.1 ZE611 (msn 33960-K-193). Twin Astir II for Air Cadet use. Date: circa 2000

Background imageCadet Collection: Grob Vigilant T. 1 ZH121

Grob Vigilant T. 1 ZH121
Air Cadets - Grob Vigilant T.1 ZH121 (msn 6514). Grob 109B for Air Cadet use. Date: circa 2000

Background imageCadet Collection: Schempp-Hirth Kestrel TX, 1 ZD975

Schempp-Hirth Kestrel TX, 1 ZD975
Air Cadets - Schempp-Hirth Kestrel TX.1 ZD975 (msn 171). Janus C for Air Cadet use. Date: circa 2000

Background imageCadet Collection: Schleicher Valiant TX. 1 ZD658

Schleicher Valiant TX. 1 ZD658
Air Cadets - Schleicher Valiant TX.1 ZD658 (msn 19381). ASW19 for Air Cadet use. Date: circa 2000

Background imageCadet Collection: Grob Vigilant T. 1 ZH196 - UJ

Grob Vigilant T. 1 ZH196 - UJ
Air Cadets - Grob Vigilant T.1 ZH196 - UJ (msn 6547). Grob 109B for Air Cadet use. Date: circa 2000

Background imageCadet Collection: Sea Cadets on board ship

Sea Cadets on board ship
Sea Cadets show members of public around ship. Date: circa 1950s

Background imageCadet Collection: Portrait of a naval cadet, HMS Impregnable, WW1

Portrait of a naval cadet, HMS Impregnable, WW1
Portrait of a naval cadet on a training ship, HMS Impregnable. circa 1910s

Background imageCadet Collection: Russian military corps: Jannisary, cadet and infantry

Russian military corps: Jannisary, cadet and infantry
Russian military: Polish Jannisary in turban 6, cadet corps under Catherine 7, guardsman under Alexander 8, grenadier 9, and officer 10

Background imageCadet Collection: Naval cadets with flag of the Imperial Russian Navy

Naval cadets with flag of the Imperial Russian Navy and a snow scene in the background. Date: circa 1905

Background imageCadet Collection: Slingsby T. 21b Sedburgh FJD

Slingsby T. 21b Sedburgh FJD
Slingsby T.21b Sedburgh FJD, 2-seat training glider, formerly operated by the Royal Air Force, on behalf of the Air Cadets and Combined Cadet Force. Date: circa 1980

Background imageCadet Collection: Achille de Gas in the Uniform of a Cadet, by Degas

Achille de Gas in the Uniform of a Cadet, by Degas
Achille de Gas (the brother of the artist) in the Uniform of a Cadet by Edgar Degas (1834-1917) - painting on canvas. Date: circa 1856

Background imageCadet Collection: Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, Moliere

Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, Moliere
LE BOURGEOIS GENTILHOMME Louis Leloir (1860-1919) in the role of the Maitre de Philosophie (Master of Philosophy); Coquelin Cadet as Monsieur Jourdain; Jules Truffier as the Maitre de Danse

Background imageCadet Collection: COQUELIN TALLEYRAND

COQUELIN TALLEYRAND
ERNEST COQUELIN Cadet (younger) French actor as Talleyrand in Plus que reine in 1899 Date: 1848 - 1909

Background imageCadet Collection: A jolly young British military cadet - Gibraltar

A jolly young British military cadet - Gibraltar - according to the note on the reverse of the card his name was Jock Reid. Date: 1947

Background imageCadet Collection: The British Royal Princes in Naval Cadet Uniforms

The British Royal Princes in Naval Cadet Uniforms
British Royal Princes in Naval Cadet Uniforms - Cowes, Isle of Wight, Hampshire (left) Prince Albert (later the Duke of York and then King George VI) (1895-1952) (right)

Background imageCadet Collection: Dartmouth, Devon - The Britannia moored on River Dart

Dartmouth, Devon - The Britannia moored on River Dart
Dartmouth, Devon - from 1863 the cadet training hulks (the 2nd) HMS Britannia and HMS Hindostan were moored on the River Dart. Date: circa 1905

Background imageCadet Collection: OCTU, Framewood Manor, Stoke Poges, Bucks, WW2

OCTU, Framewood Manor, Stoke Poges, Bucks, WW2
Group photo at OCTU (Officer Cadet Training Unit), Framewood Manor, Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire. 1944

Background imageCadet Collection: Women police officers at passing out parade, London

Women police officers at passing out parade, London
Two women police officers in uniform, with medals, at a Cadet School passing out parade, London, in the summer of 1981. Date: 1981

Background imageCadet Collection: Kaiser Wilhelm IIs sons

Kaiser Wilhelm IIs sons
The six sons of Kaiser Wilhelm II pictured in 1900: (l to r standing) Eitel Friedrich (1883-1942), Crown Prince Wilhelm (1882-1951), Adalbert (1884-1948); (in front) Oskar (1888-1958)

Background imageCadet Collection: Group photo, RFC cadet squadron, Oxford, WW1

Group photo, RFC cadet squadron, Oxford, WW1
Group photo, Royal Flying Corps cadet squadron, at Christchurch College, Oxford, in May 1917. Among them is Harold Auerbach (1897-1975). 1917

Background imageCadet Collection: Prince Charles, Count of Flanders, Prince of Belgium

Prince Charles, Count of Flanders, Prince of Belgium (1903 1983), second son of Albert I, King of the Belgians and Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria

Background imageCadet Collection: Five police officers, including Inspector Helen Hunt

Five police officers, including Inspector Helen Hunt, who is wearing the Norman Hartnell style womens uniform introduced in 1968

Background imageCadet Collection: RAF cadet arrived at Heaton Park

RAF cadet arrived at Heaton Park
Cartoon of an RAF trainee cadet during World War Two looking puzzled as he arrives at RAF Heaton Park, Manchester, for air crew training

Background imageCadet Collection: Industrial Farm Colony, Duxhurst, Surrey

Industrial Farm Colony, Duxhurst, Surrey
Inmates at the Industrial Farm Colony for Female Inebriates, Duxhurst, Surrey. Founded in 1895 by Lady Henry Somerset, the colony provided care for women alcoholics

Background imageCadet Collection: Car and house in Appledore, Devon

Car and house in Appledore, Devon
A Vauxhall Cadet car and its driver in front of a large white house in Irsha Street, Appledore, Devon

Background imageCadet Collection: Boys Drilling, Training Ship, Exmouth, Grays, Essex

Boys Drilling, Training Ship, Exmouth, Grays, Essex
Boys at drill on the Training Ship Exmouth, operated from 1876 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board on the River Thames off Grays, Essex

Background imageCadet Collection: Four men in a rowing boat, Oxford, WW1

Four men in a rowing boat, Oxford, WW1
Four men in a rowing boat, probably on the river in Oxford during the First World War. The young man in uniform on the right is Harold Auerbach

Background imageCadet Collection: Eastbourne Patriotic Concert Party

Eastbourne Patriotic Concert Party - 1914-18 - who performed at the RAF Cadet Brigade at its training camp at Saint Leonards-on-Sea (near Hastings). Performers (from top left): Kathleen McIntyre, S



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