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Background imageChief Collection: Major Cyril Clarke Borille Morris, LFB Chief Officer

Major Cyril Clarke Borille Morris, LFB Chief Officer
Major Cyril Clarke Borille Morris, Chief Officer of the LFB from 1933 to 1938. Date: 1930s

Background imageChief Collection: Firefighters operating old pump at special drill display

Firefighters operating old pump at special drill display
Firefighters operating an old pump at a special drill display given on 13 October 1937 to Chief Officers of provincial fire brigades. Date: 1937

Background imageChief Collection: Old pump at special drill display

Old pump at special drill display
Men bringing out an old pump for a special drill display given on 13 October 1937 to Chief Officers of provincial fire brigades. Date: 1937

Background imageChief Collection: Michael Seymour

Michael Seymour
Sir Michael Seymour (1802 1887), Royal Naval commander, officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth

Background imageChief Collection: London Fire Brigade band at Brigade Headquarters

London Fire Brigade band at Brigade Headquarters
Group photograph of the LCC-London Fire Brigade band with the Deputy Chief Officer, Major Frank Whitford Jackson, sitting in the centre of the front row

Background imageChief Collection: Sir Vincent Raven

Sir Vincent Raven
Sir Vincent Litchfield Raven KBE (3 December 1859 14 February 1934), chief mechanical engineer of the North Eastern Railway from 1910 to 1922

Background imageChief Collection: General John French in Paris

General John French in Paris
Britain declared war on Austria at midnight on 12th August 1914 and on the morning of 14th August, General John French (1852 - 1925), Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force

Background imageChief Collection: Collection of ephemera relating to the Wilfrid J Jenkins

Collection of ephemera relating to the Wilfrid J Jenkins
A collection of ephemera relating to the Wilfrid J. Jenkins - H.M.S. Mersey, 1915. Copy of Naval Signal, dated 11.11.18 sent at 10.56 a.m

Background imageChief Collection: General Sir Wm Robertson

General Sir Wm Robertson
GENERAL SIR WM. ROBERTSON, GCB, KCVO, DSO, Col. 2nd Dns. ADC to the King. General Officer Commanding, Eastern Command (late Chief of the Imperial General Staff)

Background imageChief Collection: General Diaz, Commander-in-Chief Italian Armies

General Diaz, Commander-in-Chief Italian Armies. Giuseppe Garzia

Background imageChief Collection: General Joffre, Commander in Chief, French Armies

General Joffre, Commander in Chief, French Armies. French School

Background imageChief Collection: Miniature - Sir Douglas Haig

Miniature - Sir Douglas Haig
Miniature portrait of Sir Douglas Haig, GCB, KCB, KCVO, CB. Commander in Chief of the British Expeditionary Force. Alice James, Rms Rwa, Fl. 1887-1930

Background imageChief Collection: Sir John French, Commander-in-Chief BEF, WW1

Sir John French, Commander-in-Chief BEF, WW1
Statuette of Sir John French, Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force (c. 1914). French School

Background imageChief Collection: General Joffre, Commander-in-Chief of French Forces, WW1

General Joffre, Commander-in-Chief of French Forces, WW1
Statuette of General Joffre, Commander-in-Chief of French Forces (1914). French School

Background imageChief Collection: Chief Scout decorating Kings Scout, Bahamas

Chief Scout decorating Kings Scout, Bahamas
Chief Scout (Lord Baden Powell) decorating Kings Scout Gordon O Brien with the Bronze Cross, in the Bahamas on 14 February 1930

Background imageChief Collection: Sketch cover, George Robey in Bing Boys on Broadway, WW1

Sketch cover, George Robey in Bing Boys on Broadway, WW1
Front cover of The Sketch featuring George Robey as U-Ka-Lip-Tus, Chief of the Wah Wahs in a scene from The Bing Boys on Broadway, playing at the Alhambra

Background imageChief Collection: General Sir Charles Douglas

General Sir Charles Douglas
General Sir Charles Whittingham Horsley Douglas (1850 1914); Chief of the Imperial General Staff during the first three months of the First World War, but died on 25th October 1914. Date: 1914

Background imageChief Collection: Royal visit to the Great American Exhibition, 1887

Royal visit to the Great American Exhibition, 1887
The royal visit to the Wild West Show at the Great American Exhibition in West London in 1887: 1. Queen Victoria viewing an equine spectacle in the arena 2

Background imageChief Collection: Toenga, Daughter of Maori Chief, New Zealand

Toenga, Daughter of Maori Chief, New Zealand
Toenga, the only daughter of the celebrated Waraurangi, the most powerful chief of the Nga-ti-maru tribe, formerly inhabiting the Great Barrier Island, north of the mouth of Hauraki Gulf

Background imageChief Collection: Te Whero-Whero - Te Waro & Te Pakaru - Maori Chieftains

Te Whero-Whero - Te Waro & Te Pakaru - Maori Chieftains
Te Whero-Whero or Patuatu, the principal chief of all Waikato (left), and Te Waro and Te Pakaru (right). Te Waro was the principal chief of the Nga-Ti-Apakura tribe

Background imageChief Collection: Ibrahim Bey (El-Greitli) with two women

Ibrahim Bey (El-Greitli) with two women
Ibrahim Bey, chief of Haraktas and Bey of Constantine with a female water carrier and child and also an Egyptian woman of rank. Date: 1804

Background imageChief Collection: Plaque in Assembly Hall, Baden Powell House, London

Plaque in Assembly Hall, Baden Powell House, London
Plaque in the Assembly Hall of Baden Powell House, Queens Gate, South Kensington, London. The building was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1961. The plaque was unveiled in October 1966

Background imageChief Collection: Admiral Sir Hedworth Meux (1856 - 1929)

Admiral Sir Hedworth Meux (1856 - 1929)
Admiral Sir Hedworth Meux (formerly Lambton), pictured while Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth. He retired from the Royal Navy in 1916

Background imageChief Collection: Admiral Sir George Callaghan (1852 - 1920)

Admiral Sir George Callaghan (1852 - 1920)
Admiral Sir George Callaghan, pictured while Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Navy Home Fleet. When war broke out at the end of July 1914, he was relieved of this command by Sir John Jellicoe

Background imageChief Collection: Lady Perrott

Lady Perrott, formerly Ethel Lucy Hare, first Lady Superintendent-in-Chief of the St John Ambulance Brigade. This meant that she took charge of all St John nursing divisions

Background imageChief Collection: Women police, WW1

Women police, WW1
Miss Margaret Mary Damer Dawson, Chief Officer, and Miss Mary Sophia Allen, Chief Superintendent of the Womens Police during the First World War

Background imageChief Collection: Lord Parker of Waddington (1900 - 1972)

Lord Parker of Waddington (1900 - 1972)
Lord Chief Justice Parker of Waddington (Hubert Parker), who passed sentence in the spy trials of 1961 Date: 1961

Background imageChief Collection: Chief Secretarys Office, Sydney, Australia

Chief Secretarys Office, Sydney, Australia. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageChief Collection: Native Chiefs, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

Native Chiefs, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1890s

Background imageChief Collection: Native Chief, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

Native Chief, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1890s

Background imageChief Collection: The Next Man In - General Sir Douglas Haig

The Next Man In - General Sir Douglas Haig
A photograph of General (later Field-Marshal and Earl) Sir Douglas Haig (1861-1928), after his appointment as Commander-in-Chief of the British army, succeeding Sir John French, in December 1915

Background imageChief Collection: General Pershing in France, WW1

General Pershing in France, WW1
General John Pershing (left), American Commander-in-Chief, in France during World War One. Date: circa 1917

Background imageChief Collection: Haig and Rawlinson, Western Front, WW1

Haig and Rawlinson, Western Front, WW1
Sir Douglas Haig, British Commander-in-Chief, with Sir Henry Rawlinson, Army commander, at an HQ on the Western Front in France during the Battle of the Somme, World War One. Date: circa 1916

Background imageChief Collection: Truk naval base by G. H. Davis

Truk naval base by G. H. Davis
A pictorial map of Truk, Japans main naval base, severely bombed by Admiral Nimitz, Commander-in-Chief of the US Navy in the Pacific

Background imageChief Collection: Britains chief exports to the world by G. H. Davis

Britains chief exports to the world by G. H. Davis
Britains chief exports to the world: vast fields of opportunity are kept open during the Second World War by British supremacy at sea

Background imageChief Collection: Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip in Canada

Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip in Canada
In Winnipeg, during the Royal tour of Canada, Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip are presented with a gift for Princess Anne

Background imageChief Collection: Silhouette portrait of Baron Goddard, Chief Justice

Silhouette portrait of Baron Goddard, Chief Justice
Silhouette portrait of Rayner Goddard, Baron Goddard (1877-1971), Lord Chief Justice of England from 1946 to 1958. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageChief Collection: Buck Jones, American film star, in White Eagle

Buck Jones, American film star, in White Eagle
Buck Jones (1891-1942), American film star, seen here playing the role of a Native American in the film White Eagle. Date: 1941

Background imageChief Collection: Penns Treaty with the Indians

Penns Treaty with the Indians
Penns Treaty. William Penn entering into peace treaty in 1683 with a chief of the Delaware

Background imageChief Collection: Lord Reading jumps over trench, Western Front, WW1

Lord Reading jumps over trench, Western Front, WW1
Lord Reading, British Lord Chief Justice, jumping over a trench during a visit to the Western Front in France, World War One. Date: circa 1916

Background imageChief Collection: Italy v. Turkey, rival navies compared, by G. H. Davis

Italy v. Turkey, rival navies compared, by G. H. Davis
Italy versus Turkey, the rival navies compared. Showing the Italian navy (top), whose chief fighting strength was four powerful armoured cruisers, and the Turkish navy (bottom)

Background imageChief Collection: Seaport of Alexandria, Egypt, by G. H. Davis

Seaport of Alexandria, Egypt, by G. H. Davis
Alexandria, Egypts chief seaport since 330 BC, and chief naval base of the Allied Mediterranean Fleet during the Second World War

Background imageChief Collection: Sir John French in Paris

Sir John French in Paris
A car carrying Sir John French, Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force, leaves the British Embassy in Paris 15 August 1914

Background imageChief Collection: Russian Royalty Considering Military Manoeuvres

Russian Royalty Considering Military Manoeuvres
The Commander in Chief of the Russian Armies: Grand Duke Nikolay Nikolayevich Romanov of Russia (18561929) weighing up his options with Tsar Nicholas II. Date: circa 1910

Background imageChief Collection: F E Smith MP in uniform, WW1

F E Smith MP in uniform, WW1
Frederick Edwin Smith (1872-1930), Conservative MP and lawyer, formerly Chief of the wartime Press Bureau, now in uniform

Background imageChief Collection: Lt-Col Edmund Y. W. Henderson

Lt-Col Edmund Y. W. Henderson
Charles Robert Spencer, sixth Earl Spencer (1857 - 1922), before that Viscount Althorp until he succeeded to the title in 1910, British courtier and Liberal politician

Background imageChief Collection: 3rd Earl Fortescue, Vanity Fair, Ape

3rd Earl Fortescue, Vanity Fair, Ape
CHICHESTER SAMUEL PARKINSON-FORTESCUE, 2nd Baron Clermont and 1st Baron Carlingford (1823 -1898), known as Lord Carlingford from 1874 to 1887 and Lord Clermont after 1887

Background imageChief Collection: Tippoo Tib (1837-1905)

Tippoo Tib (1837-1905)
Photograph of Tippoo Tib, then Chief of the Manyema, c.1887. His real name was Hamid ibn Mohammed and he was an African-Arab adventurer and warrior, who controlled a large section of Central Africa



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