Civilian Collection (page 7)

Sphere cover - French refugees from lost villages, Matania
A refugee French mother and her children are given a lift by some British soldiers on a road in Northern France as they escape the approaching German guns

Sphere cover - evacuation of civilians in France, WW1
A Knight-Errant on wheels - an incident in the evacuation of civilians in France. A British motor cyclists helps an old French lady

Blind Frenchwoman helped from home by British soldiers, WW1
British soldiers helping a blind Frenchwoman out of her house in the village of Masnieres as it was being heavily shelled by the Germans. Date: 1918

Recruitment in the City of London, WW1
A recruiter and his capture in the City - a well-dressed young man willingly assents to the recruiting sergeants arguments in December 1915. Date: 1915

River steamer with passengers, Egypt
River steamer belonging to Tramways du Caire, with passengers, both civilian and military, in Egypt. Date: early 20th century

Scottish soldier in Loos rescuing French girl, WW1
Scottish soldier in Loos rescuing a French girl. Date: 1915

WW2 Poster -- Your Friends Are Needed Now
Your Friends Are Needed Now. Urge Them To Join The ATS. Recruitment poster, Auxiliary Territorial Service. Colour photolithograph by Frank Newbould, published by HMSO

A bomb shelter built in London, WW1
Children posed by the doorway of a bomb shelter built by a man (a City merchant according to The Graphic) to provide protection for his family during air raids in 1917

Blitz in London -- demonstrating deluge set, WW2
Blitz in London -- as part of a war weapons week, a firefighter on the Embankment in Central London, 20 May 1941, demonstrates the deluge set

New recruits setting off for training camp, WW1
Volunteers for Kitcheners Army, all dressed in civilian clothing, pictured marching in formation on their way to the railway station

Inspecting recruits at Tower of London, WW1
An Inspector of Recruits at the Tower of London. These were men who volunteered at the outbreak of war and are pictured still in civilian clothes. Date: 1914

NFS recruiting van at Olympia
A National Fire Service recruiting van at Olympia, West London, 14 February 1946, possibly aiming to recruit soldiers returning from the war and visiting to the RAOC (Royal Army Ordnance Corps)

Blitz in London -- training office workers, WW2
Blitz in London -- LFS personnel training office workers in firefighting, 7 June 1941, with a diagram of a typical kilo magnesium electron incendiary bomb pinned to a blackboard. Date: 1941

Group photo of men and women at an LFB social event

Rescue following bombing, WW2
Rescue of civilians by firefighters following bombing during the Blitz. Date: 1940s

Wartime in London, WW1
A two page spread, showing what happened in Hyde park during WW1, telling of the different lifestyles of each soldier. The illustration is showing how Hyde park had changed since the war started but

Civilian doing his bit, WW1
Humorous illustrations showing a British civilian adorned with a whole range of flags, badges and emblems of wartime service

Bone ornament - sinking of SMS Blucher
Carved and painted bone ornament remembering the sinking of S.M.S. Blucher with German and Imperial Naval flags. Produced by German civilian internees in the Isle of Man. Trench Art

Copy of German original medallion - sinking of the Lusitania
This is a British strike of the German original medallion made to celebrate the sinking of the Lusitania by a German submarine on the 7th May 1915

Knights of the Road by George Wright
Knights of the Road, by George Wright (1860-1922), showing cavalry officers alongside a civilian couple in an open-topped car. Date: 1914-1918

Are You One of These? WW1 cartoon by H. M. Bateman
Cartoon by H. M. Bateman poking fun at men who find a myriad of excuses - such as " my moustache is taking up all my time now

Johnny Get Your Gun by Frank Reynolds, outbreak of WW1
Illustration by Frank Reynolds showing a young man in tennis whites smoking a cigarette hesitating while the rest of the country rush to the colours at the outbreak of the First World War

To dress extravagantly in war is unpatriotic, WW1
To dress extravagantly in war is unpatriotic. Three unattractive older women passing a war poster. By George Belcher, RA (1875-1947)

The Watchers by Dudley Tennant, WW1 floodlights
A mother tucks her young child up in bed while looking at the lights projected across the sky by searchlights searching for enemy aircraft during the First World War. Date: 1917

Tatler cover - German bombardment of Scarborough
Front cover of The Tatler, showing a ruined house in Wykeham Street, Scarborough, which killed Mrs Barrett and two chilldren when German ships bombarded the East Coast of England in 1914. Date: 1914

Civilian internment camp at Ruhleben
Incidents in the life at the civilian internment camp at Ruhleben, showing an engravers kiosk and the office for distributing the eagerly-awaited parcels from England

Zeppelin raids -- dangers to avoid. Showing how important it is to avoid falling glass (left), and the importance of taking cover behind walls (right). Date: 1915

What to do in the case of air or sea raids, WW1
What to do in the case of further air or sea raids during the First World War. Showing cross sections of buildings, and photographs of air raid damage to buildings in Kings Lynn

British padre with elderly woman, Western Front, WW1
A British padre helping an elderly local woman down the street of a town during shelling, on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

British soldier and local resident, Western Front, WW1
British soldier relaxing with a local resident and her cattle on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

British soldiers and local residents, Western Front, WW1
British soldiers relaxing with local residents and their cattle on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

British soldier and French civilian, Western Front, WW1
A British soldier watching a French civilian tending his crops on the Western Front during World War One. The area is shelled by the Germans every day

King George V meeting locals, Western Front, WW1
King George V meeting some of the local civilian residents on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Canadian journalists visit France, Western Front, WW1
Canadian journalists visiting the Western Front in France during World War One. Seen here with Lord Lovat at a Canadian sawmill. Date: circa 1916

Shell damage in Hartlepool, WW1
Shell damage to buildings in Hartlepool after a night of bombing during the First World War. Diagrams show the path of a shell, damaging houses and industrial chimneys. 16 December 1914

Shanghai refugees seek refuge
Chinese civilian refugees from the Nantao part of Shanghai gather outside the gates of the French Concession hoping to be admitted and find refuge Date: 1937

Reflections by Arthur Watts
A man tries on civilian clothes in a tailors or draper and considers his reflection which brings back memories of his time spent serving as a British soldier during World War One. Date: 1919

Two civilian scenes in Berlin, WW1
Two civilian scenes in Berlin in the early part of the First World War, asking the question: Has Germany Also Her Slackers? Above, an afternoon crowd in Unter den Linden

Cartoon story, Escaping the War, WW1
First World War cartoon story, Escaping the War. A man looks forward to the weekend in the country, thinking he will escape all the war news

Gordon Highlanders marching through Plymouth, WW1
Men of the Gordon Highlanders marching through Plymouth, with Colonel W E Gordon leading them on horseback, and civilians following them on either side, in the early days of the First World War

Football in aid of Prince of Wales Fund, WW1
A crowd of spectators at the first football match of the season at Chelsea. Receipts went towards the Prince of Wales War Fund. Date: August 1914

Are you in Khaki? by Fish
The courage that dares the shot and shell is infinitesimal compared to the bravery of the young man in mufti who in the restaurants dares the cutting contempt of the khaki-clad heroes

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

British aeroplanes for private ownership by G. H. Davis
Aircraft for the owner-pilot: British aeroplanes designed and built solely for private ownership. Showing 1945 examples of the family aeroplane of the future -- sturdy, reliable, and easy to fly

Protection of the home from air raids by G. H. Davis
Countering the air raid menace: the protection of the home during the Second World War. Refuges from bombs in every home: types of private shelters. Date: 1940

The Croxton outrage by G. H. Davis
One of several German attacks on North Sea fishing trawlers, later countered by arming them: the Croxton outrage. How the unarmed Croxton was machine-gunned and bombed until she sank

Irish contingent of UPS arriving at Epsom, Surrey, WW1
The Irish contingent of the UPS (University and Public Schools Brigade) arriving at Epsom, Surrey, during the early stages of the First World War. Date: 1914

SAVA armoured car, WW1
A SAVA armoured car, used by the Belgian army during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

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