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Background imageColonel Collection: Matania - Last Absolution of the Munsters

Matania - Last Absolution of the Munsters
The Last General Absolution of the Munsters at Rue du Bois - painting by Fortunino Matania. This painting relates to an incident in France in May of 1915

Background imageColonel Collection: Hon. Lorraine Berry by Madame Yevonde

Hon. Lorraine Berry by Madame Yevonde
The Hon. Mary Lorraine Berry by Madame Yevonde. She was the second daughter of the late Lord Buckland. She had just become engaged to Lieutenant Colonel Gwyn Morgan-Jones of the Life Guards -- they

Background imageColonel Collection: Colonel David Stirling with a patrol in the desert

Colonel David Stirling with a patrol in the desert
Colonel David Stirling with a patrol of Special Air Service (SAS) men in the Middle East. Date: 1944

Background imageColonel Collection: Colonel Norton, at 28, 000 ft, on Everest, 1924

Colonel Norton, at 28, 000 ft, on Everest, 1924
Photograph showing Colonel Edward Felix Norton (1884-1954) climbing Everest, at a height of about 28, 000 feet, 1924. This photograph was taken by Theodore Howard Somervell (1890-1975)

Background imageColonel Collection: T E Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia)

T E Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia)
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence (aka Lawrence of Arabia, 1888-1935), British Army officer best known for his liaison role during the Arab Revolt against Ottoman Turkish rule of 1916-1918

Background imageColonel Collection: Things That Matter, by Bruce Bairnsfather

Things That Matter, by Bruce Bairnsfather
Colonel Fitz-Shrapnel receives the following message from G.H.Q Please let us know, as soon as possible, the number of tins of raspberry jam issued to you last Friday

Background imageColonel Collection: Stauffenberg

Stauffenberg
CLAUS SCHENK GRAF VON STAUFFENBERG Lieutenant colonel on the General Staff and central figure among the conspirators of the July Plot

Background imageColonel Collection: B-25 Mitchell Bomber taking off from Hornet; Second World

B-25 Mitchell Bomber taking off from Hornet; Second World
Photograph showing an American B-25 Mitchell medium bomber taking off from the aircraft carrier Hornet on 18th April 1942

Background imageColonel Collection: Everest 1924 Group

Everest 1924 Group
1924 EVEREST EXPEDITION Colonel Norton, the leader (3rd from left) between Irving (L) and Mallory (R) the two climbers who died near the summit

Background imageColonel Collection: Zulu War Rorkes Drift

Zulu War Rorkes Drift
RORKEs DRIFT Lieutenant-Colonel Russell and his men arrive at the garrison to find that Bromhead, Chard and their men have held out against a massive Zulu attack the previous day

Background imageColonel Collection: Colonel Crockett

Colonel Crockett. David Crockett, holding up hat and rifle, with three dogs. Date c1839

Background imageColonel Collection: T E Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) with camels

T E Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) with camels
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence (aka Lawrence of Arabia, 1888-1935), British Army officer best known for his liaison role during the Arab Revolt against Ottoman Turkish rule of 1916-1918

Background imageColonel Collection: Battle of Cowpens 1781Is

Battle of Cowpens 1781Is
At Cowpens, South Carolina, general Daniel Morgan defeats a British force under Colonel Tarleton

Background imageColonel Collection: Winston Churchil visiting gun sites, England, 1944

Winston Churchil visiting gun sites, England, 1944
Winston Churchill visiting anti flying bomb defences in June 1944. Seen here at a gun battery in southern England. The caption on the back of the photograph reads, " The Prime Minister today

Background imageColonel Collection: Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts - British Military

Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts - British Military
Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts (18321914), Anglo-Irish soldier and one of the most successful commanders of the Victorian era - notable for his actions during the African wars

Background imageColonel Collection: The Queen reviews the Grenadier Guards

The Queen reviews the Grenadier Guards
At the tercentenary parade of the Grenadier Guards at Windsor, the Queen turns to speak to Colonel Sir Thomas Butler, Lieutenant-Colonel of the Regiment. Date: 1956

Background imageColonel Collection: Colonel Rollet, French Foreign Legion, France, WW1

Colonel Rollet, French Foreign Legion, France, WW1
Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Frederic Rollet (1875-1941), General in the French Foreign Legion, Regiment de Marche. Seen here during the First World War, probably at Verdun, northern France

Background imageColonel Collection: T E Lawrence, Colonel Dawnay and Commander Hogarth

T E Lawrence, Colonel Dawnay and Commander Hogarth
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence (aka Lawrence of Arabia, 1888-1935), British Army officer best known for his liaison role during the Arab Revolt against Ottoman Turkish rule of 1916-1918

Background imageColonel Collection: Colonel Stodare at the Egyptian Hall

Colonel Stodare at the Egyptian Hall
Colonel Stodare the liverpudlian ventriloquist and magician (1831 to 1866) performing using an Indian Basket at the Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly, London. Date: circa 1865

Background imageColonel Collection: T E Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia)

T E Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia)
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence (aka Lawrence of Arabia, 1888-1935), British Army officer best known for his liaison role during the Arab Revolt against Ottoman Turkish rule of 1916-1918

Background imageColonel Collection: T E Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia)

T E Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia)
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence (aka Lawrence of Arabia, 1888-1935), British Army officer best known for his liaison role during the Arab Revolt against Ottoman Turkish rule of 1916-1918

Background imageColonel Collection: The two eldest daughters of the Tsar on horseback

The two eldest daughters of the Tsar on horseback
The Colonel of Hussards, Olga and the Colonel of Uhlans, Tatiana, the two young grand-duchesses and eldest daughters of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, on horseback with their father

Background imageColonel Collection: Captain Charles Upham

Captain Charles Upham
Portrait of double VC winner, Captain Charles Upham (). Born in New Zealand, Upham was a sheep farmer who distinguished himself during World War Two on two occasions

Background imageColonel Collection: British Square / Pollilur

British Square / Pollilur
British East India troops under Colonel Baille form a square, offering meagre resistance to assault by the Indian army of Tipu Sultan and Hyder Ali at Pollilur

Background imageColonel Collection: Colonel Redvers Buller at Inhlobane, Zulu War, 1879

Colonel Redvers Buller at Inhlobane, Zulu War, 1879
Illustration showing Colonel (later General) Sir Redvers Henry Buller (1839-1908) (centre, on horse) rescuing Captain D Arcy during a skirmish with Zulu warriors on Inhlobane Mountain, 1879

Background imageColonel Collection: A Rehearsal of the Wild West show

A Rehearsal of the Wild West show
A series of sketches by Ralph Cleaver of rehearsals for Colonel Codys " Wild West" show at Olympia, including Sioux braves racing horses, cow girls and cowboys

Background imageColonel Collection: Crimean War. The Balaklava Banquet, Survivors of the Light C

Crimean War. The Balaklava Banquet, Survivors of the Light C
Portrait engraving of the suvivors of the Charge of the Light Brigade: Major General de Salis, 8th Hussars; Lieut. Colonel Mussenden, 8th Hussars; Colonel Seager, 8th Hussars; EH Woodham

Background imageColonel Collection: Col. Blood / Jewel Thief

Col. Blood / Jewel Thief
Colonel Thomas Blood, an audacious rogue known as the Man who stole the Crown Jewels from the basement of the Tower of London

Background imageColonel Collection: Afghan War / Dargai

Afghan War / Dargai
THE STORMING OF DARGAI The Gordon Highlanders, under Colonel Mathias, storm heights fiercely defended by a large force of Afridis

Background imageColonel Collection: T E Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia)

T E Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia)
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence (aka Lawrence of Arabia, 1888-1935), British Army officer best known for his liaison role during the Arab Revolt against Ottoman Turkish rule of 1916-1918

Background imageColonel Collection: Banastre Tarleton (1782)

Banastre Tarleton (1782)
SIR BANASTRE TARLETON British soldier in the Revolutionary Wars in America (depicted here as Lieutenant Colonel)

Background imageColonel Collection: British equestrian team medal winners

British equestrian team medal winners
Britains only victory in the XVth Olympic Games in Helsinki: the winners of the team showjumping gold medal (from l to r) Colonel H.M. Llewellyn, with Foxhunter; Mr W

Background imageColonel Collection: Austen / Brandon & Dashwoo

Austen / Brandon & Dashwoo
Colonel Brandon visits Marianne Dashwood

Background imageColonel Collection: Josef Roth von Limanowa-Lapanow, WW1

Josef Roth von Limanowa-Lapanow, WW1
Josef Roth von Limanowa-Lapanow (1859-1927), Austro-Hungarian officer, Colonel General from 1918. During the First World War he was division commander

Background imageColonel Collection: Princess Elizabeth riding as Colonel of the Grenadier Guards

Princess Elizabeth riding as Colonel of the Grenadier Guards
Princess Elizabeth (1926-2022) (later Queen Elizabeth II) riding in the uniform of Colonel of the Grenadier Guards - pictured outside Buckingham Palace. Preparing to hold the reins of power

Background imageColonel Collection: Colonel James Skinner holding a Regimental Durbar

Colonel James Skinner holding a Regimental Durbar, 1827.Watercolour with gouache on European paper by Ghulam Ali Khan (fl 1817-1855), 1827.Inscribed in Nastaliq script lower left

Background imageColonel Collection: Winston Churchill, Lieutenant Colonel of Scots Fusiliers

Winston Churchill, Lieutenant Colonel of Scots Fusiliers
Winston Churchill (centre) as Lieutenant Colonel of the 6th Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers in 1916 during the First World War. Date: 1916

Background imageColonel Collection: John Laverick, SBS on Crete during Operation Albumen - WWII

John Laverick, SBS on Crete during Operation Albumen - WWII
John Laverick, SBS and famed cook!) preparing a meal on Crete during Operation Albumen. Photograph taken by Colonel David Sutherland of SBS and SAS

Background imageColonel Collection: Princess Elizabeth as Colonel of the Grenadier Guards, 1942

Princess Elizabeth as Colonel of the Grenadier Guards, 1942
Princess Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth II, as Colonel of the Grenadier Guards. Her first formal engagement was on her 16th birthday, inspecting the Grenadier Guards as Colonel of this regiment

Background imageColonel Collection: Mrs Flash Kellett

Mrs Flash Kellett, wife of Lieutenant Colonel Edward Orlando Kellett and formerly Helen Myrtle Dorothy Atherley, drawn by Olive Snell

Background imageColonel Collection: King George V as Colonel-in-Chief of Black Watch

King George V as Colonel-in-Chief of Black Watch
King George V (1865-1936) as Colonel-in-Chief of the Black Watch. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageColonel Collection: Lt Gen James Doolittle and Grp Capt Douglas Bader

Lt Gen James Doolittle and Grp Capt Douglas Bader with the Air AttachÚá┤o the British Embassy in Madrid and the Colonel-in-Charge of the Barajas Airport on their arrival in Madrid

Background imageColonel Collection: Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia

Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (1895 - 1918), eldest daughter of the Tsar Nicholas II and Alexandra Feodorovna wearing the unifom of Colonel-In-Chief of the 3rd Regiment of Uhlans of

Background imageColonel Collection: Seven Days Leave, Lyceum Theatre, Strand, London

Seven Days Leave, Lyceum Theatre, Strand, London
Seven Days Leave, a new play by Walter Howard, at the Lyceum Theatre, Strand, London. With Alfred Paumier as Captain Fielding, Annie Saker as Lady Mary, and Leslie Carter as Colonel Sharrow

Background imageColonel Collection: Some Stalwarts of the Greyhound Racing World by Autori

Some Stalwarts of the Greyhound Racing World by Autori
Caricatures of well-known personalities in the greyhound racing world in 1933. Among those shown is A. C. Critchley and Lady Chesham. Date: 1933

Background imageColonel Collection: Caricature of a Lieutenant Colonel of the Army Service Corps

Caricature of a Lieutenant Colonel of the Army Service Corps
First World War caricature of a Lieutenant Colonel of the Army Service Corps. Godfrey H. Brennan

Background imageColonel Collection: Things that Matter

Things that Matter
THINGS THAT MATTER. Colonel Fitz-Shrapnel received the following message from GHQ - Please let us know, as soon as possible, the number of tins of raspberry jam issued to you last Friday

Background imageColonel Collection: Irene Cholmondeley and stepmother by Madame Yevonde

Irene Cholmondeley and stepmother by Madame Yevonde
Irene Cholmondeley (1913-?) and her stepmother by Madame Yevonde. She was the daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Lord George Hugo Cholmondeley

Background imageColonel Collection: Lady Charlotte Bury - 1

Lady Charlotte Bury - 1
Lady CHARLOTTE SUSAN MARIA BURY, daughter of the 6th duke of Argyll, wife (1) of Colonel John Campbell, (2) rev Edward Bury. Not just a pretty face, she wrote poetry and stuff. Date: 1756 - 1861

Background imageColonel Collection: Directors of Chelsea Football Club 1938

Directors of Chelsea Football Club 1938
The Directors of Chelsea F.C. gathered in the Boardroom. At the back, from the left, Mr J.H.Mears, vice-chairman; Mr Jack Budd; Mr Leslie Knighton, the Secretary-Manager; Mr H.Palmer

Background imageColonel Collection: David Low, cartoonist

David Low, cartoonist
David Low (1891 - 1963), New Zealand born British political cartoonist. Drew cartoons for the Star and then Beaverbrooks Evening Standard

Background imageColonel Collection: The Adventure of the Empty House, Sherlock Holmes

The Adventure of the Empty House, Sherlock Holmes
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, the Adventure of the Empty House, a Sherlock Holmes story by Arthur Conan Doyle. " Colonel Moran sprang forward

Background imageColonel Collection: Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Norman Nissen, Nissen hut inventor

Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Norman Nissen, Nissen hut inventor
Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Norman Nissen(1873-1930), mining engineer, and inventor of the Nissen hut, and the Nissen stamp for crushing gold ores

Background imageColonel Collection: Lady Louis Mountbatten - Tatler front cover

Lady Louis Mountbatten - Tatler front cover
The Hon. Mrs Wilfred Ashley (left), Colonel Geoffrey Carr-Glyn and Mrs Ashleys daughter, Lady Louis Mountbatten (1901 - 1960), later Countess Mountbatten of Burma

Background imageColonel Collection: British Howitzer inspected by Maharaja of Patiala, WW1

British Howitzer inspected by Maharaja of Patiala, WW1
A British 12 inch Mark III railway Howitzer being inspected by the Maharaja of Patiala (Maharaja Bhupinder Singh, 1891-1938) on the Western Front near Borre in France during the First World War

Background imageColonel Collection: Colonel Newcombe and Railway Raiding Party

Colonel Newcombe and Railway Raiding Party
Lieutenant Colonel Newcombe (1878-1956) - A friend of T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) who served in the Second Boer War

Background imageColonel Collection: Georg Bruchmuller, German general

Georg Bruchmuller, German general
Georg Bruchmuller (1863 - 1948), Lieutenant Colonel during World War One, gained wide renown throughout the German Army as a pioneer of artillery tactics

Background imageColonel Collection: King George V

King George V
Photographic portrait of King George V of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1865-1936), pictured in his uniform as Colonel of the Black Watch, date unknown

Background imageColonel Collection: Lt. Col Alfred Kirby

Lt. Col Alfred Kirby
Lieutenant-Colonel and Sheriff Alfred Kirby

Background imageColonel Collection: Colonel Festing rescuing Lieut. Eardley-Wilmots body

Colonel Festing rescuing Lieut. Eardley-Wilmots body
Colonel Francis Worgan Festing (1833-1886), rescuing the body of Lieut. Eardley-Wilmot during the Ashanti War (1873-74) from a sketch by the officer of the expedition

Background imageColonel Collection: Kluski and Bird

Kluski and Bird
At Warsaw, in the presence of Colonel Okolowicz and others, though searched before and after, Kluski materialises a huge bird

Background imageColonel Collection: Sense & Sensibility

Sense & Sensibility
Colonel Brandon has some explaining to do with Elinor

Background imageColonel Collection: Colonel Fitzgeralds Charge at San Sebastian, Peninsular War - Field Marshal Sir John

Colonel Fitzgeralds Charge at San Sebastian, Peninsular War - Field Marshal Sir John Forster FitzGerald, Irish officer in the British Army. Date: early 19th century

Background imageColonel Collection: Sir Trevor Dawson, vice-president of Vickers, seen with Colonel

Sir Trevor Dawson, vice-president of Vickers, seen with Colonel and Madame Beldy at a garden party held at his home, Edgwarebury House in July 1930. Date: 1930

Background imageColonel Collection: Enver Pasha taking to Lieutenant Colonel Tyrrell 1913

Enver Pasha taking to Lieutenant Colonel Tyrrell 1913
Enver Pasha taking to Lieutenant Colonel Ernest Tyrrell, head of the British military in Istanbul. Date: 24 January 1913

Background imageColonel Collection: James Farquharson

James Farquharson
Lieutenant-colonel JAMES R FARQUHARSON Scottish soldier - seemingly also something of a playboy... Date: CIRCA 1883

Background imageColonel Collection: George Curzon / V Fair 92

George Curzon / V Fair 92
GEORGE NATHANIEL LORD CURZON OF KEDLESTON Viceroy of India and statesman Date: 1859 - 1925

Background imageColonel Collection: 14th Hussars - Colonel Brown Victoria Cross Re-enactment

14th Hussars - Colonel Brown Victoria Cross Re-enactment
Victoria Cross Re-enactment of the bravery of Colonel Edward Douglas Brown (Edward Douglas Browne-Synge-Hutchinson VC) (18611940) of the 14th Hussars - who

Background imageColonel Collection: Cartoon, Royal Bird Catchers

Cartoon, Royal Bird Catchers -- two men attempting to capture Queen Victoria. 1881

Background imageColonel Collection: Oval portrait of Lieutenant Colonel C V Bulstrode

Oval portrait of Lieutenant Colonel C V Bulstrode
" Oval portrait of Lieutenant Colonel C. V. Bulstrode, DSO, RAMC. in a pewter frame with RAMC badge. Dated June 1918, Athens

Background imageColonel Collection: Colonel Adye & Captain Whitmore

Colonel Adye & Captain Whitmore. Colonel Adye and Captain Whitmore, one man mounted, the other standing by horse, full-length portrait, facing front. Date 1855. Colonel Adye & Captain Whitmore

Background imageColonel Collection: Colonel Doherty, officers & men of the 13th Light Dragoons

Colonel Doherty, officers & men of the 13th Light Dragoons. Group of men of the 13th Light Dragoons, including Colonel Doherty, Cornet Danzil Chamberlayne, Captain Jenyns

Background imageColonel Collection: Colonel-In-Chief of Russian Uhlans: The Grand Duchess Tatiana

Colonel-In-Chief of Russian Uhlans: The Grand Duchess Tatiana

Background imageColonel Collection: Kerensky & Cabinet

Kerensky & Cabinet
Alexander Kerensky and his military cabinet. From left to right: General Baranovsky; Colonel Yakubovich; Savinkov; Kerensky; and Prince Tumanov

Background imageColonel Collection: Edward Vii / 10th Hussars

Edward Vii / 10th Hussars
EDWARD VII, BRITISH ROYALTY as Colonel of 10th Hussars

Background imageColonel Collection: Racial / Dodge / Comanche

Racial / Dodge / Comanche
Colonel Dodge meets with a Comanche war party

Background imageColonel Collection: The relief at Ekowe

The relief at Ekowe
Lord Chelmsford(1827-1905) riding out to meet Colonel E.K Pearson(1834-1909) about a mile from Fort Ekowe, with troops following

Background imageColonel Collection: Colonel E. K Pearson

Colonel E. K Pearson
COLONEL CHARLES KNIGHT PEARSON He distinguished himself during the Zulu War, and was made a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1879

Background imageColonel Collection: Colonel Festing aged 41

Colonel Festing aged 41
Colonel Francis Worgan Festing (1833-1886) of the Royal Marine Artillery, aged 41. He distinguished himself in the heroic rescue of the body of Lieut

Background imageColonel Collection: Edmund Y. W Henderson

Edmund Y. W Henderson
LIEUTENANT-COLONEL SIR EDMUND YEAMANS WALCOTT HENDERSON shown soon after he was appointed as Chief Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police in 1869. He succeed the late Sir Richard Mayne in this post

Background imageColonel Collection: Samuel Cody / 1913

Samuel Cody / 1913
Colonel Samuel Cody, English aviator

Background imageColonel Collection: Colonel Robert Clive at the Battle of Plassey (Palashi, West Bengal, India), 23 June 1757

Colonel Robert Clive at the Battle of Plassey (Palashi, West Bengal, India), 23 June 1757, when Great Britain and the East India Company defeated the forces of the Mughal Empire

Background imageColonel Collection: 18th century military tents by rank

18th century military tents by rank
18th century military tents: tent poles 1, privates tent 2, , fly tent 3, 4, officers marquis 5, subalterns tent 6, captains tent with chimney 7, field officers marquis 9, servants tent 10



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