Deeds Collection

HMS Good Hope in Great War Deeds, WW1
HMS Good Hope of the British Royal Navy going down with her last guns firing, in an action against overwhelming odds off the coast of Chile, South America

Army Chaplain in Great War Deeds, WW1
An Army Chaplain holding a night service on the battlefield, with a packing case as an altar and a tin mug as a chalice. Reproduction of a painting by A C Michael in Great War Deeds

The Happy Prince - by Oscar Wilde. In a town where a lot of poor people are suffering, a lonely swallow meets the statue of the late " Happy Prince"

HMS Vindictive at Zeebrugge, Belgium, WW1
HMS Vindictive at Zeebrugge, Belgium, 23 April 1918 - a raid during the First World War, designed to disrupt use of the port by the German Navy Date: 1918

Lance-Corporal Jarvis in Great War Deeds, WW1
Lance-Corporal Charles A Jarvis of the Royal Engineers, winning the Victoria Cross by fixing a firing charge for the demolition of a bridge, under heavy fire

The Seven Good Deeds of Bonzo (Monday) -- he carries a cute little kitten out of harms way, watched by three other dogs. Date: 1923

Rerum sicularum libri VIII, by Nicolai Specialis (Nicola Speciale, 14th century historian of Sicilian origin). In his work he described the deeds of the kings of the Crown of Aragon

T E Lawrence of Arabia in action during WW1
T E Lawrence of Arabia in action during the First World War - he fought in the Arab Revolt (1916-1918) and the Sinai and Palestine Campaign (1915-1918). Date: 1915-1918

Lord Roberts capturing the Sepoy Standard at Cawnpore (Kanpur), India, for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross Date: 1858

Lieutenant Evans with instrument to pinpoint the South Pole
Lieutenant Evans of Captain Scott's team with an instrument used to pinpoint the South Pole Date: 1910s

Charles Lindbergh in Spirit of St Louis aeroplane
Colonel Charles Lindbergh in Spirit of St Louis aeroplane, first transatlantic flight Date: 1927

Humorous endpapers by Charles Crombie
Humorous endpapers (back) by Charles Crombie in The Wonder Book of Daring Deeds Date: circa 1940

Captain Scott's team nearly lose sledge through snow bridge
Captain Scott's team nearly lose a sledge through a snow bridge Date: 1910s

Captain Scott and his team hauling their sledge in the Antarctic Date: early 1910s

Captain Scott's South Pole ill-fated party Date: 1910s

Captain Scott looking for pack ice, Antarctic
Captain Scott looking for pack ice in the Antarctic Date: 1910s

French army in action, Western Front, WW1
The French force rushed forward and took possession of the crater - Western Front battlefield scene during the First World War Date: 1916

Heroic midshipman carrying ammunition to British fighters
Heroic midshipman carrying ammunition to hard-pressed British fighters Date: 1916

Cartoon, Important Surrender of Copyright, WW1
Cartoon, Important Surrender of Copyright. Showing Bloody Mary (Queen Mary I of England) handing over her title to Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany

JUDGMENT DAY, PISA
At the Last Judgment, we shall rise from our graves to be judged according to our deeds, good and bad, and angels will direct us to Heaven or Hell, as the case may be

TENANT FARMER & LAWYER TENANT FARMER & LAWYER
Tenant farmer at the mercy landowners: awkward scene at lawyers office as farmer is refused renewal of his lease Date: 1865

LAWYER / FARMER / LEASE
Awkward scene at lawyers office as farmer is refused renewal of his lease Date: 1865

Royal Horse Artillery in Great War Deeds, WW1
Sergeant-Major Dorrell and Sergeant Nelson of the Royal Horse Artillery, remaining alone to work the last gun of L Battery during the retreat from Mons

Royal Field Artillery in Great War Deeds, WW1
Captain Douglas Reynolds, Driver J H C Drain and Driver F Luke of the Royal Field Artillery, saving the gun from hostile fire at Le Cateau, for which they won the Victoria Cross

Defeat of Prussian Guard in Great War Deeds, WW1
The defeat of the Prussian Guard near Ypres, Belgium, by the British Army. Reproduction of a painting by R Caton Woodville Great War Deeds

Lorries of Army Service Corps in Great War Deeds, WW1
A train of motor lorries of the Army Service Corps charging through a body of German cavalry. Reproduction of a painting by Frederic de Haenen in Great War Deeds

Mary Cornish - Heroine - WW2 - Sinking of SS City of Benares
Heroic Deeds of the War - Miss Mary Cornish. During the Second World War the City of Benares was used as an evacuee ship to evacuate 90 children from Britain to Canada

WW1 - Joan of Arc inspiring French forces to deeds of valour in adversity. Date: circa 1915

HMS Glasgow in Great War Deeds, WW1
HMS Glasgow, cruiser of the British Royal Navy, in the Battle of the Falkland Islands, during which the German ship Leipzig was set on fire and sunk

Canadian Light Infantry in Great War Deeds, WW1
A gallant trio of Canadian sharpshooters (Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry), nicknamed The Three Musketeers, holding a mound all day on the Western Front under all kinds of fire

HMS Lion of the Royal Navy in Great War Deeds, WW1
Vice-Admiral Beattys flagship, the battle cruiser HMS Lion of the Royal Navy, towed into port amid cheers after a victory in the North Sea

HMS Gloucester in Great War Deeds, WW1
HMS Gloucester of the British Royal Navy single-handedly fighting two German ships, the Goeben and the Breslau. Reproduction of a painting by Norman Wilkinson in Great War Deeds

Naik Darwan Sing Negi in Great War Deeds, WW1
Naik Darwan Sing Negi of the Garhwal Rifles, Indian Army, leading round the traverses at Festubert on the Western Front, winning the Victoria Cross for his bravery

Fourth Guards Brigade in Great War Deeds, WW1
The Fourth Guards Brigade, including the Coldstream Guards, fighting the Germans in the narrow streets of Landrecies during the retreat from Mons

Sinking of the Blucher in Great War Deeds, WW1
A dramatic incident in the Battle of Dogger Bank: the German armoured cruiser Blucher sinking and HMS Arethusa, British light cruiser, standing in to save life

Captain Loxley of the Formidable, WW1 bravery
Clear Off - Submarines About: Captain Loxley of the Royal Navy, his terrier Bruce by his side, pictured giving his last order to another ship, warning of the danger of torpedoes

Great War Deeds, Illustrated London News
Special panorama supplement produced by the Illustrated London News in 1915 - Great War Deeds featuring heroic actions of the First World War depicted by a number of ILN artists including Richard

HERRERA, Antonio de (1559-1625). General History of the Deeds of the Castilians on the Islands and Mainland of the Ocean Sea Known As the West Indies. 1601 - 1615

The Bungalow, Whiteway Colony, Gloucestershire
The Bungalow, Whiteway Colony, near Stroud in Gloucestershire, was established in 1898. A group of Tolstoyan anarchists bought 40 acres of land

The Seven Good Deeds of Bonzo: Thursdays Good Deed: Bonzo saves the sixpence, but spoils the pudding. George Ernest Studdy (1878-1948), was the creator of Bonzo

George Ernest Studdy, Saturdays Good Deed (The Sketch, 19 December 1923). Bonzo gives the fattened Christmas turkey a little exercise (in a series, The Seven Good Deeds of Bonzo). Date: 1923

Henry Lord of Dryburgh
HENRY lord of DRYBURGH Scottish nobleman, over whose origins, deeds private or public, abilities or defects, a veil is discreetly drawn. Not by us, but by everyone. Date: 16TH CENTURY

The Deed by H. M. Bateman
Scene at a solicitors where one partner rubs his hands as a monocle wearing gentleman signs a deed. Everyone else looks aghast - what can he have signed away? Date: 1928

Michael O Leary, Irish Guards, in Great War Deeds, WW1
Lance-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, WW1
Flight 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, WW1
Men 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, WW1
The 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

Advertisements in Great War Deeds, Illustrated London News
A page of three advertisements in Great War Deeds, a special panorama supplement produced by the Illustrated London News in 1915, featuring heroic actions of the First World War

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