Defence Collection (page 18)

Cartoon, Confederated Coalition, or, The Giants storming Heaven, with the Gods alarmed for their everlasting abodes, by James Gillray. Depicting government ministers Hawkesbury, Addington and St

Cartoon, The State Waggoner and John Bull, or, the Waggon too much for the Donkeys! together with a distant view of the New Coalition among Johnnys Old Horses, by James Gillray

WW1 women volunteers distracted by sales, 1915
Trying experience of a contingent of the Womens Volunteer Defence Corps in the course of a route march. Date: 1915

Naval Division in Great War Deeds, WW1
The Royal Marine and Naval Brigades (Naval Division) of the British Royal Navy being guided by Colonel Seely in a car, leaving Antwerp after their gallant defence

WW1 - Private and Commercial Vehicles Commandeered - Hyde Park, London. Date: 1914

The Way of War with Civilians, WW1
The Way of War with Civilians -- a cross-section of an English home, showing how it could be adapted for military purposes during the First World War. Date: 1914

The latest warfare, bomb thrower in action, WW1
Stopping a counter attack after carrying the first line of enemy trenches. A British bomb thrower, backed up by support, hurls a bomb or grenade towards German reinforcements. Date: 1915

WW2 Christmas card, Balloon Barrage, Coventry
WW2 Christmas card, The Balloon Barrage, Coventry. Date: 1940

WW2 Christmas card, Balloon Barrage
WW2 Christmas card, 908 Squadron RAF, Balloon Barrage (based in Essex). Date: 1939

WW2 Christmas card, air raid
WW2 Christmas card, keeping calm in an air raid. Date: circa 1942

WW2 Christmas card, Civil Defence, designed by Allan Burrows, produced by the Paddington Mobile Unit (ARP), with cartoons of typical activities (inside). Date: circa 1942

Group photo, Gosport, Hampshire, WW2
Group photo of nurses, St Johns Ambulance staff, Civil Defence (CD) volunteers and others, Gosport, Hampshire. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 Christmas card, closed toy shop
WW2 Christmas card, a closed toy shop with little boy and ARP man. Date: circa 1942

WW2 greetings card, Home Guard -- The Mayor and Corporation. Date: circa 1942

WW2 Christmas card, Civil Defence scene with policeman. Date: circa 1942

WW2 birthday card, air raid shelter
WW2 birthday card with an air raid shelter (ARP, Civil Defence). Date: circa 1942

WW2 Christmas card, air raid shelter scene
WW2 Christmas card, scene of celebration in an air raid shelter (ARP, Civil Defence). Date: circa 1942

Eyam Ball Hotel and rocks, Dovedale
Labelled as the Eyam Ball Hotel, this shows the street approaching the dwelling mentioned - it also notes the piles of rock by the front door which may have been in place for use as a flood defence

WWI Poster, Defence of the Realm
Defence of the Realm at the Court at Buckingham Palace, 12th August 1914. A poster in the form of an announcement, confirming the new powers put in place on the outbreak of war. Date: 1914

WWI. Les tranch饳blanches (white trenches)
WWI. Les tranch饳 blanches (white trenches), 1917. Illustration by Georges Paul Leroux (1877-1957). Trenches of the French army in Champagne. Drawing

LANUZA, Juan de (1564-1591). Justicia Mayor de Arag󮬅
LANUZA, Juan de (1564-1591). Justicia Mayor de Arag󮬠 revolted against Philip II of Spain. Sculpture of Juan de Lanuza in Justiciazgo monument in the Plaza de Arag󮠩 n Zaragoza

Hazel Hen / Hazel Grouse - female sits on nest (Tetrastes bonasia). near river Negustyah, a tributary of river Bolshoi Ugan, near Ugut settlement; Uganskii Nature reserve, Siberia, Russia; spring

Acacia Ants - Whistling Thorn and Stinging Ants, on Acacia Gall Plant (Acacia drepanolobiun)

A Visit to the Alpini by Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1 cartoon
You might think the Austrians were safe on top of a place like this - but they re not. Cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander showing three Austrian soldiers staked out atop a

Rough-legged Buzzard - young at the nest threatening a visitor - very close to leaving the nest. (Buteo lagopus). nest in low rocks in tundra near Dikson, Russian Arctic. Summer, August

HMS Defence, British protected cruiser
HMS Defence, British Minotaur class protected cruiser. Date: circa 1910

British interceptor aircrafts by G. H. Davis
Interceptor, small fighting machines that where specially designed for defence over london. Date: 1930

Menorca, near Fornells: Watchtower and defence tower
SPAIN, Balearic Islds. Menorca, near Fornells: Watch- and defence-tower Date: 2013

Belem Tower
The Belem Tower (Torre de Belem), also known as the Tower of St Vincent, Lisbon, Portugal. The fortress was built in the early 16th century on the Tagus River to contribute to the defence of Lisbon

Menorca, Punta Prima, Sandy Bay: Old Watchtower
SPAIN, Balearic Islds. Menorca, Punta Prima, Sandy Bay: Old watch- and defence-tower Son Ganxo Date: 2013

W. S. P. U Defence of Militancy Old Bailey
W.S.P.U Defence of Militancy Old Bailey. Entitled The Mans Share this is Frederick Pethick-Lawrences Defence of Militancy delivered from the Dock of the Old Bailey, May 20th 1912. Mr & Mrs

Suffragette Trial Defence at Bow Street. The defence barrister, T.M Healy (1855-1931) in the prosecution of eight members of the Womens Freedom League charged with obstructing police in Downing

Menorca, Cala Mesquida: Watch- / defence-tower
SPAIN, Balearic Islds. Menorca, Cala Mesquida: Watch-/defence-tower Date: 2013

Menorca, Port d Addaia: Watchtower and defence tower
SPAIN, Balearic Islds. Menorca, Port d Addaia: Watch- and defence-tower Date: 2013

Paris, France - Ecole Militaire. Date: 1830

WW2 Poster -- ATS Eyes Of The Guns
ATS Eyes Of The Guns. Recruitment poster, Auxiliary Territorial Service. Colour photolithograph by Beverley Pick, published by HMSO. Showing women helping with anti-aircraft defence. Date: 1940

Anti-aircraft gun on English coast, WW1
Front cover of The Graphic depicting men operating a large anti-aircraft gun somewhere on the English coast during the First World War. Date: 1917

Dial 999 display in an LFB exhibition
A Dial 999 display in a London Fire Brigade exhibition with details on either side of the services available

AFS exercise, Hyde Park, London
Attending an AFS exercise in Hyde Park, London, on 27 October 1957 -- the Director General of Civil Defence, Sir Sidney Kirkman (1895-1982), the Chief Inspector of Fire Services, Mr H M Smith

Sir Ernest Gowers watching rescue operations, WW2
Sir Ernest Gowers (1880-1966), civil servant in charge of Civil Defence in London, watching rescue operations during the Second World War. Date: 1940s

Estellences, Mallorca, Spain - Mirador Des Ses Animes
Estellences, Mallorca, Spain. In the municipality of Banyalbufar is the splendid Viewpoint of Ses Animes, crowned by a defence tower, the Torre des Verger, de Ses Animes or sa Talaia

Trailer water pump at Dulwich Fire Station, WW2
The latest trailer water pump, presented in September 1940, seen here at Dulwich Fire Station, south London. Date: 1940

Scammell 45 gallon water pump, WW2
A Scammell 45 gallon water pump in position on a trolley during the Second World War (17 September 1942). Date: 1942

Fortified costal towns, 1915
A few hints to the enemy: fortified costal towns which are likely next to be attacked. Bexhill, Blackpool, Bognor, Clacton

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

Poster, French National Defence
Poster, Emprunt de la Defense Nationale (French war bonds) -- subscribe to save the peace and your freedom. Date: circa 1930

General Sir Francis Lloyd
Lieutenant General Sir Francis Lloyd GCVO KCB DSO (12 August 1853 26 February 1926), British army officer. He rose to become Major-General commanding the Brigade of Guards

Attack and Defence in the air
Various arcs of fire by which German machines are protected and the blind spots which results from interfence of the structure of the aeroplane

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