Guarding Collection (page 3)

Blitz in London -- night at an AFS station, WW2
Blitz in London -- a night-time scene in an AFS station, 19 September 1940, with an armed guard keeping watch over appliances kept ready to answer any emergency. Date: 1940

British sentries at railway tunnels at the start of WWI
Once Germany had declared war on Russia, war with France was certain to follow, with the possibility that Great Britain could be forced into the conflict too

Soldiers guard Tilbury Docks at the outbreak of WWI
Once Germany had declared war on Russia, war with France was certain to follow, with the possibility that Great Britain could be forced into the conflict too

Our Mascot, Spot, guarding equipment and great coats. 386202 Acting Sergeant Herbert Gibson, Mm, 1St Northumbrian Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Born September 1889

Cartoon, No possible doubt whatever, WW1
Cartoon, No possible doubt whatever. Sentry Alt ! Who goes there? He of the bundle You shut yer mouth, or I ll come and knock yer ead off. Sentry Pass friend! From Fragments from France - No

Cartoon, Matinee de Novembre, WW1
Cartoon, Matinee de Novembre, showing Kaiser Wilhelm shivering in the sea at Calais, with Dover guarded by battleships in the far distance during the First World War

Guarding the mouth of the Humber by G. H. Davis
The war: naval and military happenings of the week. Guarding the mouth of the Humber -- an incoming trawler in the glare of a destroyers searchlight. Date: 1914

French biplane being guarded at Belfort, WW1
A French biplane being guarded at Belfort, north east France, in the early stages of the First World War. Date: September 1914

British machine gunners on guard, WW1
British machine gunners on guard on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

The Royal Navys little ships by G. H. Davis
Bearing the brunt of the war at sea: the Royal Navys little ships. Showing an armed fishing trawler, an armed yacht, an escort vessel and a destroyer -- the little ships keeping the seas open

German soldiers in China, probably in the German concession in Tientsin (Tianjin). Date: C.1911

Zulu Warriors / Standing Guard
Line of Zulu warriors holding their shields aloft infront of a Zulu settlement. Date: 1936

Troops protecting Britains gunpowder factories 1914
The War crisis at home: precautionary measures at our military stores. Police protection at the gunpowder factories at Waltham Abbey and Woolwich London. 1914

Guarding Dover Pier
With the outbreak of war, precautions are taken guards mounted over places of strategic importance. Here Dover Pier is put under armed guard. Date: August 1914

Dutch soldier in China
Dutch soldier or possibly sailor with rifle in China, probably in the Netherlands concession in Tientsin (Tianjin). Date: C.1911

Russian soldiers in China
Two Russian soldiers in China, probably in the Russian concession in Tientsin (Tianjin). Date: C.1911

German soldier in China, probably in the German concession in Tientsin (Tianjin). Date: C.1911

American soldier in China, possibly in the British concession in Tientsin (Tianjin). (The United States didn t request or receive extraterritorial rights in Tientsin.) Date: C.1911

Indian guard in Tientsin, China
Indian guard in the British army in Tientsin (now Tianjin), China Date: 1911

British guard in Peking, China
British guard in Peking (now Beijing), China, with rifle and bayonet Date: 1911

Bahrain - The Sepoy Guard of the British Governor
Bahrain - The Local Sepoy Guard of the British Governor - standing at the entrance to his official compound. Date: 1933

Senegal - Rebellion at Thies - Sarithia Dieye and Canar Fall
The circumstances surrounding the outbreak of the Thies rebellion remain obscure. An article at the time said that the rebellion began after the sentencing to 15 days in jail of Diery Fall

Thessaloniki - Palace of Prince Nicolas Date: circa 1908

WW1 - Thessaloniki - Allied troops guard Austrian Consulate
WW1 - Thessaloniki - Allied troops of the International Expeditionary Force guard the Austrian Consulate. Date: circa 1916

Russian House Guard - likely the security for a wealthy Moscow or St Petersburg family. Date: circa 1907

Russian Night Guard in his uniform Date: 1902

A Kremlin Guard in traditional pre-Revolutionary uniform, Moscow, Russia Date: circa 1903

Scorchers Progress - St James Palace - Errant city cyclist
The Scorchers Progress II - St James Palace, London - An errant city cyclist causing havoc with his fellow road-users. Here the mounted guards around St

Vietnam - Guard of the Debernardi Concession
" An old acquaintance among the Cochin hunters - Guard of the Debernardi Concession". Cochin here refers to Cochinchina

Horse Guards - Whitehall, London Date: circa 1920

The Russian Tsars Cossack Bodyguards from Terek and Kuban. Date: circa 1897

HMS Montrose at Canakkale - troops in transit
HMS Montrose at Canakkale (Chanak), Turkey - troops in transit - 30th September 1922. The Chanak Crisis, also called Chanak Affair in September 1922 was the threatened attack by Turkish troops

Protecting Russian territory in Manchuria
A young Russian soldier guarding the security of Manchuria. Date: 1904

South African gas alarm post trench sentry, 1917
Soldier ready to ring the bell to give warning to a gas attack. In the Western Front they took gas attacks as " all in the days work"

Guarding a Royal Residence Date: circa 1905

Armed Guard at entrance to Lambeth HQ Control Room

The star of Bethlehem

Watchdog at Westminster Cathedral, London
A rather shaggy watchdog outside Westminster Cathedral, London. After a series of thefts from the Cathedral, London the church authorities added a watchdog to the staff

Police guard for Slate Club Money, Old Street, London
In what was then the largest Slate Club in England, 15, 000 in cash was distributed to the 13, 000 members of the New Tabernacle Church, Old Street, London

Silhouette of a wartime love scene
The temporary occupation by Mars has developed into permanent annexation by Cupid -- silhouette of a wartime love scene, showing Cupid sitting on top of a sentry box

Australian troops guarding captured plane, Janin, WW1
Men of the 3rd Australian Light Horse Brigade guarding a captured enemy plane at Janin airfield, Palestine, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

The cordon of troops at the Winter Palace on Red Sunday
Troops guarding the Winter Palace before the arrival of Russian workers, marching to hand in a protest to Czar Nicolas II

Malvern Priory Gateway
This building, which now houses the Malvern Museum, was originally a medieval gatehouse guarding the entrance to Malvern Priory. Worcestershire, England. Date: circa 1470

Captured German officers outside concrete bunker, WW1
Captured German officers standing outside their concrete bunker on the Western Front, France, during the First World War. On the left is a Scots soldier standing guard. Date: 1914-1918

Soldier guarding captured guns, Montmedy, France
A soldier (probably American) guarding captured German guns at Montmedy in north eastern France just after the end of the First World War. Date: 17 December 1918

Swiss Guard - The Vatican City, Rome, Italy Date: circa 1904

Captured German officer in Paris
" His triumphant entry into Paris" - reads the sarcastic comment on this card, depicting a captured German officer surrounded by French soldiers

Collie Looking after the Sheep
Guarding the sheep circa 1912

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