Honour Collection (page 9)

Chasseur of the Godoys honour guard, of His Majestys armies. Engraving. SPAIN. Madrid. Museo de Historia

General Franco
Francisco Franco (first line, fourth left side) and Jos頍 illᮭ Astray (at his right) during the ceremony giving the Legions sabre of honour. Ministry of the War in Madrid, 1927

Shimbyu - Rangoon - Offerings by family to the monastery. Pungyi robes are woven and dyed in a single night, great honour gained by those completing theirs first

USA Medals 4
USA Medal of Honour (Navy) Date: early 20th century

Lindbergh / In France
Charles Augustus Lindbergh with President Doumergue of France and Ambassador Herrick. Lindbergh has just been presented with the Cross of the Legion of Honour. Date: 1927

The French General Curiers de Castelnau, promoted to Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor

French General De Maud Huy
Portrait of the French General De Maud Huy, promoted to Commander of the Legion of Honor

French General Foch
Portrait of the French General Foch, promoted to Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor

Cremorne Gardens... Grand Victoria fete in honour of the Inauguration of the Exhibition of All Nations, by Her Majesty, on Thursday, May 1st, 1851

Baghdad, Iraq. Opening of the Iraq Parliament by the regent. The regent with the prime minister General Nuri as-Said on his left, receiving the salute of the guard of honour

Funeral of Captain William Henry Urquhart
From the moment it became known that a Crimean War hero, Captain William Henry Urquhart, aged 84, had died in poverty, and that without assistance he would receive a paupers funeral

Early scouting certificate
An early scouting certificate, with the handwritten words: You are now a Scout. I trust you - on your honour - at all times to do your best to carry out your duty

The Wreck of the Titanic - Honour to the Brave
Page from the Sphere honouring the brave men who were part of the Titanics crew who were lost with the ship when it sank, including all the engineers (36), the band (8), the postal clerks (5)

India - Fatehpur Sikri. The Gate of Victory - built to honour the Mogul emperor Akbar. It is still a grand entrance that leads to the now deserted town of Fatepur Sikri. Date: circa 1920

Belgium - The Queen and her maid of honour
Belgium - The Queen Consort of Leopold II of Belgium (Archduchess Marie Henriette Anne of Austria - 1836-1902) pictured with her maid of honour playing with four little dogs Date: circa 1895

French and American soldiers at a military funeral, WW1
French and American soldiers taking part in a military funeral in a town in France during the First World War. Date: 1917-1918

Lady Julia Brooke
LADY JULIA HENRIETTA BROOKE wife of Sir Arthur Brooke, maid of honour to Queen Victoria (whom, in this portrait, she much resembles !) Date: 1819 - 1866

Guard of Honour, Ecole Militaire, Montreuil, France, WW1
A Guard of Honour of the 1st Artists Rifles parade for inspection by King George V at the Ecole Militaire, Montreuil (Allied headquarters), northern France, during the First World War. Date: July 1917

Patriotic French postcard, Defending the Flag, WW1
A patriotic French postcard produced during the First World War, entitled Defending the Flag. Showing a French soldier receiving the flag from a dying colleague

Female Mason - 3
Sister Truth-Mercy (born Paris 1861) initiated to the Friends of French Honour, elected as their Sovereign Inspectress. Date: 1891

Pompeys Pillar - wrongly believed to contain remains of Roman general Pompey, this pillar near Alexandria was raised in the 4th century to honour the emperor Diocletian. Date: 4th century / 1850

Female Initiation - 5
A candidate is initiated into the Sublime Scottish Rite, vowing on her scimitar to honour the Modern Rite of Adoption. Date: 1891

Mexican Elite
Young women in a Guests of Honour box, possibly watching a bull fight. One of them is wearing a sombrero with a traditional zarape blanket draped in front of her. Date: 1930s

Dodman Point Cross
Dodman Point, the highest granite cross in Cornwall, England, erected to honour the men of Cornwall who are spreading the (Christian) Gospel worldwide. Date: 1930s

Kingsteignton Maypole
The May Queen and her Maids of Honour (and one boy!) by the Maypole, at the Ram Roasting Fair, Kingsteignton, Devon, England, held annually on Whitsun Monday. Date: 1950s

Proudest Moment by Fougasse
The Proudest Moment of his Life by Fougasse (Cyril Kenneth Bird 1887-1965). A small man, profoundly embarrassed, sits at the head of a table at a company or club dinner in his honour as everyone

Funeral cortege, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife
The funeral cortege of the assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, with a guard of honour lining the route. Date: July 1914

Brie Shepherd Dog at 1863 Paris dog show
The Brie (Briard) Shepherd Dog, named Charmante, belonging to M Janet, winner of the prix d honneur at the 1863 Paris dog show. Date: 1863

Brie Shepherd Dogs at 1865 Paris dog show
Brie (Briard) Shepherd Dogs, including puppies, belonging to M Teyssier des Farges, winner of the prix d honneur at the 1865 Paris dog show. Date: 1865

Burns Festival Procession
A view of the Grand Procession, part of the Festival held in honour of the memory of Robert Burns at the town of Ayr, south-west Scotland. The poet was known as the Bard of Ayrshire

Coronation. Markers waiting for Guard of Honour
A member of the Royal Air Force Regiment and a member of the 2nd Battalion Scots Guards, take up position as markers for the imminent arrival of the guards of honour. 1953

Coronation. March towards Abbey
March towards the Abbey. In the foreground the Guard of Honour mounted by The Royal Marines. The marching column is a group of members The Life Guards of the Household Cavalry on foot. 1953

Coronation. Guard of Honour outside Abbey
Guard of Honour moounted by 2nd Battalion Scots Guards opposite the west door of the Abbey. The band of the Royal Marines is on the extreme right. 1953

Seychelles Scouts Court of Honour
Sitting of the Court of Honour to deal with an offence committed by a Scout. September 1932

Royal cipher of Elizabeth II at Carlsberg Breweries in Denma
The royal cipher in an unusual setting at the Carlsberg Breweries of Denmark. Nearly 5000 gold-topped bottles arranged to form the royal cipher E.R.I.I

Two men, Harold and Clarence, having a conversation. Clarence is on his way to see his solicitors to bring a libel action -- someone has been telling people that he deserves the OBE! circa 1916

Sir Douglas Haig with President of Portugal, France
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig (1861-1928) with the President of Portugal, Bernardino Machado (1851-1944) in northern France during the First World War. Seen here inspecting a guard of honour

Coronation. Guard of Honour in position
The Guard of Honour outside The abbey entrance mounted by The R.A.F. Regiment to the left and The 2nd Battalion Scots Guards on their right

Coronation. Irish State Coach leaves Abbey
The Irish State Coach leaves the Abbey after dropping off The Queen Mother. In the foreground The Guard of Honour mounted by the 2nd Battalion Scots Guards to the left

Coronation. Routliners march - Victoria Street
R.A.F. Regiment march past the Abbey West Door at on their way to take up position as part of Guard of Honour. 1953

Coronation. Guard of Honour in place
The Guard of Honour formed by the 2nd Battalion The Scots Guards in position outside the west door of the Abbey. 1953

Edward VII lying in state
Edward VII - ( Edward the Peacemaker ) lying in state in Windsor Castle. Date: 1910

German Student Duel 1933
German students defy the ban on duelling. Date: 1933

Column of Antoninus Pius
The Column of Antoninus Pius built in the 2nd century by Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, successors of Emperor Antoninus Pius in his honour. Date: 2nd century AD

George VI Coronation / Iln
CORONATION Buckingham Palace floodlit in honour of the Coronation: scene from St Jamess Park Date: 1937

Ribault & Florida Indian
Jean Ribault sets up his column which the Florida Indians honour Date: 1562

Imperial Guard / China
The Guard of Honour at the Chinese Emperors palace in Kashgar Date: 19th century

Edward & Masons Arch
When Edward and Alexandra visit Oxford, the Apollo University Lodge of Freemasons honours them with an Arch of Honour Date: June 1863

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