Inspection Collection (page 8)

Scout washing on camp
A Scout in camp washing himself before morning inspection. The boys themselves have built the washstand cum clothes dryer for the material available on the campsite

Crown Prince Wilhelm of Prussia with soldiers, Charleville
Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm Victor August Ernst of Prussia (1882-1951). Seen here (right) at Charleville, France, watching a march past of soldiers

George V and Queen Mary visiting a hospital
King George V and Queen Mary with others, visiting a hospital during the First World War. Nurses stand in line on the left. circa 1916-1918

Have You Searched Yourself?
Four soldiers lining up for inspection, below a sign which reads: Have You Searched Yourself? circa 1940s

Admiral Trowbridge with Serbian sailors, WW1
Admiral Trowbridge, ADC to Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia, inspecting Serbian sailors on their return from training on a British battleship at Salonika during the First World War

Charles I of Austria visiting troops, Predazzo, WW1
Emperor Charles I of Austria (1887-1922, reigned 1916-1918), visiting the 9th Mountain Brigade at Predazzo, northern Italy. Date: 18 January 1917

Ahmed Jemal Pasha inspecting troops, WW1
Ahmed Jemal (Djemal, Cemal) Pasha (1872-1922), Commander-in-Chief of the Fourth Ottoman Army, seen here inspecting troops during the First World War. circa 1915

Lord Kitchener reviewing new army recruits, Basingstoke
Lord Herbert Kitchener (1850-1916) reviewing new recruits of the 10th Division at Basingstoke during the First World War. Kitchener was so greatly involved in the drive for volunteers at

Two tanks moving through Cologne, Germany
Two tanks moving through a street in Cologne, Germany, with the Cathedral in the background. The tanks are preceded by a guard of the Royal Navy, ready for an inspection by the VI Corps Commander

Large British gun inspected by George V and officers, WW1
A large 14 inch British railway gun, nicknamed the Boche Buster, being inspected by King George V and a group of army officers during the First World War

Crown Prince Wilhelm of Prussia inspecting troops, WW1
Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm Victor August Ernst of Prussia (1882-1951). Seen here in uniform (left), inspecting troops during the First World War

Large British gun inspected by officers, WW1
A large British gun being inspected by a group of officers during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Kaiser Wilhelm II and general staff, WW1
Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941), German Emperor, with members of of his general staff during an inspection of troops at the front, First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Major von Wienskow inspecting Turkish regiment, Nazareth
Major von Wienskow (or Wienskowski) of the Prussian Army inspecting a Turkish regiment in Nazareth during the First World War. Date: 1917-1918

Edward, Prince of Wales, inspecting ruined bridge, Peronne
Edward, Prince of Wales (the future Edward VIII), with his father, King George V, and others, inspecting a ruined bridge in Peronne, France, during the First World War. Date: 1917

Edward, Prince of Wales, inspecting field kitchen, Richmond
Edward, Prince of Wales (the future Edward VIII), inspecting a field kitchen of the Grenadier Guards in Richmond Park, Surrey, at the start of the First World War. Date: 1914

Generals Foch and Fayolle with captured German cannon
General Ferdinand Foch and General Fayolle at Chateau de la Haie (or Haye), in the village of Carency, Northern France, inspecting cannons captured from the Germans during the First World War

Archduke Friedrich of Austria inspecting troops, Predazzo
Archduke Friedrich Maria of Austria (1856-1936), Supreme Commander of the Austro-Hungarian Army during the First World War. Seen here inspecting the 9th Mountain Brigade in Predazzo, Northern Italy

Princess Elizabeth in a hat
Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) at an Inspection of Grenadier Guards in July 1947, wearing a rather dashing hat and polka dot jacket. Date: 1947

After Students Duel 3
Medical inspection after a Mensur (fencing bout) - the duellist hopes he will be scarred for life Date: circa 1905

Mrs Thatcher visiting the Metropolitan Police
Mrs Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister, visiting the Metropolitan Police

Mrs Thatcher in a Metropolitan Police car
Mrs Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister, posing in a Metropolitan Police car

Edwardian friends inspecting a catch of fish, Pembrokeshire
A group of Edwardian friends inspecting a catch of fish in a large Pembrokeshire garden. The two men, one of whom is a vicar, are holding fishing rods

Shaft inspection, Glyn Pits, Pontypool, South Wales
A shaft inspection taking place at Glyn Pits, Pontypool, South Wales

New tank design, inspection and testing
A new tank design undergoing inspection and testing during the First World War

George V as a German officer
George V appearing in uniform at an inspection of his regiment, the 1st Dragoons of the Guards, in Berlin together with Kaiser Wilhelm II during a visit to Germany in 1913 for the wedding of

Soldier inspecting destroyed train, Iraq
A soldier inspecting the debris of a destroyed train, somewhere in Iraq

Soldier inspecting sabotaged train, Iraq
A soldier and his dog inspecting a sabotaged train, somewhere in Iraq

William Whitelaw at Met Police cadets parade
William Whitelaw (1918-1999), Conservative politician, with police commissioners, inspecting Metropolitan Police cadets during a parade

Policemen in gas masks on their motor cycles
Two long lines of Metropolitan Police officers on their motor cycles, one with a sidecar. They are all wearing masks in case of a gas attack. Sandbags are piled up outside the building on the right

Maubeuge fortress WWI
A shot-up gun turret at the fortress of Maubeuge, which capitulated to General von Zwehl on 7 September 1914 and 4 general, 40, 000 men and 400 guns were captured

Toulon, France - President inspects submarine
Toulon, France - The Military Port - The President of France, Emile Loubet visits the submarine Gustave-Zede

Gambia - Bathurst
Bathurst, Gambia River - the landing of the British Governor: His inspection of the Frontier Force - who are paying the military honours

Yokohama, Japan - Raw Silk Exchange
Raw Silk Exchange and Inspection House. Note the complete lack of cars even at this date

Duke and Duchess of York on Anzac Day
The Duke and Duchess of York (later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth) in Melbourne, Australia, on Anzac Day. This tour, which lasted six months

Crown Prince Wilhelm of Germany
Frederick William Victor Augustus Ernest (1882-1951), Crown Prince Wilhelm of Germany, the last Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Prussia and the German Empire

Gun inspection 1915
6th Siege Battery, 6 inch BL 30 cwt howitzer gun being examined by Inspector of Munitions, Major Browne, after No. 3 gun had burst on the Western Front in France during World War I on 17th March 1915

King George VI inspecting bomb damage in London
King George VI inspecting destroyed homes, part of the damage done by German air raids over London during the Blitz

George V visiting Chelsea Pensioners
King George V visiting Chelsea Pensioners at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London. This visit may have coincided with the Royal International Horticultural Exhibition

Hindenburg naval inspection, Kiel, Germany
President Paul von Hindenburg at a naval inspection in Kiel. Just behind him is Admiral Erich Raeder, Chief of the Kiel Station, and further back is Admiral Hans Zenker, Chief of the Fleet

Lieutenant Hyslop and Lord Mayor on Salisbury Plain
Lieutenant Hyslop with the Lord Mayor, both of them on horseback, during a review of the Territorial Army on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire

Tower Inspection Militia
Inspection of militia at the Tower, at the time of the outbreak of the war in the Crimea

King Amanullah / George V
KING AMANULLAH OF AFGHANISTAN saluting as he inspects the Guard of Honour in place to welcome him to Victoria station in London during a visit in 1928

The Haitian Army
The absolutely wonderful Haitian Army! Never has such a crack set of troops been assembled!! Ready for anything

A bathtime scene, by A. E. Bestall
Small Girl (owner of the teddy bear), after careful inspection of herself after her bath: You know, mummy, God must be magic, Hes made me without a single seam

Inspection of Territorials at Harrods, London, 1909
Illustration showing the inspection of a unit of the Territorial Army, raised from store employees, in Harrods department store, London, 1909

Queen Mary inspecting troops
Queen Mary, accompanied by Prince Albert (later George VI) and Princess Mary, at an inspection of troops near Aldershot, Hants

Kitchener visits the French front
Photograph showing the war ministers of Britain and France at an inspection on a visit to the Western front. Lord Kitchener is seen second from left, and General Joffre third from left

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