Jack Collection (#24)

John Watts
John Jack Watts was a British flat-race jockey, riding Ladas. In a career that lasted from 1880 until 1900 he rode the winners of 19 Classics

Funeral of WW1 soldier in presence of George V
Funeral of a First World War soldier in the presence of King George V

King George V saluting on a boat
King George V in uniform, saluting on a boat

George V and Queen Mary, end of WW1
George V and Queen Mary in a carriage in London at the end of the First World War. They are surrounded by army personnel and civlilians waving the Union Jack and other Allied flags

Scouts on parade for VIP visit, Gambia, West Africa
Scouts (boys and girls) on parade, Gambia, West Africa. The visiting dignitaries are Sir Edward Brandis Denham (Governor of The Gambia) and his wife. Date: circa late 1920s

Scouting Commissioners in Ghana, West Africa
Scouting Commissioners Jack Stapleton and George Djabanor sharing a joke, Ghana, West Africa. Date: 1948

Scouting Commissioners at Nsawam, Ghana, West Africa
Scouting Commissioners Jack Stapleton and George Djabanor at Nsawam Local Association HQ, Ghana, West Africa. George Djabanor is signing the visitors book. Date: 1948

Scouting rally at Konongo, Ghana, West Africa, with Commissioners Jack Stapleton and George Djabanor. Date: 1948

Scouting rally at Nsawam, Ghana, West Africa
Rally at Nsawam, Ghana, West Africa, with Commissioners Jack Stapleton and George Djabanor. Scouts, cubs, guides and brownies were all on parade. Date: 1948

Commissioner Jack Stapleton in Ghana, West Africa
Newly appointed Commissioner Jack Stapleton in Ghana, West Africa, arriving for a rally. Date: 1948

Scouting trek in Ghana, West Africa
Scouting trek after heavy rains in Ghana, West Africa, with the recently appointed Commissioners Jack Stapleton and George Djabanor Date: 1948

Scouting rally at Kumasi, Ghana, West Africa
Scouting rally at Kumasi, Ashanti, Ghana, West Africa, with Commissioners Jack Stapleton and George Djabanor taking part in an inspection. Date: 1948

Crew on board the Muncaster Castle, Liverpool
Group photo of five crew members on board the Muncaster Castle, built in Liverpool

Street celebration with flags, VE Day
Standing amid the rubble of bombed homes, people celebrate with flags in Battersea, South London, to celebrate the end of the Second World War on VE Day. Date: 1945

Boy scouts with flag, Cyprus
A group of boy scouts with a British flag on a flagpole, Cyprus. A 14th century monastery stands in the background. Date: 1936

Sphere cover, WW1 patriotic sailor
Front cover of The Sphere magazine featuring a sailor with a cap reading HMS Dreadnought standing in front of a Union Jack flag. Date: 1917

Britannia, Royal Naval & Military Tournament, Olympia
A young woman dressed as Britannia, at the Royal Naval & Military Tournament, Olympia, London. Date: 1910

Suffragette Paddington & Marylebone W. S. P. U
Suffragette Paddington & Marylebone W.S.P.U. The W.S.P.U office at 52, Praed Street, Paddington, the Paddington and Marylebone headquarters from 1912. The organizer was the Hon

Woman in Munitions Factory O. H. M.s WW1
Woman in Munitions Factory O.H.M.S WW1. Munitions worker holding a shell case with caption, O.H.M.S shells for Jack and Tommy Date: circa 1916

Vera Holme Marshal at Suffragette March. Vera Louise Holme (1881-1969) Known as Jack, seen in her role as Marshal at the From Prison to Citizenship demonstration. 18th June 1910

Suffragette Elsa Gye and Children. Elsa Gye (1881-1943) with two of her sons, Jack and Richard in 1915. Date: 1915

Suffragette Dog with a Pipe and Spectacles. A large brown dog with spectacles and brass collar, smokes a pipe against the background of the Union Jack flag

Boy Scouts in China celebrating Coronation of George VI
Boy Scouts in Shanghai, China, celebrating the Coronation of George VI by hoisting the flag at the British Consulate. Date: 1937

Vancouver Scouts saluting dais, Canada
Vancouver Scouts saluting the dais during an official parade, Canada. Date: 20th century

WW2 music cover -- The Army, The Navy and the Air Force
Music cover, Dedicated to/ the Army, the Navy and the Air Force, words and music by Herman Darewski and Edward Lockton. Published by Keith Prowse and Company Limited, London

Jack & the Beanstalk. Jack climbing up the beanstalk. Date: circa 1918

LFB firefighters on tour of France and Italy
LFB firefighters on a working tour of France and Italy, 1-23 June 1953. Seen here with appliance and ladder outside a French town hall. Date: 1953

Lord Mayor of London presenting a cup, WW2
The Lord Mayor of London, Sir George Wilkinson, presenting a cup to a firefighter on 28 August 1941. Date: 1941

AFS men stationed at Brixton, WW2
Four AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service) men stationed at Brixton during the Second World War. The man on the left is Jack Hall. The photo is believed to have been taken outside William Penn School

Ilford Fire Station decorated with flags
Ilford Fire Station, Essex, decorated with flags for a special occasion (a coronation or royal jubilee)

Funeral of Captain Sir Eyre Massey Shaw, London
Funeral of Captain Sir Eyre Massey Shaw (1828-1908), London -- taking the coffin into St Saviours Church, 29 August 1908. He was Superintendent of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade

Funeral of Jack Cornwell, V. C in East Ham
The funeral cortege of Jack Cornwell V.C. leaving East Ham Town Hall and progressing down the High Street towards Manor Park Cemetery where he was buried

Jack Tar Tuna Fish advertisement, WW1
Advertisement for Jack Tar tuna fish, a new fish food, suggested as an alternative idea during food shortages of the First World War. Date: 1918

First Aid class, 32nd Vancouver Scout Troop, Canada
First Aid class in progress at the 32nd Vancouver (Chinese) Boy Scout Troop, British Columbia, Canada

Combermere Scout Troop (1st Barbados) at the Presentation of the Kings Flag for 1914. Cheering the Patron, Commissioner and Visitors. Date: 1914

Combermere Scout Troop (1st Barbados) with flag
Combermere Scout Troop (1st Barbados) at the Presentation of the Kings Flag for 1914. Date: 1914

Bahamas scouts on Empire Day, May 1914. Date: 1914

Scouts and guides on church parade, Bermuda. Date: circa 1920s

Group photo, three wolf cub packs, Bermuda
Group photo of The Bishop of Bermudas Own Wolf Cubs, Packs A, B and C, in April 1928. Date: 1928

Scouts and cubs on church parade, Bermuda
Scouts from Ireland Island leading the procession for church parade, with cubs on the left in white uniform, Bermuda, May 1927. Date: 1927

Cubs and scouts on church parade, Bermuda -- the march past, with Governor, Bishop and other spectators. Date: circa 1920s

Wolf cubs waiting for scouts, church parade, Bermuda
Wolf cubs waiting for the arrival of the scouts on church parade, Bermuda, May 1927. Date: 1927

Bahamas cubs and scouts on parade

Two postcards by R Cattey - WWI era
Two postcards by R. Cattey. These were sent by Jack Jennings. 1. To his brother in the 11th Devons. 2. To Mum living at 29 Holloway Street, Exeter. Commemorative Art

Silk postcard showing Union Jack - Forget Me Not
Silk postcard showing Union Jack and embroidered Forget Me Not. Commemorative Art

An extremely rare porcelain coffee cup - WWI
An extremely rare porcelain coffee cup and saucer manufactured by S. A. de Fuisseaux Baddour, Belgique, 1914. Cup inscribed Heroic Tommy in Belgium with the Union Jack and the handle has the black

Vase - Tommy plus flags
Vase - Transfer shows a patriotic image of a Tommy plus flags consisting of the Royal Cipher, Union Jack and the Royal Navy. Union Flag on reverse. Commemorative Ware

Sights of London - Jack loses his way
Sights of London. Jack loses his way. 386202 Acting Sergeant Herbert Gibson, Mm, 1St Northumbrian Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Born September 1889

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