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Officers Collection (page 14)

Background imageOfficers Collection: General von Mackensen and Turkish Officers

General von Mackensen and Turkish Officers
Anton Ludwig August von Mackensen (1849 1945) - German soldier and Field Marshall. He commanded with success during the First World War

Background imageOfficers Collection: Convicts being searched, Portland Prison, Dorset

Convicts being searched, Portland Prison, Dorset
Portland Prison, Dorset, opened in 1848 as a public works prison for convicts who were employed in quarries in the area. This view shows prison officers searching convicts on their return from work

Background imageOfficers Collection: Quarries, Portland Prison, Dorset

Quarries, Portland Prison, Dorset
Portland Prison, Dorset, opened in 1848 as a public works prison for convicts who were employed in quarries in the area. This view shows small groups of men cutting stone by hand while prison

Background imageOfficers Collection: The British Antarctic Expedition: some officers of the Disco

The British Antarctic Expedition: some officers of the Disco
Officers of the British Antarctic Expedition on board the Discovery. Front row, second from left is Captain Robert Falcon Scott and back row, fourth from right is Ernest Shackleton

Background imageOfficers Collection: Japanese Vice-Admiral Togo and Signal men

Japanese Vice-Admiral Togo and Signal men. Heihachiro, Marquis Togo (1838 - 1934) - Japanese naval commander whose defeat of the Russian fleet at Tsushima (in May 1905 - interestingly)

Background imageOfficers Collection: All the Queens Men - Golden Jubilee Military Group

All the Queens Men - Golden Jubilee Military Group
A painting by Malcolm Greensmith to celebrate Queen Elizabeth IIs Golden Jubilee in 2002, depicting members of a number of different regiments in the British Army

Background imageOfficers Collection: Passed by the Censor

Passed by the Censor
Officers of an unknown battalion and regiments pose for their official photograph. Nobody can see who they are however as they are all wearing gas masks

Background imageOfficers Collection: Admiral Nelsons day cabin in the H. M. S. Victory

Admiral Nelsons day cabin in the H. M. S. Victory
The interior of the famous H.M.S. Victory as shown for the first time in colour after its redecoration and restoration as it would have appeared at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805

Background imageOfficers Collection: British Cavalry and Artillery Units during the Crimean War

British Cavalry and Artillery Units during the Crimean War
Engraving showing officers of the 8th Hussars, 17th Lancers, Royal Horse Artillery, 5th Dragoon Guards, 4th Dragoon Guards, 1st Royal Dragoons and 11th Hussars in their dress uniforms

Background imageOfficers Collection: Emigration. Irish Emigrants Leaving Queenstown Harbour

Emigration. Irish Emigrants Leaving Queenstown Harbour
Detailed harbour scene with hundreds of emigrants waiting for the boat for New York, steam ships in the background. In the foreground barefoot young lads are expectantly waiting

Background imageOfficers Collection: A Royal Navy Ship Waving Goodbye to Japan, 1890

A Royal Navy Ship Waving Goodbye to Japan, 1890
Engraving showing the Officers and men (background) of a Royal Navy Warship waving goodbye to Japan and various well-wishers in small junks

Background imageOfficers Collection: Soldiers and Sailors Manning a Capstan, 1873

Soldiers and Sailors Manning a Capstan, 1873
Engraving showing Royal Navy sailors and soldiers from a Scottish Regiment manning a capstan, whilst a Scotch piper stands on the capstan to give them some music

Background imageOfficers Collection: Zulu wars. Queen Victoria decorating officers engaged in the

Zulu wars. Queen Victoria decorating officers engaged in the
Queen Victoria decorating Lieutenant John Rouse Merriott Chard with the Victoria Cross for bravery. Chard was one of the officers who successfully defended Rorkes Drift from an army of Zulu warriors

Background imageOfficers Collection: The Officers Saloon aboard the Fram, 1912

The Officers Saloon aboard the Fram, 1912
Photograph showing the Officers Saloon on board the Fram ; the ship used by Fridtjof Nansen to go to the Arctic and by Roald Amundsen to go to the Antarctic

Background imageOfficers Collection: Half-Scale Replica of Drakes Golden Hind, 1935

Half-Scale Replica of Drakes Golden Hind, 1935
Photograph of an exact half-scale replica of Sir Francis Drakes Golden Hind, which was a feature of Navy Week, Plymouth, August 1935

Background imageOfficers Collection: Police Uniforms 1969

Police Uniforms 1969
Police officers wearing experimental uniforms from 1969 - Not general issue. Metropolitan Police Date: 1969

Background imageOfficers Collection: Flogging of Guards 1903

Flogging of Guards 1903
Flogging, (by fellow officers), in the Guards regiment. (Scandal of the day)

Background imageOfficers Collection: Naval Officers 1830

Naval Officers 1830
A Captain, a Flag Officer and a Commander of the Royal Navy

Background imageOfficers Collection: Woman police officer Marion Macmillan in Northern Ireland

Woman police officer Marion Macmillan in Northern Ireland
Woman police officer Marion Macmillan, Head of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) Women Police Branch in Northern Ireland, seen here shaking hands with a VIP at a womens parade

Background imageOfficers Collection: Group photo, B Squadron, Hampshire Carabiniers, WW1

Group photo, B Squadron, Hampshire Carabiniers, WW1
Group photo, B Squadron, Hampshire Carabiniers, during the First World War. Date: circa 1916

Background imageOfficers Collection: Young man of Royal Fusiliers in pyjamas, WW1

Young man of Royal Fusiliers in pyjamas, WW1
Young man (Albert Auerbach) of the Royal Fusiliers, seen here in his pyjamas, probably in Egypt, standing outside his tent at camp. On the back of the photograph the time of day is given: 5.29am

Background imageOfficers Collection: Royal Fusiliers at camp in Egypt, WW1

Royal Fusiliers at camp in Egypt, WW1
Royal Fusiliers relaxing at camp in the Egyptian desert during the First World War. Date: 1916

Background imageOfficers Collection: Young man of Royal Fusiliers in Egypt, WW1

Young man of Royal Fusiliers in Egypt, WW1
Young man (Albert Auerbach) of the Royal Fusiliers, seen here in Egypt, relaxing in a deckchair at camp. 1916

Background imageOfficers Collection: Studio photo, young man in UOTC uniform, WW1

Studio photo, young man in UOTC uniform, WW1
Studio photo, young man in UOTC uniform (20th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers), autumn/winter 1914. He was Albert Auerbach (1894-1918). Date: 1914

Background imageOfficers Collection: Studio photo, two brothers in uniform, WW1

Studio photo, two brothers in uniform, WW1
Studio photo, two young brothers in uniform, Christmas 1914. They are Albert Auerbach (1894-1918) of the 20th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (right), and Harold Auerbach (1897-1975)

Background imageOfficers Collection: Five officers of the Royal Fusiliers, WW1

Five officers of the Royal Fusiliers, WW1
Five officers of the Royal Fusiliers, photographed in September 1915. on the far right is is Albert Auerbach (1894-1918), commissioned on 20 July 1915. Date: 1915

Background imageOfficers Collection: Group photo, officers of the Royal Fusiliers, WW1

Group photo, officers of the Royal Fusiliers, WW1
Group photo, officers of the 1st City of London Regiment, Royal Fusiliers, seen here in uniform at Peckham Rye, SE London, autumn 1915

Background imageOfficers Collection: OTC cadets and men at camp, Barn Hill, Chingford, WW1

OTC cadets and men at camp, Barn Hill, Chingford, WW1
Officers Training Corps cadets from St Pauls School, London, at camp at Barn Hill, Chingford, December 1915, with older men who were training them. Date: 1915

Background imageOfficers Collection: Guard tent at Petersfield OTC Camp, WW1

Guard tent at Petersfield OTC Camp, WW1
Guard tent at Petersfield OTC Camp (for St Pauls School cadets), showing men in uniform relaxing on the grass, drinking tea. Date: 1915

Background imageOfficers Collection: Young OTC cadets at camp, Petersfield, WW1

Young OTC cadets at camp, Petersfield, WW1
Young Officers Training Corps cadets from St Pauls School, London, at Petersfield Camp, relaxing on the grass. 1915

Background imageOfficers Collection: Young men in UOTC Royal Fusiliers, Epsom, Surrey, WW1

Young men in UOTC Royal Fusiliers, Epsom, Surrey, WW1
Young men in the University Officers Training Corps, Royal Fusiliers, riding in a charabanc at Epsom, Surrey. Among them is Albert Auerbach (1894-1918). Date: 1914-1915

Background imageOfficers Collection: Studio photo, young man of Royal Fusiliers, WW1

Studio photo, young man of Royal Fusiliers, WW1
Studio photo, a young man of the 4/1st City of London Regiment, Royal Fusiliers, seen here in uniform and pith helmet, November 1915. He is Albert Auerbach (1894-1918). 1915

Background imageOfficers Collection: Young men in UOTC, Epsom, Surrey, WW1

Young men in UOTC, Epsom, Surrey, WW1
Young men in the University Officers Training Corps at Epsom, Surrey, autumn 1914, marching across a field. Among them is Albert Auerbach (1894-1918), who later joined the Royal Fusiliers. Date: 1914

Background imageOfficers Collection: Young men from Marlborough College in OTC camp, Farnborough

Young men from Marlborough College in OTC camp, Farnborough
Young men from Marlborough College in an Officers Training Corps camp, Farnborough, August 1910. Albert Auerbach (1894-1918) is 3rd from left, in profile. 1910

Background imageOfficers Collection: Leaders of Central Powers in field inspection, WW1

Leaders of Central Powers in field inspection, WW1
King Ludwig III of Bavaria, Kaiser Wilhelm II, Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg and others inspecting part of the German flying corps, photographed by a prisoner. Date: circa 1917

Background imageOfficers Collection: Young man from Marlborough College in OTC uniform

Young man from Marlborough College in OTC uniform
Young man in Officers Training Corps uniform -- Albert Auerbach (1894-1918), when he was a pupil at Marlborough College. Date: 1910

Background imageOfficers Collection: Our Gallant Guards featured in The Tatler, December 1914

Our Gallant Guards featured in The Tatler, December 1914
Page from The Tatler depicting photographs of the Guards before departing for the front. Top photograph shows officers of the Royal Horse Guards

Background imageOfficers Collection: Police officers on parade, Albany, USA

Police officers on parade, Albany, USA
Police officers on parade with batons drawn, North Pearl Street, Albany, New York State, USA. circa 1908

Background imageOfficers Collection: Industrial School Training Ship HMS Wellesley - Mess Room

Industrial School Training Ship HMS Wellesley - Mess Room
The lower-deck mess room aboard the Industrial School Training Ship HMS Wellesley. Boys sit at tables while officers stand watch. Date: 1914

Background imageOfficers Collection: HRH George, The Prince of Wales - The Volunteer Stoker

HRH George, The Prince of Wales - The Volunteer Stoker
HRH George, The Prince of Wales (1865-1936) - as a Volunteer Stoker! The photograph was taken in 1909 on board the HMS Indomitable with the Officers and Members of his suite

Background imageOfficers Collection: Officers of the Royal Engineers in a communication trench

Officers of the Royal Engineers in a communication trench on the Somme, 1 July 1916. Lantern slide from a box of 50 lantern slides associated with the Navy, World War One, 1914 (c)

Background imageOfficers Collection: French officers sharing a hasty meal with British officers

French officers sharing a hasty meal with British officers
Photograph: French officers sharing a hasty meal with British officers in a wood, during a lull behind the firing line ?somewhere? in the Somme region. Shows three French and four British officers

Background imageOfficers Collection: Mexican officers visit paratroop display

Mexican officers visit paratroop display
Photograph: Mexican officers visit paratroop display. Major General Gustav Salinas commander of the Mexican Air Force and Captain Radames Gaxiela paid a visit to an airfield in the Eastern Command to

Background imageOfficers Collection: Home Guard in Bow Street

Home Guard in Bow Street
Four members of the Home Guard hold a meeting in Bow Street, London. 1940

Background imageOfficers Collection: Four British Paratroop officers setting watches

Four British Paratroop officers setting watches
Photograph, 6th Jun 1944: four British Paratroop officers setting watches before taking-off just before dawn. Associated with D Day, World War Two, North West Europe (1944-1945)

Background imageOfficers Collection: Group photo, British sports team, Quetta, India

Group photo, British sports team, Quetta, India
Group photo, British sports team, with officers and cup, Quetta, India (now in Pakistan). circa 1930

Background imageOfficers Collection: Cartoon, The Officers Mess - Boy Scouts

Cartoon, The Officers Mess - Boy Scouts at camp, trying to cook a rabbit. 1914

Background imageOfficers Collection: Q. A. I. N.s In Normandy

Q. A. I. N.s In Normandy
Photograph: Q.A.I.N.S In Normandy.Members of Queen Alexandra?s Imperial Nursing Service. (Nursing Officers) have arrived in the bridgehead.Here is a truck load of them on the way to their



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