Patriotism Collection (page 16)

Recruiting band in London, WW1
A band from a Highland regiment use a recruiting banner, seen for the first time in London during the early months of the First World War. It reads, We are marching to the recruiting station

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

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

WW1 cartoon - The Super-Patriot - knitting
A biddable gentleman is disturbed from his armchair nap and used by two ladies of the house to wind wool. Knitting comforts for troops was a nationwide activity during the First World War

Society ladies in The Great Love - patriotic war film, WW1
A double page spread from The Sketch magazine showing four scenes from the patriotic war film, The Great Love. Directed by D. W

Advertisement for Harrogate Spa, 1918
A patriotic advertisement for the spa of Harrogate in North Yorkshire which became popular during the First World War, when the German spas usually visited by society fell out of favour. Date: 1918

George Robey & Horatio Bottomley recruiting in London
Popular music hall star, George Robey, known as the Prime Minister of Mirth, pictured speaking at a recruitment rally in Trafalgar Square, London in 1915 alongside Horatio Bottomley

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

St Georges College Scout Troop, Kingston, Jamaica
Group photo, St Georges College Scout Troop, Kingston, Jamaica. They were the winners of McGraths Cup, the Commissioners Cup and the Victoria League Flag in 1915. Date: 1915

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

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

Patriotic stockings
Stockings embroidered with the Allied flags, a fashionable way of showing off ones legs and patriotism during the First World War

He served his Country - Photoportrait of a soldier
He served his Country. Photoportrait of a soldier. The Alliance Souvenir Registered Design, published by Scopes & Co Ltd, 115 Newgate Street, London, EC. Commemorative Art

Soldier of the Leicestershire Regiment, All Hallows Eve, WW1
Soldier of the Leicestershire Regiment, All Hallows Eve, 31st October 1918. By A Cook. Date: 1918

Allies of the Great War at the Alhambra, WW1
Actresses in costume representing, from left to right, Miss M Thorp as Russia, Miss Woodger as Belgium, Miss Dick as Britain (Britannia)

Loafers in the park - WW1 recruitment cartoon
Wastage! " War? Well, wot abart it?" The stirring carll to arms - " Your King and Country Need You!" - has still failed to reach

Peers of the Realm who had joined up, WW1
Double page spread from The Sketch showing portraits of peers of the realm who had joined up during the early weeks of the First World War

Eros in Piccadilly Circus with flags on his head, WW1
The head of the Piccadilly Circus statue, Eros, decorated with the Union Jack and Tricouleur flags in the early weeks of the First World War. Date: 1914

Patriotism at the Halls, WW1
Sketches by Tony Sarg showing performers at various London shows singing patriotic songs shortly after the outbreak of the First World War

General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien, WW1
Portrait of General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien with the British flag. By 240455 Private George Barrow, 6th Battalion, Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry (formerly 7389, Royal Berkshire Regiment)

Presentation of Colours, No. 1 Scout Troop, Bombay, India
Presentation of Colours to No.1 Scout Troop, Bombay, India -- advancing for the presentation

Boys and officers of Western Scout Troop, South Africa
Boys and officers of Western Scout Troop, Johannesburg, South Africa, on a wooden structure

Scouts at a rally, Natal, South Africa
Scouts taking part in a rally in Natal, South Africa -- inspecting the troops

Harrismith Scout Troop, South Africa
Harrismith Scout Troop, Orange River Colony, South Africa, forming a guard of honour for Lord Buxton (Governor-General of South Africa, 1914-1920)

Scouts in Antigua at flag break

Archbishop blessing the Colours, Malta
The Archbishop of Malta blessing the Colours of Maltese scouts

Scouts of the 5th Calcutta Troop, India
Presentation of the Kings Flag for 1915 to the scouts of the 5th Calcutta Troop, India, by Lord Carmichael, Governor of Bengal, on 3 April 1915. Date: 1915

British bulldog, WW1
The dog that doesn t let go - and still breathes! One of the boys - the bulldog breed. Illustration in The Sketch magazine to symbolise a speech at the London Opera House by Winston Churchill in

An Englishmans Home filmed, WW1
Scenes from the film version of the stage play, An Englishmans Home, produced by B and C Film in 1914. Originally written by Guy du Maurier (who was killed in action in 1915)

Scout selling Coronation programmes
Boy scout (left) selling Coronation programmes to people lining the route in a London street for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953

Carlton Hotel, Pall Mall, ablaze with patriotism
The facade of the Carlton Hotel (ceased operating in 1940), on the corner of Haymarket and Pall Mall in London, bedecked with recruiting slogans for the First World War. Date: 1914

Sketch cover, Emily Drange at Britannia
Front cover of The Sketch magazine featuring a photograph of American actress, Emily Drange in costume as Britannia. She was part of a patriotic tableau staged in New York

Captain James Cook -- an allegory
Captain James Cook (1728-1779), explorer. An allegory, showing Neptune raising him up to Immortality, a Genius crowning him with a Wreath of Oak, and Fame introducing him to History

Waiting for Daddy by Lawson Wood, WW1 postcard
Waiting for daddy. I must take care of mummy now. Illustration on a postcard showing a patriotic little boy wearing a pith helmet

Patriotic garters, WW1
Miniature portraits of Lord Kitchener and Admiral Jellicoe attached to a pair of ladies garters - fashionable patriotic fervour during the First World War. Date: 1915

Hands Across the Sea, WW1 postcard, Lawson Wood
Patriotic wartime postcard showing A British and French officer, flags in hand, shaking hands across the Channel. Date: c.1916

Masbadges - 10. The Royal Dog (The Royal Artillery)
Masbadges! Regimental mascots and badges in one! No. 10 The bulldog of the Royal Artillery. Date: 1918

WW2 poster, Victory of the Allies is Assured, showing a British submarine sinking an enemy ship. Date: 1940s

Eyes Left by Edmund Blampied, patriotic fan, WW1
Illustration to the cover of the Sketch magazine supplement showing a pretty young women peeping out from behind a fan decorated with the Union flag. Date: 1915

Military uniform a commonplace sight, WW1
Silhouette entitled, Where are the clothes of yester-year? reflecting the predominance of men in khaki uniform in Britain by 1915. Date: 1915

Maxine Elliott as Britannia, WW1
Maxine Elliott (1868 - 1940), American actress, reputed lover of J. P. Morgan and later, the New Zealand tennis player, Anthony Wilding who was killed in 1915

Redfern advertisement, dressing well is patriotic, WW1
Advertisement for fashion house, Redfern advising ladies that, It is patriotic to treat our soldiers well, and to look your best when they are home on leave

Johnnie Walker advertisement, WW1
First World War advertisement showing Johnnie Walker meeting a recruitment sergeant in 1914. Johnnie Walker: " How goes the recruiting

Soliders of the King, Children playing at war, WW1
Charming illustration showing a line of little boys queuing up outside a recruiting office dressed up as soldiers with the imaginative use of a variety of boxes, flags, paper hats and borrowed items

Marchioness of Headfort with daughter in uniform, WW1
The Marchioness of Headfort, formerly known to playgoers as Miss Rose (Rosie) Boote of the Gaiety Theatre, London. She married the Marquess in April 1901, and her son became the Earl of Bective

Dunlop advertisement, WW1
Dunlop Rubber Company advertisement from the First World War publicising the fact that 1500 of their employees had enlisted while the rest were working in shifts day

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