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Prisoners Collection (page 5)

Background imagePrisoners Collection: Prison Camp, Aldershot, Hampshire

Prison Camp, Aldershot, Hampshire
Prison Camp, Aldershot, near Farnham, Hampshire, England. Showing German Prisoners Date: 1910s

Background imagePrisoners Collection: Conscientious objectors on Dartmoor

Conscientious objectors on Dartmoor
Conscientious objectors at Princetown Prison working on the Prince of Waless Duchy of Cornwall Estate (which included the prison)

Background imagePrisoners Collection: Battle Areas - from the womans point of view, Helen McKie

Battle Areas - from the womans point of view, Helen McKie
Impressions of Rheims by Miss Helen McKie. One in a series of sketches, drawn by Bystander artist Helen McKie during a visit to war torn France following the end of the First World War. 1

Background imagePrisoners Collection: WWI - Red Cross packing parcels of food and comfort

WWI - Red Cross packing parcels of food and comfort
Members of the Red Cross packing parcels of food and comforts for prisoners of war, probably in Wolverhampton; 1 of 3 photographs relating to Lt John Silvester Colbourne, Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Background imagePrisoners Collection: A German Old Bill

A German Old Bill
A German prisoner of war, working on a farm near Shortwick, Chester, is identified as being a dead ringer for Old Bill, the cartoon soldier character created by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The

Background imagePrisoners Collection: Sphere cover - British corporal with small German captives

Sphere cover - British corporal with small German captives
A stalwart British corporal pictured with two German captives in a photograph which deliberately highlights the difference in stature of the men

Background imagePrisoners Collection: Daily rations for enemy prisoners of war in England, WW1

Daily rations for enemy prisoners of war in England, WW1
A table displaying the rations given to enemy prisoners of war interned in England during the First World War. The picture was taken at a POW camp in Leigh, Lancashire and shows 1 1/2 lb of bred

Background imagePrisoners Collection: Interned prisoners at Ruhleben performing Trial by Jury, WW1

Interned prisoners at Ruhleben performing Trial by Jury, WW1
Interned prisoners at Ruhleben camp near Berlin, dressed up in costume for a production of the Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera, Trial by Jury. The play was produced by Mr J. H

Background imagePrisoners Collection: Women working at Prisoners of War Information Bureau, WW1

Women working at Prisoners of War Information Bureau, WW1
Women working at the offices of the Prisoners of War Information Bureau, located at 49 Wellington Street, Strand, where are record of all British soldiers who were prisoners of war in Germany were

Background imagePrisoners Collection: Suffragette Votes for Women Don t Force Me

Suffragette Votes for Women Don t Force Me. A dog wearing a ribbon in purple, white and green, the colours of the W.S.P.U, cries, Don t Force Me D-!! You

Background imagePrisoners Collection: Suffragette Annie Kenney Released Prisoners

Suffragette Annie Kenney Released Prisoners. Annie Kenney (1879-1953) at a reception in the Queens Hotel Bristol to welcome two released prisoners in March 1909

Background imagePrisoners Collection: Suffragette March Demonstration June 18 1910

Suffragette March Demonstration June 18 1910. Shows the Prisoners Pageant, with 617 women representing the number of imprisonments To Win Freedom for Women

Background imagePrisoners Collection: Miss. Edme e Manning Suffragette

Miss. Edme e Manning Suffragette. Miss Edme e Manning B.A. Possibly an organiser for the Manchester branch of the Womens Freedom League in 1910

Background imagePrisoners Collection: Suffragette Male and Female Political Prisoners

Suffragette Male and Female Political Prisoners. Contrasts the treatment of male and female political prisoners, with the caption, Comparisons are Odious. Date: circa 1908

Background imagePrisoners Collection: Indian soldier stands guard during World War I

Indian soldier stands guard during World War I
Indian soldier stands guard outside a wire-enclosed British camp for Turkish prisoners in Mesopotamia during the First World War. Date: 1916

Background imagePrisoners Collection: German prisoners line up to be vaccinated, WW1

German prisoners line up to be vaccinated, WW1
Captured German soldiers during the Battle of Menin Road wait by a tent to be vaccinated Date: 1917

Background imagePrisoners Collection: German prisoners of war in Great Britain at the start of war

German prisoners of war in Great Britain at the start of war
Immediately after the declaration of war, most of the German and Austrian residents of military age in Britain were made prisoners and confined within barbed wire compounds under military guard

Background imagePrisoners Collection: How the war has alterd the outlook on sport

How the war has alterd the outlook on sport
Football crowds comparing then (1914, top) from now (1916, bottom). The majority of the crowd from now consists of disabled soldiers recently released from German captivity

Background imagePrisoners Collection: A German encampment at the village of Mouland

A German encampment at the village of Mouland, near Vise. The rapid advance of the Germans was largely due to the motor vehicles with which they were supplied

Background imagePrisoners Collection: German prisoners marched through Southampton, WW1

German prisoners marched through Southampton, WW1
More than 1530 German prisoners, captured by the British army during the Battle of the Somme marching through Southampton (past the cinema) after landing there on 4 July. Date: 1916

Background imagePrisoners Collection: Au camp de Souilly - Verdun, 1916

Au camp de Souilly - Verdun, 1916 German prisoners with a mounted French escort. Jean-Jacques Berne-Bellecour (1874-1939)

Background imagePrisoners Collection: A study of German prisoners being guarded by French sentry

A study of German prisoners being guarded by French sentry
A study of German prisoners being guarded by a French sentry. Jean-Jacques Berne-Bellecour (1874-1939)

Background imagePrisoners Collection: Programme for a Concert in aid of Royal Munster Fusiliers

Programme for a Concert in aid of Royal Munster Fusiliers
Programme with a hand-painted watercolour cover. Programme for a Concert in aid of the Royal Munster Fusiliers and Prisoners of War Fund that took place at the Town Hall, Midleton, Cork

Background imagePrisoners Collection: The best Field Ambulance in the 2nd Army

The best Field Ambulance in the 2nd Army
1NFA, RAMC. Swank - a feather in our Caps. The best Field Ambulance in the 2nd Army (ex Headquarter orders). Somewhere in France. On verso - This is a French post card for Prisoners. B

Background imagePrisoners Collection: German prisoners captured by Belgians, WWI

German prisoners captured by Belgians, WWI
The transportation to the detention centres of German prisoners captured by the Belgians in World War One. The prisoners are detraining at a dock, and are guarded by the Belgian Civic Guard

Background imagePrisoners Collection: Two French soldiers and two German prisoners

Two French soldiers and two German prisoners
Four hand-painted fretwork caricatures of two French soldiers and two German prisoners. They are all in uniforms of the period August/September 1914.. G. Boudard (French)

Background imagePrisoners Collection: German Prisoners, Wytschaete Road, 1917

German Prisoners, Wytschaete Road, 1917
German Prisoners, Wytschaete Road. The 31st July offensive, 1917, by Lieutenant W (Will) H Dyson (1880-1938), Australian Imperial Force

Background imagePrisoners Collection: After the Battle by Matania, 1914

After the Battle by Matania, 1914
Imaginary scene from the early months of the First World War when the British Expeditionary Force were fighting the Germans in the open

Background imagePrisoners Collection: French biplane dropping propaganda leaflets, WWI

French biplane dropping propaganda leaflets, WWI
How the French army contradicts German misstatements. A French biplane drops leaflets over German land hoping to prove to the German soldiers the falsity of the statements made to them by their

Background imagePrisoners Collection: Winter conditions in Yser, 1914

Winter conditions in Yser, 1914
Winter conditions in the Yser country : how the cold is affecting friend and foe. German prisoners and British soldiers alike frozen in the icy winds and snow in winter 1914. Date: 1914

Background imagePrisoners Collection: Thirsty German Prisoners of War

Thirsty German Prisoners of War
A First World War official photograph showing thirsty German prisoners in a compound enclosed by a barbed wire fence. Date: circa 1916

Background imagePrisoners Collection: Group of Australian Aborigines

Group of Australian Aborigines - from: An account of the English colony in New South Wales Date: 1798

Background imagePrisoners Collection: Birmingham working in war time

Birmingham working in war time
A page of sketches by Helen McKie showing Birmingham as a hive of industry during the First World War, showing female munitions workers in a national shell factory

Background imagePrisoners Collection: The Tide of Victory by H. L. Oakley

The Tide of Victory by H. L. Oakley
A page of silhouettes by Captain H. L. Oakley showing the ebb and flow of the tide of victory by British troops on the Western Front during World War One. Date: 1917

Background imagePrisoners Collection: Magdalene Institution, Edinburgh

Magdalene Institution, Edinburgh
An illustration of the Royal Magdalene Asylum on Gorgie Road, Edinburgh. The institution was originally established in 1797 to house female ex-prisoners and fallen women

Background imagePrisoners Collection: Chinese prisoners

Chinese prisoners, bound together with ropes, are led away by their Japanese captors during the Battle of Shanghai. Date: November 1937

Background imagePrisoners Collection: Singapore service 1945

Singapore service 1945
Following the liberation of Singapore in September 1945, the Bishop of Singapore leads a service at Changi Jai, attended by many released Prisoners of War. Date: 1945

Background imagePrisoners Collection: German prisoners captured in WWI, 1918

German prisoners captured in WWI, 1918
Some of the German prisoners of war captured by the Canadian forces in August 1918: a typical scene in the preliminary collecting cages

Background imagePrisoners Collection: German prisoners in Britain, baking bread, 1946

German prisoners in Britain, baking bread, 1946
German prisoners in Britain post-World War Two. Rolling dough for the camps bread, a highly skilled job performed by prisoners who were all bakers before the war, with excellent results

Background imagePrisoners Collection: German Prisoners of War marching to Redruth workhouse

German Prisoners of War marching to Redruth workhouse
German Prisoners captured at Falmouth being marched to the workhouse along West End, Redruth Date: Circa 1914

Background imagePrisoners Collection: German camp in Belgium

German camp in Belgium
A large German military camp near Li駥 in Belgium, following the struggle for the town of Vis頤 uring the German advance

Background imagePrisoners Collection: Internment camp

Internment camp
Illustration showing the cramped interior of a Japanese internment camp at Changi, Singapore, during World War Two. Date: 1942

Background imagePrisoners Collection: German Prisoners of War 1916

German Prisoners of War 1916
The first batch of German prisoners taken during the opening of the Battle of the Somme on 1st July 1916. Date: 1916

Background imagePrisoners Collection: Prisoners Exchanged

Prisoners Exchanged
The French and the Austrians exchange prisoners. Date: 11 December 1795

Background imagePrisoners Collection: Prisoners Massacred

Prisoners Massacred
53 prisoners from Orleans are massacred at Versailles by a mob from Paris, along with 20 incarcerated in the prisons of Versailles. Date: 9 September 1792

Background imagePrisoners Collection: Italy Pignerol

Italy Pignerol
At various periods Pignerol has been in French hands : its massive fortress has housed many famous prisoners, but none more celebrated than The Man in the Iron Mask. Date: 17th century

Background imagePrisoners Collection: William Wheatley

William Wheatley
WILLIAM WHEATLEY philanthropist who befriended discharged prisoners Date: late 19th century

Background imagePrisoners Collection: French Prison Chapel

French Prison Chapel
Prisoners kneeling in prayer in the pews of a prison chapel in France. Date: 1930s



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