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Recruits Collection

Background imageRecruits Collection: Metropolitan Police recruitment poster

Metropolitan Police recruitment poster
A Metropolitan Police recruitment poster, asking for ex-servicemen to apply. There are several hundred vacancies to fill

Background imageRecruits Collection: Promotional Recruitment card for the U. S. Navy

Promotional Recruitment card for the U. S. Navy
Promotional Recruitment card for the U. S. Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Illinois

Background imageRecruits Collection: Recruitment poster for the WaC and WRNS

Recruitment poster for the WaC and WRNS
First World War recruitment poster for the WaC (Womens Army Auxiliary Corps) and WRNS (Womens Royal Naval Service). circa 1917

Background imageRecruits Collection: Territorial Army Poster

Territorial Army Poster
A recruitment poster for encouraging new recruits to enlist in the British Territorial Army, stressing the camaraderie of being one of the Lads of the Village

Background imageRecruits Collection: British Military Recruitment Poster, WW1

British Military Recruitment Poster, WW1
Recruitment poster printed by Gale and Polden Limited, 1914 (c). Associated with Princess Louises Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Recruits wanted. Date: 1914

Background imageRecruits Collection: Natal Native Contingent (NCC) armed with assegais

Natal Native Contingent (NCC) armed with assegais
Photograph of members of the Natal Native Contingent (NCC) armed with assegais (short spears) and shields, 1879 (c). The NNC was formed in 1878 to bolster the defences of the British colony of Natal

Background imageRecruits Collection: British Military Recruitment Poster, WW1

British Military Recruitment Poster, WW1
Recruitment poster printed by Gale and Polden Limited, 1914 (c). Associated with the Essex Regiment. Recruits are wanted for this regiment, famous in war and sport. Date: 1914

Background imageRecruits Collection: LCC-LFB Recruit fireman training at Brigade HQ, SE1

LCC-LFB Recruit fireman training at Brigade HQ, SE1
During the 1950s recruit firefighters were trained at the Brigade Headquarters, Lambeth. Here a fireman is undertaking a hook ladder drill on the stations nine-storey drill tower

Background imageRecruits Collection: LCC-LFB Recruit firefighters training at Brigade HQ SE1

LCC-LFB Recruit firefighters training at Brigade HQ SE1
During the 1950s recruit firefighters were trained at the Brigade Headquarters in Lambeth. Here they are undertaking hook ladder drills on the stations nine-storey drill tower

Background imageRecruits Collection: ASC Barracks, Grove Park, Lewisham

ASC Barracks, Grove Park, Lewisham
Entrance to the ASC (Army Service Corps) Barracks on Marvels Lane, Grove Park, Lewisham, south east London. Two officers and a large dog stand at the entrance

Background imageRecruits Collection: LCC-LFB Recruit firemen training at Brigade HQ, SE1

LCC-LFB Recruit firemen training at Brigade HQ, SE1
During the 1950s recruit firefighters were trained at the Brigade Headquarters, Lambeth

Background imageRecruits Collection: With the Army, Derby recruit measured for uniform, WW1

With the Army, Derby recruit measured for uniform, WW1
A Derby recruit in civilian clothes is measured up for his uniform during the First World War. Date: 1916

Background imageRecruits Collection: Recruitment / Callot

Recruitment / Callot
Potential raw recruits are given the once over before they take the Kings shilling. Experienced troops on parade look dashing to encourage & lure those in two-minds

Background imageRecruits Collection: Womens Battalion Death

Womens Battalion Death
Recruits in the Womens Shock Battalion of Death pose for a propaganda picture while learning to use their guns

Background imageRecruits Collection: Recruiting for R.A.F. - Taking Oath 1918

Recruiting for R.A.F. - Taking Oath 1918
Civilians been recruited by taking an oath at Hampstead. Date: 1918

Background imageRecruits Collection: Recruiting for R.A.F. - Nerve Test 1918

Recruiting for R.A.F. - Nerve Test 1918
A medical examination for the recruitment for the R.A.F. at Upper Brook Street. Date: 1918

Background imageRecruits Collection: Front cover of The Sphere, showing recruited Americans saying good-bye to their families on the railway platform

Front cover of The Sphere, showing recruited Americans saying good-bye to their families on the railway platform, ready for their journey across the Atlantic. Date: October 1917

Background imageRecruits Collection: Spanish-American War (1898)

Spanish-American War (1898)
Spanish-American War. War conflict between Spain and the United States in 1898, the result of the North American intervention in the Cuban war of independence. United States

Background imageRecruits Collection: 1940s East Africa - Kenya, men of the Wakamba tribe

1940s East Africa - Kenya, men of the Wakamba tribe Photograph by a British army recruitment officer stationed in East Africa and the Middle East during World War II

Background imageRecruits Collection: RED ARMY MEDICAL EXAM

RED ARMY MEDICAL EXAM
Recruits for the Red Army are required to undergo a medical inspection. Date: 1918

Background imageRecruits Collection: 1940s General Sir William Platt GOC East Africa Corps

1940s General Sir William Platt GOC East Africa Corps
1940s East Africa - General Sir William Platt GOC East Africa Corps Photograph by a British army recruitment officer stationed in East Africa and the Middle East during World War II

Background imageRecruits Collection: Situation is serious women must hep to save it! WWI

Situation is serious women must hep to save it! WWI
Beating up recruits : The procession passing through Whitehall, London

Background imageRecruits Collection: Recruiting for the British Army for the Boar War 1901

Recruiting for the British Army for the Boar War 1901
Men at St Martin-in-the-Fields near Trafalgar Square, London, reading a notice-board for recruitment for the British Army attended for the Second Boer War

Background imageRecruits Collection: Comic postcard, Quartermaster's store, National Service Date: circa 1950s

Comic postcard, Quartermaster's store, National Service Date: circa 1950s

Background imageRecruits Collection: Athletes Volunteer Force, WW1

Athletes Volunteer Force, WW1

Background imageRecruits Collection: Army recruits outside Buckingham Palace, WW1

Army recruits outside Buckingham Palace, WW1

Background imageRecruits Collection: Recruits outside Buckingham Palace during WW1

Recruits outside Buckingham Palace during WW1

Background imageRecruits Collection: British Army Recruits hair cut

British Army Recruits hair cut

Background imageRecruits Collection: WW2 - R. A. F. Handing Out Kit

WW2 - R. A. F. Handing Out Kit
A photograph showing some British WW2 Royal Air Force men handing out kit to some new recruits. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageRecruits Collection: WW2 - R. A. F. Recruits Photographed

WW2 - R. A. F. Recruits Photographed
A photograph which shows some new British WW2 Royal Air Force recruits having their photos taken for record purposes. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageRecruits Collection: French Artillery Regiment in Training

French Artillery Regiment in Training - Gymnastics on the high bars. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageRecruits Collection: RAF recruits undergoing mechanical training, WW2

RAF recruits undergoing mechanical training, WW2
RAF recruits undergoing mechanical training Date: circa 1941

Background imageRecruits Collection: Officer Training Corps had begun in 1902

Officer Training Corps had begun in 1902, in the wake of the Second Boer War. Photograph showing a parade of training officers. Date: 1917

Background imageRecruits Collection: Testing Recruits for Boer War 1901

Testing Recruits for Boer War 1901
Potential recruits in front of a doctors for a medical to join the Yeomanry in the war in South Africa. Date: February 1901

Background imageRecruits Collection: London firefighters training at Brigade HQ, Lambeth SE1

London firefighters training at Brigade HQ, Lambeth SE1
LCC-LFB firefighters (recruits) undergoing pump training in the drill yard of Brigade HQ

Background imageRecruits Collection: Two Nationalist volunteers reloading their rifles as they fire at a Republican position near San Sebastian

Two Nationalist volunteers reloading their rifles as they fire at a Republican position near San Sebastian, northern Spain, during the early stages of the Spanish Civil War, 1936

Background imageRecruits Collection: THE CZAR SEEKS RECRUITS

THE CZAR SEEKS RECRUITS
Czar Nicholas II pleads for willing recruits...he has, after all, always treated his subjects so well... Date: 1914

Background imageRecruits Collection: Volunteers for British Army during the Boer War

Volunteers for British Army during the Boer War
A batch of potential recruits drawn up in front of the recruiting Depot at St Georges Barracks, London. Photograph showing the average representation of the youth of the British Nation

Background imageRecruits Collection: Greek peasant army recruits in front of Temple of Theseus

Greek peasant army recruits in front of Temple of Theseus, Athens

Background imageRecruits Collection: 1940s East Africa - army driver

1940s East Africa - army driver Photograph by a British army recruitment officer stationed in East Africa and the Middle East during World War II

Background imageRecruits Collection: 1940s East Africa army - Askari soldiers at meal, Kenya

1940s East Africa army - Askari soldiers at meal, Kenya
1940s East Africa army - Askari soldiers at a meal, Kenya Photograph by a British army recruitment officer stationed in East Africa and the Middle East during World War II

Background imageRecruits Collection: 1940s East Africa - army medical orderlies Kenya

1940s East Africa - army medical orderlies Kenya
1940s East Africa - army medical orderlies assisting in an operating Theatre, Kenya Photograph by a British army recruitment officer stationed in East Africa and the Middle East during World War II

Background imageRecruits Collection: 1940s East Africa - convalescing soldiers, playing netball

1940s East Africa - convalescing soldiers, playing netball Photograph by a British army recruitment officer stationed in East Africa and the Middle East during World War II

Background imageRecruits Collection: 1940s East Africa - military drums, training camp, Kenya

1940s East Africa - military drums, training camp, Kenya
1940s East Africa - military drums, army training camp, Kenya Photograph by a British army recruitment officer stationed in East Africa and the Middle East during World War II

Background imageRecruits Collection: 1940s East Africa - recruits, East Africa Army, Nyasaland

1940s East Africa - recruits, East Africa Army, Nyasaland
1940s East Africa - army recruits, East Africa Army, Nyasaland Photograph by a British army recruitment officer stationed in East Africa and the Middle East during World War II

Background imageRecruits Collection: 1940s East Africa - army medical orderly Kenya

1940s East Africa - army medical orderly Kenya Photograph by a British army recruitment officer stationed in East Africa and the Middle East during World War II

Background imageRecruits Collection: 1940s East Africa - soldiers Kenya, Kings African Rifles

1940s East Africa - soldiers Kenya, Kings African Rifles
1940s East Africa - soldiers in Kenya, veterans of the Kings African Rifles Photograph by a British army recruitment officer stationed in East Africa and the Middle East during World War II

Background imageRecruits Collection: 1940s East Africa - askari soldiers doing physical training

1940s East Africa - askari soldiers doing physical training
1940s East Africa - army askari soldiers doing physical training Photograph by a British army recruitment officer stationed in East Africa and the Middle East during World War II

Background imageRecruits Collection: 1940s East Africa -army cooks at work

1940s East Africa -army cooks at work Photograph by a British army recruitment officer stationed in East Africa and the Middle East during World War II

Background imageRecruits Collection: 1940s East Africa - engineers boring a well

1940s East Africa - engineers boring a well Photograph by a British army recruitment officer stationed in East Africa and the Middle East during World War II

Background imageRecruits Collection: 1940s East Africa - army recruits training camp - new recruit

1940s East Africa - army recruits training camp - new recruit Photograph by a British army recruitment officer stationed in East Africa and the Middle East during World War II

Background imageRecruits Collection: 1940s East Africa - askari soldiers training

1940s East Africa - askari soldiers training as military engineers Photograph by a British army recruitment officer stationed in East Africa and the Middle East during World War II

Background imageRecruits Collection: 1940s East Africa - askari soldiers washing clothes

1940s East Africa - askari soldiers washing clothes Photograph by a British army recruitment officer stationed in East Africa and the Middle East during World War II

Background imageRecruits Collection: 1940s East Africa - soldiers playing football in camp

1940s East Africa - soldiers playing football in camp
1940s East Africa - army - soldiers playing football in camp Photograph by a British army recruitment officer stationed in East Africa and the Middle East during World War II

Background imageRecruits Collection: Women signing on for munitions work 1915

Women signing on for munitions work 1915
Beating up recruits : Women signing on for munitions work in front of the Houses of Parliament. Large numbers of women stopped to fill forms in, despite the wet and blustery weather. Date: July 1915

Background imageRecruits Collection: Kitcheners new recruits, physical drill in Hyde Park, Londo

Kitcheners new recruits, physical drill in Hyde Park, Londo
Kitcheners new recruits doing physical drill in Hyde Park, London. 1914-1918

Background imageRecruits Collection: London motor drivers enlisted during WW1

London motor drivers enlisted during WW1
A group of London motor drivers enlisted in a batch during the First World War and sent to Avonmouth. 1914

Background imageRecruits Collection: Kitcheners Army, 8th Battalion Leicester Regiment, WW1

Kitcheners Army, 8th Battalion Leicester Regiment, WW1
Kitcheners Army - 8th Battalion Leicester Regiment removing bivouacs at Wokingham, during the First World War. 1914-1918

Background imageRecruits Collection: Tyneside naval recruits, Crystal Palace, SE London, WW1

Tyneside naval recruits, Crystal Palace, SE London, WW1
Tyneside recruits in Winston Churchills new Naval Division at the Crystal Palace, Sydenham, SE London, 10 September 1914. 1914

Background imageRecruits Collection: Training Post Office recruits, H Company, WW1

Training Post Office recruits, H Company, WW1
Training Post Office recruits, H Company, in Regents Park, London, at the start of the First World War. 1914

Background imageRecruits Collection: Recruits queueing up to enlist, WW1

Recruits queueing up to enlist, WW1
Recruits queueing up to enlist at the start of the First World War. 1914

Background imageRecruits Collection: Womens Auxiliary Army Corps, WW1

Womens Auxiliary Army Corps, WW1
Members of the Womens Auxiliary Army Corps in a clothing store, packing uniforms into bales for recruits, First World War. 1914-1918

Background imageRecruits Collection: Army recruits at Lincoln Racecourse, WW1

Army recruits at Lincoln Racecourse, WW1
Kitcheners army - recruits at Lincoln Racecourse, being taught to use rifles, 4 September 1914, First World War. 1914

Background imageRecruits Collection: Enrolling the City of London volunteers on New Years day

Enrolling the City of London volunteers on New Years day, at the Guildhall for service in South Africa. Date: January 1900

Background imageRecruits Collection: Taking the Oath to join the British Army 1901

Taking the Oath to join the British Army 1901
British military oath taken in front of a magistrate, during the Second Boer War. Date: 1901

Background imageRecruits Collection: A group of raw Serbian peasant army recruits, badly in need of military training

A group of raw Serbian peasant army recruits, badly in need of military training and equipment. Date: 1915

Background imageRecruits Collection: Ryan ST-3KR - PT-22 Recruit - N48773

Ryan ST-3KR - PT-22 Recruit - N48773
Ryan ST-3KR (PT-22 Recruit) N48773 (msn 1868, ex 41-20659) The ST-3KR had a more powerful Kinner R-5 engine fitted and became the definitive model, with more than 1

Background imageRecruits Collection: French aristocrats volunteer to join the army of the Republic Date: circa 1792

French aristocrats volunteer to join the army of the Republic Date: circa 1792

Background imageRecruits Collection: Medical room for the British Army 1901

Medical room for the British Army 1901
A potential soldier in front of a doctor for a medical to join the British Army, to fight in the Second Boer War. Date: 1901

Background imageRecruits Collection: Durham miners as sappers, WW1

Durham miners as sappers, WW1
Durham miners who had enlisted in the army preparing a practice sap. Many miners served as tunnellers in the Royal Engineers during the First World War. Date: 1915

Background imageRecruits Collection: Recruitment poster, The York and Lancaster Regiment

Recruitment poster, The York and Lancaster Regiment
Recruitment poster, 65TH 84TH THE YORK AND LANCASTER REGIMENT. Colour photolithograph published by Gale and Polden Limited, 1946, and York and Lancaster Regimental Museum, 1985

Background imageRecruits Collection: Cartoon, K and His (Anti) German Garden, WW1

Cartoon, K and His (Anti) German Garden, WW1
Cartoon, K and His (Anti) German Garden, showing Lord Kitchener watering his garden during the First World War to grow more army recruits ready for a spring offensive. Date: 1914

Background imageRecruits Collection: The Drilling Frame by Heath Robinson

The Drilling Frame by Heath Robinson
Another ingenious invention from Heath Robinson. With recruitment growing, and training a long, arduous process, this contraption is an excellent solution

Background imageRecruits Collection: LFCDA-LFB Southwark training school squad group photo

LFCDA-LFB Southwark training school squad group photo
Recruit squad group photograph (listed as 12/87), with Station Officer instructor Trevor Dean. After the recruits have passed their final exams they are deemed probationer firemen

Background imageRecruits Collection: GLC-LFB Southwark training school squad group photo

GLC-LFB Southwark training school squad group photo
Recruit squad group photograph (listed as 14/79), with Station Officer instructor, after the recruits have passed their final exams and are now deemed probationer firemen

Background imageRecruits Collection: A beflagged Uncle Sam blows a bugle for recruits

A beflagged Uncle Sam blows a bugle for recruits
The scene is outside a Recruiting Office with a sign Recruits Wanted guarded by an armed soldier

Background imageRecruits Collection: Recruits, 1780

Recruits, 1780.Engraving by Watson and Dickinson after W H Bunbury, 1780.This caricature was published during the American War of Independence (1775-1783)

Background imageRecruits Collection: And no wonder! H. M. Bateman cartoon

And no wonder! H. M. Bateman cartoon
" And no wonder! THE DEAR OLD LADY (as the recruits march by): Dear me, how the fine weather does bring the young fellows out to be sure

Background imageRecruits Collection: Kitchener and George V at Aldershot, WW1

Kitchener and George V at Aldershot, WW1
King George V with Lord Kitchener during an inspection of army recruits at Aldershot during the early stages of the First World War. Date: September 1914

Background imageRecruits Collection: Kitcheners army recruits at Aldershot, WW1

Kitcheners army recruits at Aldershot, WW1
Lord Kitcheners army recruits marching along Queens Avenue at Aldershot, ready for an inspection by King George V during the early stages of the First World War. Date: September 1914

Background imageRecruits Collection: LFB recruits taking part in hook ladder training at HQ

LFB recruits taking part in hook ladder training at HQ -- having reached the top of the tower with a single hook ladder, the recruits learn the two-man hook ladder drill

Background imageRecruits Collection: LFCDA-LFB Recruits undergoing basic training

LFCDA-LFB Recruits undergoing basic training
Located at Southwark Bridge Road, SE1, the London Fire Brigade Training School is responsible for providing basic training to all its recruit firefighters

Background imageRecruits Collection: AFS volunteers undergoing hose drill, WW2

AFS volunteers undergoing hose drill, WW2
The Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) was created in 1938 to supplement the regular London Fire Brigade

Background imageRecruits Collection: LCC-LFB-AFS training -- tying a knot

LCC-LFB-AFS training -- tying a knot
The Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) was created in 1938 to supplement the regular London Fire Brigade



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