Reserves Collection

Metropolitan Police B Division on duty for football match
Officers of the Metropolitan Police B Division on duty for a football match between Fulham FC and West Ham United FC Reserves, competing for the Combination Cup

WW2 recruitment poster, Join the Wrens (Womens Royal Naval Service) and free a man for the Fleet. Printed for HMSO. Date: circa 1940

Wwi / British Tank / Cambrai
At Cambrai, British tanks smash through the Hindenburg Line, a success that the limited mobile reserves were unable to exploit

Hippos in Kruger National Park, South Africa
A group of hippos in Tshokwane, Kruger National Park, South Africa. The Park is one of the largest game reserves in Africa, and contains around 3000 hippos, as well as many other wild animals

Women and children, mining
Women and children of the mining districts. Children would gather coal. A Typical Pit-brow Woman; She was one of the 6, 221 females employed above ground

Coal Supplies in England which were gradually used up because of the coal strike. The national coal strike of 1912 was the first national strike by coal miners in the United Kingdom

Summoning reserves, Bulgaria, Serbo-Bulgarian War
Army reserves are recruited in a small Bulgarian town for the defence of Sofia in the Serbo-Bulgarian war. We see an officer blowing a horn, and soldiers marching away from their rural town

Satirical cartoon, A Senatus Consultum. Napoleon is making his will and consulting the Devil about his fate. The Devil carries a flaming plaque: Death Bonaparte Death'

French reservists enjoying lunch in London, September 1939
French reservists enjoying their lunch and wine under the cover of the trees of Bedford Square as they wait to register for service

Calling out the reserves, boys parade in Whitehall, WW1
Calling out the reserves, boys parading in Whitehall, London (Biscuit Tin Band), 5 August 1914, at the start of the First World War. 1914

Bayonet training H. A. C. Reserve 1916
Honourable Artillery Company at Camp en Route training ground, practising close combat with bayonet and sandbags. Date: 1916

Training H. A. C. Reserves 1916
Honourable Artillery Company at Camp en Route training ground, practising essential requirements needed for battle at the Front in World War One. Date: 1916

Soldier Looks Down the Barrel of Revolver
Soldier S.W. Saunders cleans out his revolver, with his ceremonial sword propped between his legs and army kit visible in the background. Date: 1940

Wartime drills at the London Stock Exchange, 1940
With the threat of German invasion looming, workers at the London Stock Exchange receive basic military training on the trading floor

The Netherlands experienced no shortage during WW1
Poor Little Neighbour. According to the French illustrator of this postcard (Emile Dupuis), whilst France and Belgium were starving and suffering shortages in 1916

British Reserves 1918
Young British reserve soldiers arrive on the Western Front and march past a huge crater created by enemy shells. Date: 1918

Reserves / Braila / Romania
Soldiers announce the calling out of reserves in Braila in connection with the peasants revolt of 1907. Date: 1907

Black River National Park a view from Macchabe trail to the West over Grand Gorges and towards the sea June Mauritius

Ferney Forest view from a footpath Rusa deer / Javan rusa feeding on slopes are visible in the centre June Forest and Wildlife reserve Valley de Ferney private sugar estate Bambou Mountains

A footpath and a bridge over a stream in Ferney Forest June Forest and Wildlife reserve Valley de Ferney private sugar estate Bambou Mountains South-East of Mauritius

Ile aux Aigrettes island coral West point nature reserve and a base for Mauritian Wildlife Foundation habitat restoration programme June Mahebourg Bay South-East of Mauritius

Rusa deer Javan rusa Sunda sambar herd feeds on a slope in Ferney Forest June Forest and Wildlife reserve Valley de Ferney private sugar estate Bambou Mountains South-East of Mauritius

A waterfall in Ferney Forest a view from a footpath June Forest and Wildlife reserve Valley de Ferney private sugar estate Bambou Mountains South-East of Mauritius

A footpath in Ferney Forest June Forest and Wildlife reserve Valley de Ferney private sugar estate -Bambou Mountains South-East of Mauritius

Valley de Ferney private sugar estate view from a footpath over Ferney Forest towards Mahebourg Bay with Ile Aux Egrettes island just visible in the centre June Forest

Naval reserves called up at the outbreak of World War I
Naval reforms inaugurated by Lord Fisher included the establishment of a Naval Reserve which could be added to the strength of the fleet whenever was necessary

British Reserves on the Western Front, WW1
Supporting British troops move up to join the attack, near Ginchy during the Battle of Morval, 25th - 28th September 1916, part of the Battle of the Somme

Cartoon, Polish view of German reservists, WW1
Cartoon depicting a satirical Polish view of the German reservist army (or Landsturm) with makeshift weapons including pitchforks during the First World War. Date: September 1914

Naval reservist on duty, Sidmouth beacon light, WW1
A fisherman who is a naval reservist on night duty under the Sidmouth beacon light in the early weeks of the First World War

Scottish fishermen of Naval Reserves, Portsmouth, WW1
Scottish fishermen belonging to the Naval Reserves, entering the barracks at Portsmouth in response to the call of duty on the outbreak of the First World War. Date: August 1914

Soldiers of German Landsturm leave Berlin, WW1
Soldiers of the German Landsturm (reserve army) leave Berlin by train during the early stages of the First World War. On arrival at their barracks they will be issued with weapons

German Reservists at London Consulate
At their Consulate in Bedford Place, London, German Reservists gather following the mobilisation order. Germany declared war on Russia on 1 August. Date: August 1914

French reservists at Verdun await orders - WWI
French reserve forces behind the front line at Verdun await their orders. Date: circa 1916

Top Sea Scout for 1975. This years winner of an award for the leading Sea Scout in the country was 19-year-old Romford (Essex) Venture Sea Scout, Leigh Brand

Silhouette of a Royal Naval Reserve Lieutenant

War Reserve policemen, London
A group of War Reserve policemen in London pose for their photograph during the Second World War. They are wearing tin helmets and striped armbands

Water Buck in Kruger National Park, South Africa
A Water Buck in Timbavati, Kruger National Park, South Africa. The Park is one of the largest game reserves in Africa, and contains around 5000 waterbuck, as well as many other wild animals

Water Buffalo in Kruger National Park, South Africa
Water Buffalo in Satara, Kruger National Park, South Africa. The Park is one of the largest game reserves in Africa, and contains around 27, 000 buffalo, as well as many other wild animals

Spotted Hyena in Kruger National Park, South Africa
A Spotted Hyena in Letaba, Kruger National Park, South Africa. The Park is one of the largest game reserves in Africa, and contains around 2000 spotted hyenas, as well as many other wild animals

French mobilisation WWI
French mobilisation using trains during World War I

French mobilisation
This picture, smuggled into London, show Marines on arrival in Brest to board their respective ships. French ships have been massing in Brest, a big naval base

Poster advertising South African game reserves
Poster advertising South Africa and its game reserves, showing an old engraving of an elephant compared with the real thing

British reserves leaving their trenches during an advance
A photograph of British reserves leaving their trenches on the morning of 25th September 1916 as part of the continued British offensive which had begun along the Western front in July that year

WW1 / 1915 / GERMAN HERO
The German hero wears golden armour, a sign that the army in the field is backed by ample financial reserves

Battle of Marengo
ITALIAN CAMPAIGN Napoleon halts the retreat at Marengo, where Desaix reserves turn seeming defeat into a French victory

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