Reservists Collection

Our ?Little Contemptibles?, 1914.Oil on canvas by William Barns Wollen (1857-1936), 1918 (c); exhibited at the Royal Academy 1918 (No 260).Composed of regular soldiers and reservists

HMAS Yarra - River-Class Torpedo Destroyer
Royal Australian Navy - HMAS Yarra / HMS Yarra, a River-Class Torpedo Destroyer, making way at speed, on the River Clyde during manufacturers trials in 1910. Yarra was built by William Denny & Bros

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

French reservists marching through Paris, September 1939
French reservists marching through Vincennes, Paris in early September 1939, following the outbreak of war. The Sphere describes Vincennes as the famous fortress district of Paris due to its fortress

WWII Post Office reservists, September 1939
Post office reservists of the Royal Corps of Signals arriving in London to augment the telephone and communications staff in government offices in the early days of the Second World War. Date: 1939

Exodus of Germans at Liverpool Street Station, WW1
Off to the Front: Exodus of Germans at Liverpool Street Station on the August bank holiday evening, at the start of the First World War

German reservists arrested at Folkestone, August 1914, WW1
German reservists marching under armed guard after being arrested at Folkestone when they were about to embark for Flushing

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

Serbian reservists at the beginning of World War I
While the bombardment by the Austrians of the Serbian capital, Belgrade, was proceeding, Serbia rapidly called on her reservists

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

Austrian Reservists
At the Austro-Hungarian Consulate in London, Austrian Reservists answer the call to arms following the outbreak of war Date: August 1914

Imperial Palace Berlin
On the brink of war. The scene at the Imperial Palace, Berlin on the evening of 31 July 1914, as Kaiser Wilhelm II addresses the gathered crowd from a balcony

Mobilisation of German Reservists
Following the declaration of war on Russia on 1 August, German Reservists respond to the mobilisation call and board a train to take them to the war zone. Date: August 1914

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

The Armageddon reservists leaving London, WW1, Matania
" The Armageddon Reservists Leaving London" This picture by Fortunino Matania shows German reservists leaving London from Victoria station

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

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

German reserve troops WWI
Called up reservists in Berlin, Germany during World War I

German training in New Guinea WWI
Native troops being trained by German reservists in New Guinea 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

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