Salutes Collection

Britains New Navy in Training - HMS Raleigh. circa 1930s

Queen Elizabeth II salutes
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh salute at the gates of Buckingham Palace, at the close of the Trooping of the Colour ceremony. 1953

The Queen salutes on horseback
The Queen salutes whilst taking part in the Birthday Parade at Buckingham Palace after the ceremonial Trooping of the Colour. She wears the uniform of the Grenadier Guards. Date: 1956

Wounded Red Cross Dog
A French soldier salutes a war hero - a Red Cross dog wounded in action

WW1 - USA Saving Humanity by joining the war. Date: 1918

Salutes Assorted by Alfred Leete
Humorous caricatures of various Army types showing the assorted styles of salutes used. Date: 1918

WW2 Paris Liberation - Eisenhower - Tomb of Unknown Soldier
WW2 - Paris Liberation - General Dwight D Eisenhower at the Tomb of Unknown Soldier, Arch de Triomphe, Paris, France. Date: 1945

Queen Elizabeth II - Attending the Trooping of the Colour - Taking the Salute at Horseguards Parade. Date: circa 1954

The old salt salutes. Illustration shows Neptune, the Roman god of the sea, saluting a Japanese admiral on a gunboat, in the background are the ruins of a Russian naval fleet. Date 1904 March 2

WW1 Allegory - The Allies greet the arriving Italian Soldier
Viva L Italia ! - WW1 Allegory - The Allies greet the arriving Italian Soldier - " Banded together to face the foe." Date: circa 1916

Hyde Park Riders
A gentleman rider salutes a lady rider in Rotten Row

WW2 - Fascist Italian Propaganda - Young Patriot saluting
WW2 - Fascist Italian Propaganda Postcard - Young Patriot saluting " Passing the F; ags". Date: circa 1941

WW1 - Female US Soldier saluting. Date: circa 1917

Duke, Duchess of York, Princess Elizabeth - Royal Tournament
Albert, Duke of York (1895-1952), Elizabeth, Duchess of York (1900-2002) and Princess Elizabeth arrive for the Royal Tournament at Olympia, London

Russia - Tsar Nicholas II aboard L'Etendard, in Finland
Tsar Nicholas II, aboard L'Etendard, in the Fjords, Finland, tasting the sailors food. Date: circa 1910

Journey of the King and Queen of Spain to Galicia (August 9, 1881). Galicia, La Coruna province, Ferrol. The corvette Tornado, leading to King Alfonso XII and Queen Maria Cristina

WW2 - After announcing the Victory, General de Gaulle is acclaimed by the crowd and salutes the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Date: 1945

The Unknown British Warrior begins his homeward journey from France to be buried in Westminster Abbey. General Foch salutes the coffin in Boulogne. November 1920 Date: 1920

Preparations for Crimean War, The Baltic Fleet - HMS Miranda
Naval preparations for the Crimean War, The Baltic Fleet under Sir Charles Napier - The steam-sloop HMS Miranda, pictured saluting Kronberg Castle, Helsingor (Elsinore, Elsineur), Denmark. Date: 1854

America - Citizen Genet French Revolutionary Ambassador
Edmond-Charles GenÛ┤áAKA Citizen Genet French Revolutionary Ambassador Feted In Washington. Date: 1793

America - George Washington and Baron von Steuben
George Washington and Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben walk past the Continental Army Camp at Valley Forge Date: 1776

Pets brought home by men of HMS Thetis from St Helena - the monkey Jack salutes from the capstan. Date: 1901

Nepean Point and Parliament Library, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Nepean Point, with the Parliament Library in the distance on the right, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. From this point royal salutes are fired, hence the line of cannons. Date: circa 1910

Officers and Men of the R. A. F. Station at Abingdon, one of the main airfields of
Officers and Men of the R.A.F. Station at Abingdon, one of the main airfields of Transport Command, march past the Mayor of the Borough who is taking the salute

Germany - Our Submarine Boy - Patriotic postcard, end of WW1 era. Date: 1918

Preparations for Crimean War, The Baltic Fleet - HMS Miranda
Naval preparations for the Crimean War, The Baltic Fleet under Sir Charles Napier - The steam-sloop HMS Miranda, pictured saluting Kronberg Castle, Helsingor (Elsinore, Elsineur), Denmark. Date: 1854

WW2 - HM King George VI visits the BEF, December 1939
WW2 - HM King George VI saluting French soldiers just prior to departure back to England following his first visit to the BEF (British Expeditionary Force) in France, December 1939. Date: 1939

The Duchess of Dantzic book and lyrics by Henry Hamilton. George Dances Co. touring to Opera House, Northampton on 5th November 1906?. The most Gorgeous Production ever seen on the Stage

Cigarette a Child of the Army by Barry Montour. The lyrics are by E. Warham St. Leger, with music by J. Haydn Parry (1864 - 1894)

Young Australian Army cadet saluting, photographed in Chelsea, London. Note the distinctive shape of the hat. Date: circa 1910

HMS Marlborough - Arrival of the First Lord of the Admiralty, Leo Amery (in the position between 1922-24). HMS Marlborough was an Iron Duke-class battleship of the British Royal Navy

HMS Marlborough - Arrival of Commander-in-Chief of Med Fleet
HMS Marlborough - Arrival of the Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet. HMS Marlborough was an Iron Duke-class battleship of the British Royal Navy, named in honour of John Churchill

Organ Grinder (Petherick
London characters: the ORGAN GRINDER and his monkey come from Italy, and the songs he sings in our fog-grey streets are warm with nostalgia for their sunny homeland

The Scarlet Patrol by Owen Trevine and St J Hamond
Promotional postcard for The Scarlet Patrol by Owen Trevine and St. J. Hamond. First produced Royal County Theatre, Kingston-On- Thames, 26th August and Fulham Theatre, 16th September 1907

King George V inspecting Ole Bill - Buckingham Palace
King George V inspecting Ole Bill (driven by James Melton and filled with war veterans) an LCC bus requisitioned by the War Department which saw service throughout the whole of WW1 - Buckingham

King Edward VIII on horseback - saluting - with brothers
King Edward VIII (1894-1972) on horseback - taking a salute - riding with (from left) his brothers HRH Prince Albert, Duke of York (1895-1952), HRH Prince Henry

King Edward VIII on horseback - taking a salute
King Edward VIII (1894-1972) on horseback - taking a salute. Date: 1936

The King salutes sons regiment outside Buckingham Palace
The Grenadier Guards, of which the Prince of Wales was lieutenant, receiving the salute of the King as they march past Buckingham Palace. 1914

Sir John French arriving at the Ministry of War, Paris
Field Marshal Sir John French(1852-1925), commander of the British army in France, arriving at the Ministry of War, Paris, shortly after war was declared in August 1914

41-gun salutes, celebrating the birth of Prince Charles
A symbol of rejoicing: the 41-gun salutes fired at the Tower of London for the new prince, born to Princess Elizabeth on the 14th November 1948. Date: 1948

Royal Volunteer Review, Edinburgh - King Edward VII
Souvenir postcard of the Royal Volunteer Review, held at Edinburgh, Scotland on 18th September 1905 - prominent inset portrait of King Edward VII (1841-1910)

WW2 - Free French Troops in Africa salute the flag, aided by five buglers. Date: circa 1943

Buy War Bonds and Stamps - USA - WW2
Patriotic Postcard from Alantic Cuty ( proud to become a part of the US Army Air Force ) encouraging the American populace to purchase War bonds

WW2 - Paris Liberation - Generals at Tomb of Unknown soldier
WW2 - Liberation of Paris - General Bradley and General Koenig at the Tomb of the Unknown soldier. Date: 1945

A well-known City of London Policeman Date: 1890

Brazzaville, Congo - arrival of French General de Gaulle
Brazzaville, Congo - the arrival of French General Charles de Gaulle at this former French Colony on 24th October 1940. Date: 1940

WWI - King George receives a greeting from the troops
WWI - King George V, whilst visting the front, receives a greeting from the troops and returns their cheers with a salute. Date: circa 1916

Samoa - Hoisting the Union flag - World War One
Samoa - Hoisting the Union flag - 30th August, 1914. At the outbreak of World War One, New Zealand troops landed on Upolu unopposed on 29th August 1914 and seized control from the German authorities

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