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Background imageSentry Collection: Tomb of the Unknown Warrior, 1920

Tomb of the Unknown Warrior, 1920
Four sentries stand with heads bowed at the grave of the unknown soldier following the ceremony in Westminster Abbey on Armistice Day, 11 November 1920. 1920

Background imageSentry Collection: Coldstream Guards on a Christmas and New Year card

Coldstream Guards on a Christmas and New Year card, changing sentry duty in the snow. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageSentry Collection: Eternal Flame at Battle of Stalingrad Memorial

Eternal Flame at Battle of Stalingrad Memorial
Russia, Volgograd (Zaryzin, Stalingrad). Battle of Stalingrad Memorial at Mamajev Kurgan Hill. The Memorial Hall of Honour with the Eternal Flame. Date: 2010

Background imageSentry Collection: Bruce Bairnsfather cartoon, No possible doubt whatever

Bruce Bairnsfather cartoon, No possible doubt whatever
Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1 cartoon, No possible doubt whatever, published in the Bystander, 1916. Date: 1916

Background imageSentry Collection: Military / Sentry Relieved

Military / Sentry Relieved
A sentry being relieved (Coldstream Guards)

Background imageSentry Collection: British Sentry keeping watch on Nijmegen Bridge; Second Worl

British Sentry keeping watch on Nijmegen Bridge; Second Worl
Photograph showing aan Irish Guardsman keeping watch on the Bridge at Nijmegen, September 1944

Background imageSentry Collection: Sentry plant or American aloe, Agave americana

Sentry plant or American aloe, Agave americana
Sentry plant, century plant, maguey or American aloe, Agave americana, Agave. Handcoloured steel engraving by Pierre after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A

Background imageSentry Collection: Armoured bayonet curler by W H Robinson

Armoured bayonet curler by W H Robinson
For rendering useless the sentrys arme blanche. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans 1915

Background imageSentry Collection: Cheeky American Military postcard

Cheeky American Military postcard
A GI uses his position to his advantage, stopping and searching a pretty young girl who he accuses of being a spy! I think he has just spied something else however... Date: 1941

Background imageSentry Collection: Very Well Meant by H. M. Bateman

Very Well Meant by H. M. Bateman
A well-meaning tourist offers a carrot to the horse of a Guard standing in its traditional sentry post in Whitehall, London, much to the horses astonishment. Not the done thing

Background imageSentry Collection: Royal Horse Guard

Royal Horse Guard
A horse guard at Whitehall, central London, England

Background imageSentry Collection: School Sentry 1914

School Sentry 1914
A member of the Artists Rifles (Territorial Army Regiment) on sentry duty at the entrance to Lancing Street L.C.C. School at Kings Cross, London, in the first week of war. Date: 5 August 1914

Background imageSentry Collection: Soldier at Lenins Tomb

Soldier at Lenins Tomb
A Russian sentry on guard duty near Lenins tomb in the snow- covered Red Square, Moscow

Background imageSentry Collection: Major Richardson's Sentry and Ambulance Dogs, Earl's Court

Major Richardson's Sentry and Ambulance Dogs, Earl's Court
Major Richardson's Sentry and Ambulance Dogs - Imperial Services Exhibition, Earl's Court, London

Background imageSentry Collection: The Princess Irene Fusiliers Guards Regiment

The Princess Irene Fusiliers Guards Regiment (Garderegiment Fuseliers Prinses Irene) - a regiment of the Royal Netherlands Army, named after Princess Irene, the Granddaughter of Queen Wilhelmina

Background imageSentry Collection: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - Changing the Guard at Rideau Hall

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - Changing the Guard at Rideau Hall
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - Changing of the Guard at Rideau Hall. Date: circa 1970s

Background imageSentry Collection: Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). Surrender of

Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). Surrender of the Plevna army. The Turkish army was being defeated by the Russians. The seventy-seven cannons taken from the Turks on the Plevna plain by the Sofia road

Background imageSentry Collection: Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). Turkish troop post

Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). Turkish troop post on the Danube shores. Engraving by Charles Baude. La Guerra de Oriente (The Russo-Turkish War). Volume II. 1877

Background imageSentry Collection: Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). Russian soldiers

Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). Russian soldiers
Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). On 24 April 1877 Russia declared war on the Ottoman Empire and its troops crossed Romanian territory. Russian soldiers post on the left bank of the Danube

Background imageSentry Collection: Lifeguard sentry, Horse Guards, Whitehall, London

Lifeguard sentry, Horse Guards, Whitehall, London. Date: 1950s

Background imageSentry Collection: The skeleton of Death comes for a guard

The skeleton of Death comes for a guard. Death in a tricorn and boots with rapier grabs the soldier's belt and musket. The sentry in 18th century German military uniform looks surprised

Background imageSentry Collection: Spain, Galicia, Ourense province, Castro Caldelas

Spain, Galicia, Ourense province, Castro Caldelas. Castro Caldelas Castle. Galician noble fortress with medieval origin

Background imageSentry Collection: Egyptian conflict with the British, 1882. Egypt. Alexandria

Egyptian conflict with the British, 1882. Egypt. Alexandria. Egyptian battery of Krupp cannons at Mecks Fort. Engraving by Rico. Detail. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1882

Background imageSentry Collection: Egyptian conflict with the British, 1882. Egypt. Alexandria

Egyptian conflict with the British, 1882. Egypt. Alexandria. Egyptian battery of Krupp cannons at Mecks Fort. Engraving by Rico. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1882

Background imageSentry Collection: Portugal. Lisbon. Belem Tower (Tower of Belem). 16th century

Portugal. Lisbon. Belem Tower (Tower of Belem). 16th century
Portugal. Lisbon. Belem Tower (Tower of Belem). Built between 1515 and 1519 by Francisco de Arruda (d.1547). Manueline style. Declared UNESCO World Heritage Site. Architectural detail

Background imageSentry Collection: Portugal. Lisbon. Belem Tower (Tower of Belem). 16th century

Portugal. Lisbon. Belem Tower (Tower of Belem). 16th century
Portugal. Lisbon. Belem Tower (Tower of Belem). Built between 1515 and 1519 by Francisco de Arruda (d.1547). Manueline style. Declared UNESCO World Heritage Site. Architectural detail

Background imageSentry Collection: Portugal. Lisbon. Belem Tower (Tower of Belem). 16th century

Portugal. Lisbon. Belem Tower (Tower of Belem). 16th century
Portugal. Lisbon. Belem Tower (Tower of Belem). Built between 1515 and 1519 by Francisco de Arruda (d.1547). Manueline style. Declared UNESCO World Heritage Site. Architectural detail

Background imageSentry Collection: Portugal. Lisbon. Belem Tower (Tower of Belem). 16th century

Portugal. Lisbon. Belem Tower (Tower of Belem). 16th century
Portugal. Lisbon. Belem Tower (Tower of Belem). Built between 1515 and 1519 by Francisco de Arruda (d.1547). Manueline style. Declared UNESCO World Heritage Site. Architectural detail

Background imageSentry Collection: Spain, Extremadura, Valencia de Alcantara

Spain, Extremadura, Valencia de Alcantara
Spain, Extremadura, province of Caceres, Valencia de Alcantara. View of the castle, which dates from the 13th century with an initial layout of Arab origin

Background imageSentry Collection: Royal Horse Guard Sentries - Life Guards, Horseguards Parade, Whitehall, London Date

Royal Horse Guard Sentries - Life Guards, Horseguards Parade, Whitehall, London Date: 1943

Background imageSentry Collection: Bystander cover - Bruce Bairnsfather, Armistice Day

Bystander cover - Bruce Bairnsfather, Armistice Day
Front cover of The Bystander illustrated by the magazines most famous cartoonist, Captain Bruce Bairnsfather

Background imageSentry Collection: Common water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes

Common water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes. Chromolithograph from an illustration by Desire Bois from Edward Steps Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse, Frederick Warne, London, 1896

Background imageSentry Collection: Royal Horseguards Sentry, Whitehall

Royal Horseguards Sentry, Whitehall Date: 1960s

Background imageSentry Collection: Training dogs in the trenches, WW1

Training dogs in the trenches, WW1
Training war dogs

Background imageSentry Collection: British and French sentries guarding a railway line - WW0

British and French sentries guarding a railway line - WW0
British and French sentries guarding a railway line during WW1

Background imageSentry Collection: Coldstream Guard sentry at Windsor Castle, Berkshire

Coldstream Guard sentry at Windsor Castle, Berkshire - Painted by artist Charles Howard for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageSentry Collection: The 24th South Wales Borderers by Walter Richards

The 24th South Wales Borderers by Walter Richards
Her Majesty's Army by Walter Richards, The 24th South Wales Borderers Date: 1888

Background imageSentry Collection: British sentry and children

British sentry and children Date: 1900

Background imageSentry Collection: Timucua Indian tribe

Timucua Indian tribe
History of the United States. 16th century French expedition. Florida. Timucua Indian tribe. Traditional architecture of the indigenous villages, with the installation of a defensive palisade

Background imageSentry Collection: Boeing E-3D Sentry AEW. 1

Boeing E-3D Sentry AEW. 1
Royal Air Force - Boeing E-3D Sentry AEW.1 ZH102 (msn 24110) Date: circa 2000

Background imageSentry Collection: Boeing E-3B Sentry 80-0137

Boeing E-3B Sentry 80-0137
United States Air Force (USAF) - Boeing E-3B Sentry 80-0137 (msn 22829/946) Date: circa 1990

Background imageSentry Collection: Spanish civil War (1936-1939). Supplement of

Spanish civil War (1936-1939). Supplement of the journal Ejercito Popular (Popular Army), edited by the Undersecretary of Propaganda of Barcelona

Background imageSentry Collection: FEDERAL SENTINEL

FEDERAL SENTINEL
A Federal sentry is shot by a Secessionist sniper : such methods of fighting were considered most ungentlemanly and contrary to accepted standards of military conduct. Date: 1861

Background imageSentry Collection: Boeing E-3D Sentry AEW. 1 ZH104

Boeing E-3D Sentry AEW. 1 ZH104
Royal Air Force - Boeing E-3D Sentry AEW.1 ZH104 (msn 24112) Date: circa 2000

Background imageSentry Collection: Alenia Aeronautica Sentry UAV

Alenia Aeronautica Sentry UAV, at the SBAC Farnborough Air Show on 24 July 2010. Date: 2010

Background imageSentry Collection: EADS - CASA HC-144A Ocean Sentry 2305

EADS - CASA HC-144A Ocean Sentry 2305
United States Coast Guard - EADS-CASA HC-144A Ocean Sentry 2305 Date: 2010

Background imageSentry Collection: Boeing E-3B Sentry 79-0001

Boeing E-3B Sentry 79-0001
United States Air Force - Boeing E-3B Sentry 79-0001 (MSN 21755-942), at to RAF Mildenhall, ca September-October 1997. Date: 1997

Background imageSentry Collection: Boeing E-3B Sentry 79-0002

Boeing E-3B Sentry 79-0002
United States Air Force - Boeing E-3B Sentry 79-0002 (MSN 21756/943), on approach to RAF Mildenhall, December 1997. Date: 1997

Background imageSentry Collection: Boeing E-3A Sentry LX-N90443

Boeing E-3A Sentry LX-N90443
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation - Boeing E-3A Sentry LX-N90443 (msn 22838, line number 947, ex 79-0443), of the NAEWF, at the Yeovilton International Air Day on 12 July 1996. Date: 1996

Background imageSentry Collection: Mounted Sentry (1st Life Guards) Whitehall

Mounted Sentry (1st Life Guards) Whitehall, London Pageantry by Charles Howard

Background imageSentry Collection: Comic postcard, Posting a letter in the wrong box Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Posting a letter in the wrong box Date: 20th century

Background imageSentry Collection: Comic postcard, Teddy bear soldier with bearskin, Alas, my poor brother

Comic postcard, Teddy bear soldier with bearskin, Alas, my poor brother! Date: 20th century

Background imageSentry Collection: Comic postcard, British soldier on sentry duty in the cold, WW1 Date: circa 1918

Comic postcard, British soldier on sentry duty in the cold, WW1 Date: circa 1918

Background imageSentry Collection: WW1 - German protection trenches

WW1 - German protection trenches and a Fishermans House. Date: 1916

Background imageSentry Collection: Dog soldier and two cats on a greetings card

Dog soldier and two cats on a greetings card with a tab pull. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageSentry Collection: German sentry WWII

German sentry WWII
German sentry on duty on the Channel coast in France during World War II Date: 1939-1945

Background imageSentry Collection: An American military camp, Camp Blatch at Hempstead Plains, New York

An American military camp, Camp Blatch at Hempstead Plains, New York. Here, a sentry blocks two enthusiastic lady admirers and their bicycles. Date: 1898

Background imageSentry Collection: Tea Caddy in the form of a sentry box

Tea Caddy in the form of a sentry box. Each of the four sides have an image of one of the Allied soldiers - England, Russia, France, Belgium plus flags on the lid. Commemorative Ware

Background imageSentry Collection: GERMAN SENTRY 1943

GERMAN SENTRY 1943
A German soldier on sentry duty Date: 1943

Background imageSentry Collection: Life Guards Sentry, Whitehall, London

Life Guards Sentry, Whitehall, London Date: 1960s

Background imageSentry Collection: Tourists and guardsman, Windsor

Tourists and guardsman, Windsor
Four mature lady Japanese tourists pose for a photograph beside an Irish Guard on sentry duty outside Windsor Castle, England. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1989

Background imageSentry Collection: Tourist and guardsman, Windsor

Tourist and guardsman, Windsor
A male Japanese tourist poses for a photograph beside a Welsh Guardsman in his sentry box outside Windsor Castle. First published The Daily Telegraph Date: 1989

Background imageSentry Collection: Guardsman at Windsor Castle, Berkshire

Guardsman at Windsor Castle, Berkshire. Date: circa 1980s

Background imageSentry Collection: Guard outside the entrance to Windsor Castle, Berkshire

Guard outside the entrance to Windsor Castle, Berkshire. Date: circa 1980s

Background imageSentry Collection: Wolves attack Russian soldiers during war with Japan

Wolves attack Russian soldiers during war with Japan
During the war with Japan, Russian sentries have another enemy to fight -- wolves ! Date: 1904

Background imageSentry Collection: Argostoli Prison, Kefalonia, Ionian Islands, Greece

Argostoli Prison, Kefalonia, Ionian Islands, Greece
Argostoli Prison on the island of Kefalonia, Ionian Islands, Greece. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSentry Collection: Before Sebastopol Nov 1854 - The Sentry

Before Sebastopol Nov 1854 - The Sentry
Before Sebastopol Nov 1854. The Sentry. Pen and ink and watercolour by Lt (later Col) Henry John Wilkinson (1829-1911), 1st Battalion, 9th (The East Norfolk) Regiment of Foot, 1854

Background imageSentry Collection: The Letters of Eve, from the Tatler 1916

The Letters of Eve, from the Tatler 1916
The Letters of Eve in the Tatler, being the correspondence of the Hon. Evelyn Fitzhenry with her friend, the Lady Betty Berkshire. First World War period. 1916

Background imageSentry Collection: National Railway strike of 1911

National Railway strike of 1911
Double page spread of scenes in London of siege conditions, the great strike threatening to bring the whole railway service of Britain to a standstill

Background imageSentry Collection: Fortress at Arusha, Tanzania, East Africa

Fortress at Arusha, Tanzania, East Africa
Fortress at Arusha, German East Africa (now Tanzania). Date: circa 1910

Background imageSentry Collection: British soldier standing sentry in a trench, WW1

British soldier standing sentry in a trench, WW1
A British soldier standing sentry in a trench on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Background imageSentry Collection: His Christmas Goose by Bruce Bairnsfather

His Christmas Goose by Bruce Bairnsfather
Illustration by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather showing a soldier on sentry duty looking hungrily at a goose, with the caption, You wait till I comes off dooty

Background imageSentry Collection: Palace of Prince George - Chania, Crete

Palace of Prince George - Chania, Crete. Although much of modern Greece had been independent since the 1820s, Crete remained in Ottoman hands

Background imageSentry Collection: German Christmas card with soldiers

German Christmas card with soldiers
A German Christmas postcard, depictng a jolly group of German soldiers sitting in a festive barracks building

Background imageSentry Collection: Life Guard - Dismounted Review Order

Life Guard - Dismounted Review Order
A Life Guard - Dismounted Review Order (as he would be for dismounted sentry duty). Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageSentry Collection: Guard / Buckingham Palace

Guard / Buckingham Palace
The entrance gateway to Buckingham Palace, London, showing one of the guardsmen on duty by the gates. These sentries are now stationed inside the courtyard

Background imageSentry Collection: A British sentry in Flanders, WW1

A British sentry in Flanders, WW1. 1914-1918

Background imageSentry Collection: Two soldiers on a stirrup-shaped New Year card

Two soldiers on a stirrup-shaped New Year card
Two soldiers, one of them on sentry duty, on a stirrup-shaped New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageSentry Collection: Greetings card in the shape of a sentry box with guard

Greetings card in the shape of a sentry box with guard
Greetings card in the shape of a sentry box with a guard standing in front. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageSentry Collection: Guardsman in a sentry box on a greetings card

Guardsman in a sentry box on a greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageSentry Collection: Princes house and sentry boxes, Tokyo, Japan, circa 1880s

Princes house and sentry boxes, Tokyo, Japan, circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageSentry Collection: Horseguards Parade, London - Cadiz Memorial

Horseguards Parade, London - Cadiz Memorial
Horseguards Parade

Background imageSentry Collection: Happy Families - Mr Thomas Atkins

Happy Families - Mr Thomas Atkins. circa 1940s

Background imageSentry Collection: Princess Charming by Arthur Wimperis and Lauri Wylie

Princess Charming by Arthur Wimperis and Lauri Wylie
Promotional postcard for Princess Charming adapted by Arthur Wimperis and Lauri Wylie from the Hungarian of Ferencz Martos; music Albert Szimal



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