Shoulder Gallery

Coloured shoulder patches of the Australian Corps

Souvenir of the Greatest War showing coloured shoulder patches of the Australian Corps. The design is laid out in the shape of the Australian Commonwealth Military Forces badge and includes the five Divisions, the Australian Light Horse and details of the ancilliary units. Also includes four small vignettes by Sergeant F. G. Gross, AIF. Published by J. Graham & Co., London, EC. English School

© David Cohen Fine Art/Mary Evans Picture Library

Prince George of Wales and the Edinburgh family

Prince George of Wales (1865-1936), later King George V (pictured centre) with his cousins, the children of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg. Seated is Princess Marie of Edinburgh, later Queen Marie of Romania, behind her Princess Victoria Melita ('Ducky') of Edinburgh, later Grand Duchess of Hesse and then Grand Princess Cyril of Russia, Princess Beatrice of Edinburgh is stood by Marie ('Baby Bea'), and to George's left shoulder is Princess Alexandra of Edinburgh, later of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. Seated to the right is Prince Alfred, the eldest and only son, who was to be the next Duke of Saxe-Coburg before his premature death in 1899. George hoped to marry Marie when she reached the right age, but the Russian Duchess of Edinburgh disapproved of a match between first cousins and his offer was refused

© Charlotte Zeepvat/ILN/Mary Evans Picture Library

Italian soldiers on the Isonzo Front

Italian soldiers charge and capture a position on the Isonzo Front, the scene of battles between the Austro-Hungarian and Italian armies between June 1915 and November 1917. The Italians are wearing specially designed breastplates and shoulder pieces which resemble the armour worn by ancient Roman soldiers. Date: 1917

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans