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Soldiers released by the War Office for land 1917Helping to feed the nation: Convalescents ploughing hospital ground; a farm party. Upper photograph, shows convalescent soldiers at a hospital in one of the home countries
Belgian troops with dog-team 1916Belgian campaign in August and September 1916 of World War One, saw Belgian troops using big sturdy dogs to pull artillery carts, they stood fire well, besides being readily tractable
A Really Welcome Economy by Bruce BairnsfatherA Really Welcome Economy " One shell-less day a week wouldn t be a bad idea, would it Bert?" A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander Date: 1917
This Muddy War by Bruce BairnsfatherThis Muddy War " These ere staff cars do splash a lot, don t they Bill?" (No answer) A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander Date: 1917
Winter rations for British troops in the trenches 1917British commissariat methods: Army ration corps supplying hot food to the men in the trenches at the Battle of Arras on the Western Front in France; serving hot stew in bad weather often added very
Real Sympathy by Bruce BairnsfatherReal Sympathy " I wish you d get something for that cough o yours. Thats the second time you ve blown the blinkin candle out
Those Signals by Bruce BairnsfatherTwo soldiers sit in a damaged attic, in this Bruce Bairnsfather cartoon. One spots a set of signal lights, but the other is simply not having any of it. Date: 1916
The Imminent, Deadly Breach by Bruce BairnsfatherThe Imminent, Deadly Breach " Mind you don t fall through the seat of yer trousers, Arry!" A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, in The Bystander Date: 1916
Advert for Manfield service boots 1916Manfield & Sons, unlimited choice. Everything the soldier needs is at Manfield s. The choice is practically unlimited, but th name is also known to stand fro individual character
Omar the Optimist by Bruce BairnsfatherOmar the Optimist " Here with a loaf of bread beneath the row, A muttered curse, but ne er a whine, and thou- Beside me, singing in the wilderness
A Clever Ruse by Heath RobinsonTwo cunning German officers bamboozle a British sentry by disguising themselves as humble farming folk, while their cannon is a very convincing bull. Date: 1915
Cooking food for army in the field WWIVarious types of ovens and kitchens, from brick and clay ovens, parallel kitchen, broad arrow kitchen, aldershot ovens and internally heated oven burrowed into the side of a bank. Date: 1915
Captain Leslie Cheape, polo playerCaptain Leslie St. Clair Cheape (1882-1916), British soldier and polo player dubbed, Englands greatest polo player. He played for England in the Westchester Cup three times in 1911, 1913 and 1914
British armies launched gigantic attacks on Somme 1916On 16 July 1916, after an intensive bombardment, the British armies launched a series of gigantic attacks on the Somme, which persisted until November
Our Adaptable Armies by BairnsfatherOur Adaptable Armies Private Jones (late " Zogitoff" the comedy wire artist) appreciably reduces the quantity of HATE per yard of frontage
The Soldiers Dream by B BairnsfatherA cartoon exploring the dreams of World War I infantry. This particular soldier will be rather disappointed upon waking. 1915
Another Maxim Maxim by B BairnsfatherA cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather, with a German soldier dozing happily against a machine gun, surrounded by bullets and wine bottles. Date: 1915
A. D. 19 (?) by B BairnsfatherA cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather, suggesting that the war is likely to last far longer that the optimists were suggesting at the time. Date: 1915
Captain Arthur Eliot, 1917Captain Arthur Eliot, co-author with Captain Bruce Bairnsfather of the play, The Better Ole, based on Bairnsfathers Old Bill cartoons in The Bystander and staged at the Oxford Theatre
No Possible Doubt Whatsoever by B BairnsfatherA cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather, showing a sentry and an encumbered soldier meeting in the night. Clearly, the soldier with the huge pack is not in the mood for it right now, thank you very much
There goes our Blinking Parapet again by B BairnsfatherIn this cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather, a mortar strike obliterates a hefty part of the trench living area, while the cynical soldiers sit by, looking fairly apathetic to the whole experience
Shortage of ammunitions 1916During the early months of World War One the British force suffered greatly through shortage of ammunitions. A tremendous drive by Mr
Captain Leslie CheapeCaptain Leslie St. Clair Cheape (1882-1916), British soldier and polo player dubbed, Englands greatest polo player. He played for England in the Westchester Cup three times in 1911, 1913 and 1914
Birds Custard advertisement, WW1An advertisement for Birds custard featuring a little soldier, marching off to war with a box of powder on his back. Date: 1916
The Professional Touch by BairnsfatherThe Professional Touch " Chuck us out that bag o bombs, mate; its under your ead" A cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander Date: 1916
A Matter of Moment by BairnsfatherA Matter of Moment " What was that, Bill?" " Trench mortar" " Ours or theirs?" A cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander, featuring his popular characters
S. O. S. by BairnsfatherS.O.S. The Hard Lines of Communication A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, in which two soldiers under heavy bombardment talk over the trench communication line
Situation Shortly Vacant by Bruce BairnsfatherIn this Bruce Bairnsfather cartoon, a gormless soldier peers from the house hes held up in into a recently made crater. It would appear that he doesn t see the second mortar. Date: 1916
Start an Offensive on Ones Own by BairnsfatherHumours from the Front - No 33 When One Would Like to Start an Offensive on Ones Own Recipe for feeling like this - Bully, biscuits, no coke
The Same Old Moon by Bruce BairnsfatherA cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather, with one panel a traditional romantic idea, and the other a cynical subversion of it, brought on by the lethality of trench warfare. Date: 1915
Advert for Saxone service boot 1916Try on Saxone regulation boots. They are tried and tested British-made boots of sound materials made to stand the hardest wear, yet confortable in the extreme. 1916
British Army in Mesopotamia, protection from insects, WW1A British officer serving in Mesopotamia finds a solution to the fly problem while writing a letter. Date: 1916
Lieutenant E. G. Loudoun-Shand, rugby international, WW1Eric Gordon Loudoun-Shand MC TD MA (born Eric Gordon Shand on 31st Mar 1893) was a Rugby Union international who played for Scotland
Lt. -Col. Edgar R. Mobbs, 7th Bn. Northants Reg. Rugby InternLieutenant Colonel Edgar R. Mobbs, D.S.O. Edgar Roberts Mobbs DSO (1882 - 1917) was an English rugby union footballer who played for and captained Northampton R.F.C. and England
Major H. H. Ranjitsinhji Jamsaheb of Nawanagar, WW1Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji (1872 1933) Indian prince and Test cricketer who played for the Sussex English cricket team. Pictured on the front cover of the Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News in
The enemy trying their tommy - scalders by W H RobinsonHumorous illustration showing more treacherous German ideas for making life difficult for British troops. Soldiers in the trenches are being scalded by Germans sending boiling hot water in kettles by
Lt. R. Gerard Garvin, South Lancashire Regiment, WW1Lieutenant Roland Gerard Garvin (1895 - 1916), known as Ged to his family, of the 7th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment
Halting a mule, WW1A soldier has difficult trying to bring an unruly mule to a halt at an Army Remount Depot, as a mule has no " mouth" in the same way a horse responds to a bridle). Date: 1916
Water-bottle rotary by W H RobinsonWater-bottle rotary for warming the legs of scottish soldiers after a night in the trenches. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans
Advert for Alan Hebert & Greening trench boots 1916The A.H.G trench boot proved the best. Built on the principle of the ski-boot by Norwegian bootmakers in our own London workshops, this boot represents the most perfect form of trench wear. 1916
British soldier cooks dinner on a brazier in trenchSomewhere in France, a British soldier cooks his dinner on a brazier in the trenches while his comrades keep a look out. Date: 1915
Captain Arthur Martin-Leake V. CLieutenant Colonel Arthur Martin-Leake, VC and Bar, VD, FRCS (4 April 1874 22 June 1953), English double recipient of the Victoria Cross
British soldier working on the land, WW1A British soldier driving a plough during the First World War. Owing to the lateness of the years sowing in 1916, due to bad weather and shortage of labour
Entertainment at the Front, WW1A view from the stage of one of the makeshift theatres rigged up in a barn near the French lines for the entertainment of troops
The secret of the German offensive 1918This diagram shows several types of grenades the Germans were using during World War One, Besozzi grenade which had a 5 seconds time fuse, Pear-shaped grenade
British range-finder 1918This diagram explains the usual Britsih method of producing a range chart. It depicts an imaginary landscape behind safe lines under survey prepartory to the possible contingency of an enermy
Hon. Rajah Sir Mohamed Ali Mohamed, WW1Hon. Rajah Sir Mohamed Ali Mohamed, in charge of distribution in India of the Muslim Soldiers Widows and Orphans Fund, also supported by Lord Headley and Mr Leopold de Rothschild. Date: 1916
Beechams Pills advertisement, WW1Advertisement for Beechams Pills from 1916 featuring the outlined silhouette of a British soldiers who states there are two good things in these days of trial - bullets for the boches
