Soldiers Collection (page 100)

The Cast of the Better Ole - Bruce Bairnsfather play, WW1
Arthur Bourchier (centre) and cast pose in costume at the time they were playing in The Better Ole at the Oxford Theatre, London which was based on the cartoons of Bruce Bairnsfather published in The

Graphic cover - Lighting the Menin Road
Lighting our lads to victory - front cover of the Graphic featuring a British soldier putting in place a front-line lamp used for guiding infantry in the Battle of Menin Road. Date: 1917

German prisoners line up to be vaccinated, WW1
Captured German soldiers during the Battle of Menin Road wait by a tent to be vaccinated Date: 1917

British soldiers washing at a rest camp
Washing off the mud of Flanders - our Tommies tubbing in a rest camp. British soldiers coming out of the front line, immediately take advantage of a line of tin baths arranged for them at a rest

Indian troops during World War I
Various Indian sepoys, officers and lancers who fought with the British army during World War I. Date: 1914

India on active service during World War I
Various Indian groups and individuals all fighting with the British army during World War I. Date: 1914

A Serbian soldier invoking his saints before going to war
A Serbian (Servian) soldier confesses his sins, prays to his saints and leaves a candle burning before the sacred ikon before going to battle during the first week of the Great War. Date: 1914

British Military Poster, WW1
Back Him Up. Buy War Bonds. Poster after artist Frank Brangwyn, 1917 (c). British soldier bayonetting a German. Date: 1917

Daddy, what did You do in the Great War? British Military Recruitment Poster, WW1
Recruitment poster, Daddy, what did You do in the Great War? Colour lithograph, after Savile Lumley, published by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, Poster No 79

Hatfield House as a military hospital
Soldiers rest on Elizabeths Seat beneath an historic relief showing Queen Elizabeth, at Hatfield House, Hertfordshire. The ancestral home of the Cecil family had been converted into a military

Making mittens from socks, WW1
Instructions on how to make mittens from old socks and stockings for soldiers at the front. The idea was devised by Dr George C

Knitting humour, WW1
The Sentimentalist (who has received socks from England). " She loves me; she loves me not. A British soldier, on receiving a pair of badly made socks from a sweetheart in England proceeds to

The Eagle hut disturbance, 1919
Soldiers, sailors and civilians retiring from Bow Street police station following a riot where a crowd of around 1000 had protested at the arrest of two American soldiers

Soldiers marching along, Commercial Rd, London, WW1
A large crowd welcoming the Eastern Column at the corner of Commercial Road, London marching in full uniform during the early months of the First World War. Date: 1914

New recruits setting off for training camp, WW1
Volunteers for Kitcheners Army, all dressed in civilian clothing, pictured marching in formation on their way to the railway station

Interior of a YMCA hut in London
The interior of a YMCA hut in London, full to the brim with sleeping soldiers. Some of the lucky ones have beds, others have secured a chair while many sleep on the floor

Woman driver transports soldiers to accommodation in London
A female driver patrolling the streets of London, on the look-out for soldiers or sailors on leave in the capital who may not have anywhere to stay for the evening

Back of postcard written by American soldier in London, WW1
The back of a postcard, sent by an American soldier staying in London in January 1919, shortly after the Armistice. The front of the postcard (see picture number 10794219)

Blitz in London -- bomb disposal at Charing Cross
Blitz in London -- soldiers using a trolley to remove a land mine on Hungerford Railway Bridge, Charing Cross, on 17 April 1941. Date: 1941

Opening of Kingsway and Aldwych, London, by King Edward VII, on 18 October 1905, with an archway provided by the London Fire Brigade

German soldiers ready to through hand grenade
German soldiers looking through loopholes behind their trenches, waiting for the right moment to through their hand-grenades. Date: 1917

A soldier asks for directions, London, WW1
A British Tommy, returned on leave from the trenches, asks a police officer for directions in London. Another soldier, on crutches, stands nearby. Date: 1914

The Leave Train, WW1
Troops arriving (or possibly departing) at an unidentified London rail station during the First World War. Numerous women and family members stand on the platform bidding farewell

British troops arrive from the trenches at Waterloo Station
Troops just arrived at Waterloo Station from the trenches buying tickets at the booking office for travel to their suburban homes. A typical scene at London train stations during the First World War

Germans routed by Highlanders in offensive near Ypres, 1917
Infantry soldiers of the Highland regiments involved in an offensive against a strong German position, consisting of a ruined brick factory heavily armed with machine guns

Map of YMCA shelters around London during WW1
A map showing the various YMCA huts available for soldiers and sailors in the capital on leave during the First World War, though The Graphic magazine, who published this picture

Its coming! Gas attack 1917
The alert has just been given, by means of a shell-going that a German gas wave has been let loose, and is approaching the trenches

The new army at drill in Hyde Park at the start of WWI
In the six weeks between 4th August and 15th September 1914, over 501, 000 recruits were enlisted into the British Army. The training was essentially practical

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

Tatler cover - George V at Independence Day baseball match
Front cover of The Tatler magazine featuring King George V, accompanied by Admiral Sims, shaking hands with Captain Mims, the US Army Baseball Captain

Parade of Old Contemptibles, St Pauls, London, WW2
Parade of Old Contemptibles outside St Pauls Cathedral, London, on 11 May 1941, with a distant fire resulting from bombing during the Blitz

Christmas shopping on the Western Front 1916
British soldiers buying geese in a French market. 1916

Departure of mail to British Soldiers
The regular despatch of soldierss letters and parcels throughout World War One. Several million letters and cards are sent weekly to different fronts

Church Army Recreation Huts advertisement, 1918
Advertisement in The Tatler appealing for funds to provide more Church Army Recreation Huts. The Church Army providing hundreds of huts

A Khaki Lincoln - the Jockey Club justified to carry on
Army officers in the paddock at Lincoln, watching the parade before the big race in March 1915. The salient feature of the racing at Lincoln last week was the prevalence of khaki both in

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

Mrs Lawrence & Mrs Mason carbonising garments for troops, WW1
Mrs Lawrence and Mrs Barry Mason, pictured in workrooms where military garments were carbonised, in order to give protection from vermin

Prominent personalities serving in Gallipoli, WW1
Notable members of society serving in the Dardanelles. Top left is the Marquis of Tullibardine, eldest son and heir of the Duke of Atholl (later the 8th Duke of Atholl 1871-1942)

Willys Overland car advertisement, 1917
Advertisement for the Overland car, the ideal motor for national service. Date: 1917

A Distinguished Visitor by Will Owen
Sentry: Who goes there? His Reverence: Army chaplain Sentry: Pass, Charlie Chaplin A case of mistaken identity in an army camp

Two famous jockeys in khaki - Frank Wooton & G. Duller
Two famous jockeys in uniform - Frank Wootton (1894-1940) and G. Duller, serving with the motor transport division during the First World War. 1915

H. G. Wells and his war game, WW1
H.G.Wells playing Little Wars. His book of the same name, published in 1913, described a set of rules for playing with toy soldiers

Lloyd Georges sons as soldiers, WW1
Son of the future Prime Minister, David Lloyd George in camp. Seated is Captain Richard Lloyd George, adjutant of the 19th Battalion, Welsh Regiment, and standing is Lieutenant Gwilyon Lloyd George

Our Growing Army by H. M. Bateman
Our Growing Army - No, not the LIGHT infantry. A humorous cartoon showing a group of portly soldiers by H. M. Bateman. Date: 1915

Westminster Fusiliers mobilised at the start of WWI
Westminster Fusiliers, at the outbreak of World War I, waiting for their troop train in Waterloo Station, London. Date: 1914

Tatler cover - Soldier at Gallipoli with grave
A moving front cover of The Tatler magazine featuring the silhouette of a soldier at Gallipoli visiting the grave of a fallen comrade who had gone west. Date: 1915

British sentries at railway tunnels at the start of WWI
Once Germany had declared war on Russia, war with France was certain to follow, with the possibility that Great Britain could be forced into the conflict too

Mobilisation in France at the start of World War I
Crowds line the streets to wave goodbye to their countrymen as they set off to war. General mobilisation in France began once Germany had declared war on Russia, on the 1st August 1914. Date: 1914

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