Solider Collection

Crowds welcome the Sirdar in Egypt
Crowds welcoming the Sirdar, Sir Reginald Wingate (1861-1953), into Egypt, active from 1899-1916. He was a British general

1943 Syria - boiling grapes to made Arak liqour Photograph by a British army recruitment officer stationed in East Africa and the Middle East during World War II

1843 - Syria - church of St Simeon Stylites near Aleppo
1843 - Syria - the church of St Simeon Stylites near Aleppo Photograph by a British army recruitment officer stationed in East Africa and the Middle East during World War II

1843 - Syria - Darkouch or Darkush on River Orontes
1843 - Syria - Darkouch or Darkush on the River Orontes Photograph by a British army recruitment officer stationed in East Africa and the Middle East during World War II

1843 - Syria - threshing grain with donkeys Photograph by a British army recruitment officer stationed in East Africa and the Middle East during World War II

1843 - Syria - children getting water from a well Photograph by a British army recruitment officer stationed in East Africa and the Middle East during World War II

1943 Middle East Lebanon - street scene Tripoli Photograph by a British army recruitment officer stationed in East Africa and the Middle East during World War II

1943 Lebanon Temple of Jupiter Baalbek Ba albek
1943 Middle East Lebanon - Temple of Jupiter at Baalbek Ba albek - threshing grain Photograph by a British army recruitment officer stationed in East Africa and the Middle East during World War II

1943 Middle East Syria refugees from Europe Taurus Express
1943 Middle East Syria - refugees from Europe on the Taurus Express train which travelled from Turkey Photograph by a British army recruitment officer stationed in East Africa

1943 Middle East Syria - scene at Aleppo view of the city Photograph by a British army recruitment officer stationed in East Africa and the Middle East during World War II

1943 Syria - Hama on the river Orontes Photograph by a British army recruitment officer stationed in East Africa and the Middle East during World War II

1943 Syria - man and boy suffering from Trachoma Photograph by a British army recruitment officer stationed in East Africa and the Middle East during World War II

1943 Syria village with traditional mud beehive houses
1943 Syria - Kafer or Kafr Halab - village with traditional mud beehive houses Photograph by a British army recruitment officer stationed in East Africa and the Middle East during World War II

1943 - Syria - making salt from sea water, coast at Tartus
1943 - Syria - making salt from sea water by evaporation on the coast at Tartus Photograph by a British army recruitment officer stationed in East Africa and the Middle East during World War II

1943 - camels in Syria Photograph by a British army recruitment officer stationed in East Africa and the Middle East during World War II

1943 Syria - British soldier cooking sand crabs Photograph by a British army recruitment officer stationed in East Africa and the Middle East during World War II

1943 - supply convoy close to Syria, Turkey border
1943 - supply convoy of aid inside Turkish territory - close to Syria, Turkey border Photograph by a British army recruitment officer stationed in East Africa and the Middle East during World War II

1943 Syria Kurds, Maidan Akbis, Meiden Ekbis, near Aleppo
1943 Syria - Kurds in Maidan Akbis or Meiden Ekbis, near Aleppo Photograph by a British army recruitment officer stationed in East Africa and the Middle East during World War II

1943 - Syria - Homs - a man grading wheat grain Photograph by a British army recruitment officer stationed in East Africa and the Middle East during World War II

1943 Syria 1943 reaping crops with a lend lease combine
1943 Syria - 1943 - reaping crops with a lend lease combine harvester Kamechlie, Syria - an early example of a combine cutting a farm crop - probably wheat Photograph by a British army recruitment

1943 - reaping crops with scythes near Kamechlie, Syria
1943 - reaping crops by hand with scythes near Kamechlie, Syria Photograph by a British army recruitment officer stationed in East Africa and the Middle East during World War II

1943 - border crossing between Syria and Turkey
1943 - border crossing at Bab el Hawa between Syria and Turkey Photograph by a British army recruitment officer stationed in East Africa and the Middle East during World War II

1943 - Jerusalem, Palestine (Israel) - via Dolorosa
1943 - Jerusalem, Palestine (Israel) - view in the via Dolorosa Photograph by a British army recruitment officer stationed in East Africa and the Middle East during World War II

1943 Jerusalem, Palestine (Israel) - western or waling wall
1943 - Jerusalem, Palestine (Israel) - western or Wailing Wall Photograph by a British army recruitment officer stationed in East Africa and the Middle East during World War II

1943 - view of Haifa in Palestine Photograph by a British army recruitment officer stationed in East Africa and the Middle East during World War II

1943 Egypt - British prime minister Winston Churchill reviewing troops of the 4th Queens Own Hussars on December 3rd Photograph by a British army recruitment officer stationed in East Africa

1943 Egypt waiter serving coffee with cigarette in ear
1943 Egypt - waiter serving coffee with a cigarette in his ear Photograph by a British army recruitment officer stationed in East Africa and the Middle East during World War II

1943 Egypt - boat at the Nile river barrage Photograph by a British army recruitment officer stationed in East Africa and the Middle East during World War II

1943 Syria British military treat Kurdish on Turkey border
1943 Syria - British military office treats Kurdish people along the Syria Turkey border - many suffering from Trachoma Photograph by a British army recruitment officer stationed in East Africa

1943 Syria - view from Benndirek, Kurd area Turkish border
1943 Syria - view from Benndirek, Kurd area along Turkish border Photograph by a British army recruitment officer stationed in East Africa and the Middle East during World War II

1943 Syria - celebrating the festival of Eid at Bobline Photograph by a British army recruitment officer stationed in East Africa and the Middle East during World War II

1943 Syria Trans-Jordanian Frontier Force TJFF regiment
1943 Syria - Trans-Jordan or Trans-Jordanian Frontier Force TJFF army regiment Photograph by a British army recruitment officer stationed in East Africa and the Middle East during World War II

British army regiment at the Sphinx, Egypt, c. 1880 s
British army regiment at the Sphinx, Egypt, c.1880 s

Family photographed captured within woodland
A family are having their photograph taken within a woodland area. The father appears to be a member of the army, sits beside his wife who is holding a baby

Kitchener sitting his desk in the War Office. 1914

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