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Enlisting in Kitcheners Army at the start of World War I
On 6th August 1914 the House of Commons unanimously sanctioned an increase of the Army by 500, 000 men and recruiting for the first 100, 000 men of Kitcheners army began on 7th August

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

Edward, Prince of Wales joins army at start of World War I
On 8th August 1914, the Prince of Wales was gazetted to the Grenadier Guards as a lieutenant and immediately began daily training under war conditions with his regiment at Warley

The brass plate at the German Embassy removed during WWI
A sign of diplomatic relations breaking down at the outbreak of World War One was the removal of the brass plate at the German Embassy in London

Cricket Batting
A player comes to hes crease as he is about to start batting. Date: 1892

Lord Kitchener and Lord Haldane arriving at the War Office
Mr Asquiths departure from precedent in calling Lord Kitchener, a soldier and member of the opposite party, to the office of Secretary for War met with enthusiastic approval

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

King and Queen outside Buckingham Palace, WWI
On the afternoon of 3rd August 1914, the King and Queen drove from Buckingham Palace along the Mall, and were greeted by their subjects with cheers, especially when they passed the German Embassy

Crowds assembled in London on the outbreak of WWI
Crowds assemble close to the House of Commons in London, during the afternoon of the August Bank Holiday (3rd August 1914) when war was practically inevitable. Date: 1914

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

War fever in Berlin, Germany
While the issue of peace or war with Russia was hanging in the balance, a frenzy of war fever gripped Berlin. Date: 1914

Destruction of the bridge at Li觥, Belgium at the beginning of World War I. So rapidly were the Belgians forced to retreat that they had no time to blow up the twelve Meuse bridges

Germany cavalry entering Mouland, Belgium
Germans advancing through Belgium at the beginning of World War I. These patrols penetrated scores of villages, burning houses and looting as they went. Date: 1914

Naval reserves called up at the outbreak of World War I
Naval reforms inaugurated by Lord Fisher included the establishment of a Naval Reserve which could be added to the strength of the fleet whenever was necessary

Closing of the Stock Exchange in London at the start of WWI
The prospect of widespread European war naturally brought down stocks and shares with a run, so to prevent further fall, the London banks urged the closing of the Stock Exchange

A run on German banks at the beginnning of World War I
Many German banks were besieged with crowds eager to withdraw their deposits at the start of the war. Date: 1914

Princess Lichnowsky, wife of German ambassador, 1914
Wife of the Departed Ambassador - A Charming Teuton. The Sketch features photographs of Princess Mechthilde Lichnowsky, wife of the German Ambassador, Prince Karl Max Lichkowsy, who

Gordon Jackson, Scottish actor

Tommy Atkins goes off with a smile 1939
" In September 1939, we have once more learnt what it is like to see uniform in the streets, the buses, the restaurants, to see chaps like this going to their depots with their girls

German and Austrian troops setting off for WW1
German and Austrian troops setting off with great optimism and enthusiasm at the beginning of the First World War. Date: 1914

Round the clock with a bomber squadron: planning ops
Round the clock with a bomber squadron: planning operations on the enemy - the start and return. The bomber pilot and captain finds his squadron is down for operations

Runners and starting pistol at Fenner s
Runners at the start of the mile race at Fenner s, in an athletics competition between the English A.A.A team and the past and present athletes of Cambridge University. The race was won by R. S

Blood and Iron 1914
On 4th August 1914, Britain declared war on Germany, marking the beginning of the First World War; a few days later this illustration appeared in The Graphic. Date: 1914

People on ships deck playing a game
People on the deck of a ship, playing a game involving wooden models of racehorses, with a racecourse marked out in white

Biplanes at Hendon airfield
Biplanes lined up at Hendon airfield ready for a cross-country race. Date: 1913

Sprinting Soldiers
Young army cadets at Aldershot barracks, Hampshire, England, being coached in the correct position for a start in a sprint race. Date: 16 June 1933

Ready, Steady, Ski
The start of a childrens skiing race. Date: early 1930s

Westminster Swimmers
A line of girls about to dive into the swimming pool at Westminster Baths at the start of the bathing season. Date: early 1930s

Punch and Judy Man
A excited crowd of children on the beach at Blackpool, Lancashire, England, following the Punch and Judy man, carrying his tent on his back, about to start the show. Date: early 1930s

C. W. A. Scott, right, and his co-pilot Giles Guthrie prio?
C.W.A. Scott, right, and his co-pilot Giles Guthrie prior to the start of the Schlesinger Portsmouth to Johannesburg race which began on on 29 September 1936

WW2 - Comic Postcard - Is My Journey Really Necessary?
" We have to gain the Victory that is our Task." - Winston Churchill, The Prime Minister Is My Journey Really Necessary

Little girl asking permission to start eating Date: circa 1911

Turtle Fishing at Sunset, Charles E Gordon Frazer
Start for the Turtle Fishing at Sunset, by Charles E Gordon Frazer (1863-1899)

The Granville R-6H, NR14307, QED, during engine tests the evening before the start of the MacRobertson England to Australia race of October 1934

The Granville R-6H, NR14307, QED, and Lambert Monocoupe 145, NC501W, Baby Ruth, at the start of the MacRobertson England to Australia race of October 1934

Francis Lombardi and Vittorio Suster, the Italian entry (No62) for the MacRobertson England to Australia race of October 1934, in front of their Bergamaschi PL3, I-TALY. It failed to start

C W A Scott is seen off by his wife Greta
C.W.A. Scott is seen off by his wife Greta at the start of the Schlesinger Portsmouth to Johannesburg race on 29 September 1936

C W A Scott, right, and his co-pilot Giles Guthrie
C.W.A. Scott, right, and his co-pilot Giles Guthrie inspect their Percival Vega Gull, G-AEKE, prior to the start of the Schlesinger Portsmouth to Johannesburg race

C W A Scott, left, signs an autograph at Portsmouth
C.W.A. Scott, left, signs an autograph at Portsmouth the day before the start of the Schlesinger Portsmouth to Johannesburg race

Major A M Miller in the cockpit
Major A.M. Miller in the cockpit of his Percival Mew Gull, ZS-AHM, at Portsmouth on 28 September 1936, the day before the start of the Schlesinger Portsmouth to Johannesburg race

D W Llewellyn climbs into the Percival Vega Gull
D.W. Llewellyn climbs into the Percival Vega Gull, G-AEAB, which he is piloting with Charles F. Hughesdon at dawn at the start of the Schlesinger Portsmouth to Johannesburg race on 29 September 1936

BAIV Double Eagle, G-AEIN, The Perfect Lady, at Portsmouth on 28 September 1936, the day before the start of the Schlesinger Portsmouth to Johannesburg race flown by Flt Lt Tommy Rose

Start of the speed handicap final at the aerial derby, Hendon, 8 June 1912. From left: Cody (Michelin Cup Biplane), Raynham (ABC Burgess-Wright) and Turner (Grahame-White Biplane)

Crowd awaiting the start of MacRobertson Air Race
A section of the crowd awaiting the start of the MacRobertson Air Race from RAF Mildenhall to Melbourne on 20 October 1934

Mrs J B Manio at the start of a flight with M Chevill
Mrs J.B. Manio at the start of a flight with M. Chevilliard in a Farman biplane

Short S5 Singapore I, G-EBUP, over the Houses of Parliament, at the start of Sir Alan Cobhams Africa servey flight

Robert Blackburn beside the Type B monoplane racing number
Robert Blackburn beside the Type B monoplane, racing number 33, before the start of the Aero Show Trophy Race at Hendon on 22 February 1913. Date: 1913

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