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Background imageTommies Collection: A Miner Success by Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1 cartoon

A Miner Success by Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1 cartoon
" They must ave ad some good news or somethin, Alf; you can ear em cheerin quite plain." Two British Tommies, Bill and Alf

Background imageTommies Collection: Advert for Horlicks ration of malted milk tablets 1916

Advert for Horlicks ration of malted milk tablets 1916
Restoring energy and vitality Horlicks malted milk compressed tablets, supplied in a air tight tin. 1916

Background imageTommies Collection: Wrights Coal Tar Soap advertisement, WW1

Wrights Coal Tar Soap advertisement, WW1
Lucky Beggar!...Send a bar to YOUR soldier friend. Advertisement for Wrights coal tar soap with a soldier the envy of all his comrades as he is enjoying a wash with a whole bar sent to him from home

Background imageTommies Collection: Where Did That One Go To? by Bruce Bairnsfather

Where Did That One Go To? by Bruce Bairnsfather
The very first cartoon published in The Bystander by Bruce Bairnsfather (later Captain) of the 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Background imageTommies Collection: British soldier bears to the firing line WWI

British soldier bears to the firing line WWI
Double page showing a British private soldier, commonly know as a Tommy, showing a diagram of tools and equipment that he would have carried when marching to the trenches in World War One. 1915

Background imageTommies Collection: Tattoo-artist, George Burchett, at work on a Tommy

Tattoo-artist, George Burchett, at work on a Tommy
A tattoo artist, George Burchett, in his shop near Waterloo station working on the forearm of a soldier, while a lady who has just received a tattoo of her own, admires his handiwork

Background imageTommies Collection: Periscope and All by Gerald C. Hudson, WW1

Periscope and All by Gerald C. Hudson, WW1
Humorous cartoon depicting the grimness of life in the trenches. THOMAS (encountering a pal on the surface of a flooded crater): Lor! Enry, ow you did make me jump. I thought you was a submarine

Background imageTommies Collection: Salutes Assorted by Alfred Leete

Salutes Assorted by Alfred Leete
Humorous caricatures of various Army types showing the assorted styles of salutes used. Date: 1918

Background imageTommies Collection: British troops resting after six days fighting, 1944

British troops resting after six days fighting, 1944
A group of jocular British soldiers take a rest after six days spent attacking the strongly defended German positions on Mounts Camino and Maggiore, fighting through thick mud and unceasing rain

Background imageTommies Collection: Twenty-eight days furlough by Alfred Leete

Twenty-eight days furlough by Alfred Leete
A British soldier waits patiently, along with many others at a dispersal station as he goes through the process of demobilisation at the end of the First World War. Date: 1919

Background imageTommies Collection: British Tommies Welcomed

British Tommies Welcomed
A British tommy is given a warm welcome by civilian French women

Background imageTommies Collection: Africa - Baby Thomson's Gazelle

Africa - Baby Thomson's Gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii). Date: circa 1970s

Background imageTommies Collection: WW1 - Officer at Streatley Camp before transfer to the front

WW1 - Officer at Streatley Camp before transfer to the front
WW1 - A group of British Corporals (or possible Lance-Sergeants) of the British Army training prior to transfer to the Western Front with their men - photographed at Streatley Military Camp

Background imageTommies Collection: British soldier in uniform, 1915, WW1

British soldier in uniform, 1915, WW1
A British private soldier, commonly known as a Tommy with annotations showing the tools and equipment that made up his kit when marching to the trenches during the First World War

Background imageTommies Collection: WW1 Gallipoli British soldiers preparing to evacuate

WW1 Gallipoli British soldiers preparing to evacuate

Background imageTommies Collection: Harrogate - Volunteers Battalion Camp - Lieutenant

Harrogate - Volunteers Battalion Camp - Lieutenant Harries-Jones - Victorian period

Background imageTommies Collection: Harrogate - Volunteers Battalion Camp - Victorian period

Harrogate - Volunteers Battalion Camp - Victorian period

Background imageTommies Collection: General John French

General John French

Background imageTommies Collection: 11th Hussars Victorian period

11th Hussars Victorian period

Background imageTommies Collection: Queens Own Cameron Highlanders Victorian period

Queens Own Cameron Highlanders Victorian period

Background imageTommies Collection: British Army Camp Victorian period

British Army Camp Victorian period

Background imageTommies Collection: British Army Camp - barber - Victorian period

British Army Camp - barber - Victorian period

Background imageTommies Collection: Royal Scots Fusiliers Victorian period

Royal Scots Fusiliers Victorian period

Background imageTommies Collection: Highland Light Infantry Victorian period

Highland Light Infantry Victorian period

Background imageTommies Collection: Coldstream Guards Victorian period

Coldstream Guards Victorian period

Background imageTommies Collection: Sergeant Major in the 2nd Dragoon Guards Victorian period

Sergeant Major in the 2nd Dragoon Guards Victorian period

Background imageTommies Collection: Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Review at Aldershot

Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Review at Aldershot - Volunteers - Victorian period

Background imageTommies Collection: 38th Gharwal Rifles Victorian period

38th Gharwal Rifles Victorian period

Background imageTommies Collection: 2nd Prince of Wales Own Gurkha Regiment - The Sirmoor Rifles

2nd Prince of Wales Own Gurkha Regiment - The Sirmoor Rifles - Victorian period

Background imageTommies Collection: Royal Scots Guards Victorian period

Royal Scots Guards Victorian period

Background imageTommies Collection: 6th Dragoon Guards - Review Order - Victorian period

6th Dragoon Guards - Review Order - Victorian period

Background imageTommies Collection: Commissariat and Transport Corps Victorian period

Commissariat and Transport Corps Victorian period

Background imageTommies Collection: General Allenby leaving Damascus during WW1

General Allenby leaving Damascus during WW1

Background imageTommies Collection: General Allenby leaving Church in Bethlehem during WW1

General Allenby leaving Church in Bethlehem during WW1

Background imageTommies Collection: Australian troops watering their horses during WW1

Australian troops watering their horses during WW1

Background imageTommies Collection: Crossing the Ladder of Tyre on the way to Beirut during WW1

Crossing the Ladder of Tyre on the way to Beirut during WW1

Background imageTommies Collection: British Sergeant Artillery planning in a trench during WW1

British Sergeant Artillery planning in a trench during WW1

Background imageTommies Collection: German Infantry in a trench during WW1

German Infantry in a trench during WW1

Background imageTommies Collection: British Munitions factory during WW1

British Munitions factory during WW1

Background imageTommies Collection: Over the top - trench warfare during WW1

Over the top - trench warfare during WW1

Background imageTommies Collection: British troops at Mouslimie Station in Syria during WW1

British troops at Mouslimie Station in Syria during WW1

Background imageTommies Collection: London Scottish Regiment marching through Es Salt during WW1

London Scottish Regiment marching through Es Salt during WW1

Background imageTommies Collection: A Divisional Horse Transport Pack during WW1

A Divisional Horse Transport Pack during WW1

Background imageTommies Collection: General Allenby during WW1

General Allenby during WW1

Background imageTommies Collection: British biplane dropping a torpedo during WW1

British biplane dropping a torpedo during WW1

Background imageTommies Collection: William Reefe Robinson VC RFC during WW1

William Reefe Robinson VC RFC during WW1

Background imageTommies Collection: Belgian family begging in front of their burnt-out

Belgian family begging in front of their burnt-out home during WW1

Background imageTommies Collection: The Triple Entente during WW1

The Triple Entente during WW1

Background imageTommies Collection: Moving Artillery Guns by Raft during WW1

Moving Artillery Guns by Raft during WW1 Date: circa 1916

Background imageTommies Collection: Machine Gun Corps training during WW1

Machine Gun Corps training during WW1 Date: circa 1916

Background imageTommies Collection: A London Recruiting Depot during WW1

A London Recruiting Depot during WW1 Date: circa 1916

Background imageTommies Collection: King and Queen visit France during WW1

King and Queen visit France during WW1 Date: circa 1916

Background imageTommies Collection: King and Prince of Wales visit France during WW1

King and Prince of Wales visit France during WW1 Date: circa 1916

Background imageTommies Collection: A London Recruiting Office during WW1

A London Recruiting Office during WW1 Date: circa 1916

Background imageTommies Collection: A Heavy Howitzer in France during WW1

A Heavy Howitzer in France during WW1 Date: circa 1916

Background imageTommies Collection: Mobilising the Royal Naval Reserve during WW1

Mobilising the Royal Naval Reserve during WW1 Date: circa 1916

Background imageTommies Collection: British Armoured Cars during WW1

British Armoured Cars during WW1 Date: circa 1916

Background imageTommies Collection: Machine Gun WW1

Machine Gun WW1 Date: circa 1916

Background imageTommies Collection: British troops on motorcycles during WW1

British troops on motorcycles during WW1 Date: circa 1916

Background imageTommies Collection: Stamping Cavalry Saddles during WW1

Stamping Cavalry Saddles during WW1 Date: circa 1916

Background imageTommies Collection: 1st Sussex Regiment Royal Engineers during WW1

1st Sussex Regiment Royal Engineers during WW1 Date: circa 1916

Background imageTommies Collection: A Flechette WW1

A Flechette WW1 Date: circa 1916

Background imageTommies Collection: The Prince of Wales visits trenches during WW1

The Prince of Wales visits trenches during WW1 Date: circa 1916

Background imageTommies Collection: A British tank going through shell holes during WW1

A British tank going through shell holes during WW1 Date: circa 1916

Background imageTommies Collection: Maxine Elliot oversees fitting out of a contracted barge

Maxine Elliot oversees fitting out of a contracted barge
Maxine Elliot overseeing the fitting out of a contracted barge during WW1 Date: circa 1916

Background imageTommies Collection: The First Aid Nursing Yeomanry behind the front line in WW1

The First Aid Nursing Yeomanry behind the front line in WW1 Date: circa 1916

Background imageTommies Collection: Soldiers of the London Scottish Regiment during WW1

Soldiers of the London Scottish Regiment during WW1 Date: circa 1916

Background imageTommies Collection: The First Commander inspecting troops in Mons during WW1

The First Commander inspecting troops in Mons during WW1 Date: circa 1916

Background imageTommies Collection: A British cannon arriving in France during WW1

A British cannon arriving in France during WW1 Date: circa 1916

Background imageTommies Collection: British troops in Salonika during WW1

British troops in Salonika during WW1 Date: circa 1916

Background imageTommies Collection: English artillery firing at a Turkish Fort during WW1

English artillery firing at a Turkish Fort during WW1 Date: circa 1916

Background imageTommies Collection: British Infantry advancing wearing gas helmets during WW1

British Infantry advancing wearing gas helmets during WW1 Date: circa 1916

Background imageTommies Collection: A British tank in action during WW1

A British tank in action during WW1 Date: circa 1916

Background imageTommies Collection: A burial ceremony during WW1

A burial ceremony during WW1
A burial ceremony with Church of England, Roman Catholic and Presbyterian Clergy during WW1 Date: circa 1916

Background imageTommies Collection: British Soldiers at Lewisham Hospital in WW1

British Soldiers at Lewisham Hospital in WW1

Background imageTommies Collection: WW1 Tommies in a trench

WW1 Tommies in a trench

Background imageTommies Collection: Hopstore CWGC Cemetery, Vlamertinghe, Belgium

Hopstore CWGC Cemetery, Vlamertinghe, Belgium
The village, known as Vlam to the Tommies, was a pile of rubble by 1918 but the area of the Cemetery was just outside the range of the medium guns and the hop building, in the background here

Background imageTommies Collection: Cartoon, Entente cordiale, WW1

Cartoon, Entente cordiale, WW1
Cartoon, Entente cordiale. A pretty French woman tells a friendly British soldier to be sure to send her some postcards as soon as he eventually arrives at Tipperary. Date: 1916

Background imageTommies Collection: Abdullah cigarettes advertisement, WW1 - trench rats

Abdullah cigarettes advertisement, WW1 - trench rats
One of a series of advertisements for Abdullah cigarettes during the First World War illustrated by Lewis Baumer

Background imageTommies Collection: Food for billeted soldiers, WW1

Food for billeted soldiers, WW1
A page from The Sketch showing what householders who had soldiers billeted with them were expected to provide in terms of meals for 3s. 4d halfpenny. Date: 1914

Background imageTommies Collection: Horlicks advertisement, World War I

Horlicks advertisement, World War I
Advertisement for Horlicks Malted Milk Lunch Tablets, just the thing for reinforcing a soldiers energy and strength during a long march

Background imageTommies Collection: Royal Army Ordnance Corps Victorian period

Royal Army Ordnance Corps Victorian period

Background imageTommies Collection: Soldier showing his Identification Badge during WW1

Soldier showing his Identification Badge during WW1 Date: circa 1916

Background imageTommies Collection: British Gunners placing a line of artillery guns during WW1

British Gunners placing a line of artillery guns during WW1 Date: circa 1916



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