Tommy Collection (page 7)

Soldier and family at Victoria train station, WW1
Illustration showing soldiers either returning home from the front or returning to France at Victoria Station accompanied by anxious wives and families. Date: 1915

Nobbled, by Bairnsfather
Nobbled " Ow long are you up for, Bill?" " Seven years" " Yer lucky-, I m duration" Two British soldiers, Old Bill and Bert

Enough of war plays - theatre in WW1 by Norman Morrow
A soldier back home on leave from the trenches is disgruntled to find that the entertainment on offer at the theatre is war-themed. He sees enough of that at the Front

Freemans Glass Lemon drink advertisement, WW1
Advertisement for Freeman Glass Lemon, an instant lemonade drink to be diluted with water and which, if the advertisement is to be believed

WWI Tommy in marching order, c 1914
First World War Tommy in marching order, c. 1914. Sculpture

Silver / enamel locket His Country Called, He Answered
A silver and enamel locket entitled His Country Called, He Answered with photographs of a Tommy and his wife. Commemorative Ware

British Tommy pulling Regiments new mascot (the Kaiser)
La nouvelle mascotte du r駩 ment. The new Regiments Pet. A British Tommy pulling the Regiments new mascot (the Kaiser). Nik

An extremely rare porcelain coffee cup - WWI
An extremely rare porcelain coffee cup and saucer manufactured by S. A. de Fuisseaux Baddour, Belgique, 1914. Cup inscribed Heroic Tommy in Belgium with the Union Jack and the handle has the black

Some Mud Bronze study of WWI Tommy standing in mud
Some Mud. A bronze study of a First World War Tommy standing very dejectedly in a sea of mud, c. 1915. English School

Grafton china figure of a baby dressed as a WWI Tommy
An extremely rare hand-painted Grafton china figure of a baby dressed as a First World War Tommy, standing on a base with a transfer which reads Aberystwyth. Commemorative Ware

Vase - Tommy plus flags
Vase - Transfer shows a patriotic image of a Tommy plus flags consisting of the Royal Cipher, Union Jack and the Royal Navy. Union Flag on reverse. Commemorative Ware

Watercolour study of a Tommy (two poses - full face and profile). Drawing on reverse of two rear views of Tommies.. 21017 Private P. J. Hill, D Company, 20Th Battalion, The County Of London Regiment

A very fine 1914 BEF Tommy in full marching order
A very fine 1914 B.E.F. Tommy in full marching order. English School

Patriotic ashtray showing a British Tommy on a battlefield, the Union Jack fluttering beside him. Commemorative Ware

Professional Jealousy French Tommy - WWI (Humour)
Professional Jealousy. French Tommy - I don t deny that they ve got nice straight legs, but our figures are the more substantial, anyhow

Tommy fishing. 386202 Acting Sergeant Herbert Gibson, Mm, 1St Northumbrian Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Born September 1889

Halt! Who are you Tommy - NFs + well fed up
Voice from the darkness Halt ! Who are you. Tommy - NFs + well fed up. 386202 Acting Sergeant Herbert Gibson, Mm, 1St Northumbrian Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Born September 1889

Oval plaque in relief depicting the head of a young Tommy
An oval plaque in relief depicting the head of a young Tommy.. English School

Portrait of a British Tommy. Photograph

Statue of a 1st World War Tommy wearing greatcoat, gor blimey cap, rifle slung over right shoulder. English School

Tommys peaked cap made from German shell case, WW1
Lower part of a German shell case made into a Tommys peaked cap with a German Imperial button on the front. Trench Art

Statuette of a 1914 Tommy
Bronze statuette of a 1914 Tommy, English School. Date: 1914

Le Tommy Anglais and Types Canadiens, WW1
Le Tommy Anglais and Types Canadiens, by Jean-Jacques Berne-Bellecour (1874-1939), drawn for Dans Les Lignes Anglaises, published 1917. Date: 1917

Cartoon, Killing a Grouse, WW1
Cartoon, Killing a Grouse. Orderly Officer: The teas alright; whats the complaint? Tommy: It ain t tea, sir - its stoo ! Orderly Officer: And very nice stoo ! By Charles Crombie

Wooden Tommy in hand-carved oak, WW1
Wooden Tommy in hand-carved oak on a circular wooden plinth, c. 1914. Trench Art. Date: circa 1914

Life size head of a WWI Tommy wearing a Brodie Helmet

Dawn, First World War scene on the Western Front
Dawn, photographed by Cooke showing British troops, who have slept in the open country waking up to a misty morning in Flanders. Date: 1914

The Bill for Billeting Soldiers, WW1
Billeting terms for householders taking in soldiers during the early weeks of the First World War. with an extremely young soldier demonstrating how a young Tommy fits in - sleeping on the floor

Patriotism at the Halls, WW1
Sketches by Tony Sarg showing performers at various London shows singing patriotic songs shortly after the outbreak of the First World War

Monocled officer and a Tommy ready for the off, WW1
Cartoon, A moonlit night, France, 1917. A monocled officer and a Tommy ready for the off, by Stephen Baghot de la Bere, RI (1877-1927). Date: 1917

The Hand of Friendship - British Tommy & Tirailleur Algerien
The Hand of Friendship - British Tommy and Tirailleur Algerien, c.1914. By Richard Caton Woodville, RI (1856-1927). Date: circa 1914

A blanket converted into an overcoat for British soldiers
The blanket as overcoat. With the shortage of military overcoats, a suggestion for converting a blanket into a warm and practical coat

British soldier asking directions in France, 1914
How Tommy Atkins finds his way in France. A British soldier with a bicycle, lost in the windmill country of France, receives directions from a French peasant in November 1914 in the First World War

Decca advertisement, WW1
Advertisement for the popular Decca gramophone during the First World War, showing two soldiers discussing asking their commanding officer for a favour

WW2 poster, Tommys always on the job! Are you? Stick to your guns. Victory won t wait for the worker whos late! Design by Victor Hicks. Date: 1940s

Waiting for You in Blighty - WW1 postcard
Jolly First World War postcard showing a British soldier about to go home on leave the delights waiting for him in Blighty from pretty girls and a comfortable armchair to a cosy pub

Visitors for wounded soldiers by Miss Watson Williams
A set of four pictures - the pair on the left entitled, As Tommy Does Not Like It, showing some rather tiresome visitors - an aristocratic lady and a maiden aunt

Knitting postcard, WW1
Humorous postcard from the First World War drawing on the theme of knitting. A soldier on leave is used to help a young girl wind her wool (no doubt used to knit comforts for troops)

The Trench train, Victoria station, WW1
Moving scenes at Victoria railway station as British soldiers and officers, bound for the Front, bid farewell to their loved ones. 1915

Biscuits & Beef, British soldiers rations, WW1
A humorous cartoon by a serving soldier, Sapper E. G. Eschini showing a British soldier gnawing at the tough and unpalatable biscuits and beef, typical rations during the First World War. Date: 1917

The difference between the rehearsal and the real thing, 1917
Satire by Shepperson on the absence of the General from the front line during World War One. Date: 1917

Tatler front cover - Miss Vesta Tilley
Vesta Tilley (1864-1952), born Matilda Alice Powles, music hall actress whose speciality was male impersonations. During the First World War, she earned the nickname

Just my D- - D Luck! 1915
Our B Hoys :- Put on Home Defence. 1915

King George V cheered by troops in France, WW1
King George V, attended by his staff, cheered by troops in billets " somewhere in France" during a visit to the Front in 1916. Date: 1916

British soldier cooks dinner on a brazier in trench
Somewhere in France, a British soldier cooks his dinner on a brazier in the trenches while his comrades keep a look out. Date: 1915

Beechams Pills advertisement, WW1
Advertisement 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

A Rest from the Firing Line by Will Owen, WW1
A British soldier, hopes to enjoy some time away from the firing line but ends up working just as har. Date: 1915

Another Secret out - Old Bill in camouflage, Bystander cover
Front cover of The Bystander featuring Old Bill, the cartoon soldier character created by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, attired in a uniform of dazzle camouflage. The caption reads, Another secret out

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