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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, WW1Lower 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 TommyBronze statuette of a 1914 Tommy, English School. Date: 1914
Le Tommy Anglais and Types Canadiens, WW1Le 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, WW1Cartoon, 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, WW1Wooden 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 FrontDawn, 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, WW1Billeting 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, WW1Sketches 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, WW1Cartoon, 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 AlgerienThe 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 soldiersThe 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, 1914How 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, WW1Advertisement 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 postcardJolly 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 WilliamsA 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, WW1Humorous 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, WW1Moving 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, WW1A 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, 1917Satire by Shepperson on the absence of the General from the front line during World War One. Date: 1917
Tatler front cover - Miss Vesta TilleyVesta 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! 1915Our B Hoys :- Put on Home Defence. 1915
King George V cheered by troops in France, WW1King 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 trenchSomewhere 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, WW1Advertisement 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, WW1A 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 coverFront 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
My Hat! by Bruce BairnsfatherHow a tin hat feels before battle...and during. Humorous cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander. 1916
First day of the Somme - Worcesters off to battleBritish soldiers from the Worcester Regiment cheerily waving their helmets on their way to battle on the first day of the Somme (1 July 1916)
Story of the Knitted Scarf - World War OneHumorous cartoon showing how an enterprising soldier, having received an enormous scarf knitted by a kindly mother or aunt back at home, converts it into a comfortable hammock across his trench
Proverb from the Push in Silhouette by H. L. OakleyA page of silhouettes by Captain Harry Lawrence Oakley depicting British soldiers in a variety of situations on the Western Front in 1916. Date: 1916
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
British soldier fishing with bayoneted rifle, WW1A British soldier fishing in a canal with his bayoneted rifle after fighting at Mons, Belgium, in the early days of the First World War. Date: 1914
Scenes from a play, Tommy Atkins, at the Lyceum TheatreScenes from a play entitled Tommy Atkins, at the Lyceum Theatre, London. It was no doubt put into production to help encourage recruitment in the early days of the First World War
Cartoon, After the Battle of Meaux, WW1Cartoon, After the Battle of Meaux, in the early stages of the First World War. The only occasion on which the British Tommy was known to quail -- not during the battle itself
At the Base, WW1 silhouettes by H. L. OakleyA curious mixture of English and French types at base in Northern France during World War One captured in silhouette by Captain H. L. Oakley whose work featured in The Bystander
Tommy Hampson returns home after OlympicsThomas " Tommy" Hampson (1907 1965), British athlete, winner of the 800 metres at the 1932 Summer Los Angeles Olympics, pictured on the shoulders of boys from St
Tommy Hampson collapsed after 800m win, 1932 OlympicsThomas " Tommy" Hampson (1907 1965), British athlete, winner of the 800 metres at the 1932 Summer Olympics. Pictured on the front cover of the Illustrated Sporting
Dancing to Tommy Kinsmans band at Quaglino sA ball during the 1959 London Season held at Quaglinos in aid of the National Playing Fields Association and Surrey County Cricketers
British and French soldiersA soldier of the British Expeditionary Force, having arrived in Boulogne, is watched while shaving by a French comrade. Date: August 1914
Ivan Ivanovitch, the Russian Tommy Atkins, WW1Ivan Ivanovitch, the Russian Tommy Atkins at the start of the First World War. A typical Russian soldier smiles and salutes. Date: August 1914
A football match played by troops during the battle of the A" Our Happy Tommies" A typical upbeat choice of subject for The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, Sutcliffes illustration
Cheerful British soldier on a postcard, WW1Cheerful British soldier on a postcard during the First World War. Worry? I don t think. Date: 1914-1918
Confident British soldier on a postcard, WW1Confident British soldier on a postcard during the First World War. Do I comprey? Not arf! Date: 1914-1918
WWI - British Infantryman at Arras Date: 1915
Labouchere, Healy and Gibson Bowles covered in black inkThe Story of the Wicked Wags (cont.). Radical MP Henry Du Pre Labby Labouchere (1831-1912), Timothy Michael Healy (1855-1931)
