Trench Collection (page 5)

Trenches at La Boutillerie, forward of Fleurbaix, WW1
By the light of the flare. My first impression of the trenches, at La Boutillerie, forward of Fleurbaix, Jan.15. The front line consisted of separate trenches of primitive construction without any

German Forces WWII
German Forces on the Western Front. Even trenches cannot halt the storming infantry. Date: 1940

German Prisoners in Morocco
German Prisoners captured during the First World War, digging trenches in Morocco Date: 1915

GERMAN MACHINE GUNNERS
German machine gunners in a trench outside Leningrad. Its not too bad on a fine summers day, but when winter comes the pleasures of invasion will begin to pall

9. 15 cm leichtes Minenwerfer System Lanz trench mortars
A pair of captured German 9.15 cm leichtes Minenwerfer System Lanz trench mortars. Date: circa 1917-1918

Laying Pipe Date: 1948

WWII German 20 mm shell case base
A 2nd World War German 20 mm. shell case base, dated 1940, with a striker made from a rifle bullet attached. Trench Art

WWI biplane bullet fuselage with copper propeller
First World War biplane bullet fuselage with copper propeller.. Trench Art

WWI Trench Art triplane
First World War Trench Art tri-plane. The fuselage is made from a copper bullet. Trench Art

French 75 mm shell case with floral design
French 75 mm. shell case, fluted, embossed and decorated with floral design. Trench Art

A patriotic cast iron frying pan with German soldier
A patriotic cast iron frying pan with a German soldier shaking the hand of a German woman in relief on the handle. Embossed around the diameter with Der Deutschen frau opfersinn

Ornaments - German Internees - Knockaloe Internment Camp
A pair of carved bone ornaments with raised foliate decoration with inscriptions - one saying Zur Freud (In Joy) and one saying Im Leid (In Sadness)

A composite matchbox-ashtray made from a bullet cartridge and mounted on an 18 pounder shell case. Engraved Messines, June 7th 1917 - France and Belgium with an image in copper of a British tank

Ashtray made from a German 45mm pom-pom shell
Most unusual ashtray made from a German 45 mm. pom-pom shell surmounted with three rifle rounds, engraved with the emblem of the town of Ypres. Trench Art

Rifle round ornament Souvenir from Vimy Ridge
Ornament made from rifle rounds engraved Souvenir from Vimy Ridge, France, embellished with an Edward VII copper halfpenny. Trench Art

Paraffin lamp mounted on a 4 5 Howitzer shell case
Paraffin lamp mounted on a 4.5 Howitzer shell case. Trench Art

Patent Applied For, Heath Robinson WW1 cartoon
The Kitchener Boche-Bayoneter - an airy invention by William Heath Robinson. An uncharacteristically brutal invention suggesting that a trench sized board covered with bayonets be lowered

FALL / IRISH WATER / OWNER
Mr M.E.Naegely from France (left) and Mr F. Trench ORorke (right) with their Champion Irish Water Spaniels. Date: 1933

KING ALBERT DIGS TRENCH
King Albert of Belgium, along with senior army officers, dig trenches, keen to play their part in defending their country against the German forces. Date: 1914

GEORGE V / WWI DUG-OUT
GEORGE V Visiting a captured German dug-out during the First World War Date: circa 1915

GARDE IMPERIALE dressed for show - and for trench warfare, wearing cuirass and a helmet Date: 1855

SERBIAN TROOPS 1916
Serbian troops in a mountain trench on the Salonika Front the treacherous mountain range between Albania and Greece. Date: 1916

Greece - Greek Infantry troops in action on manoeuvres. Date: circa 1907

Ratting in the trenches, WWI
Ratting: The New Sport in the Trenches. British soldiers follow a terrier as it dashes along a trench on the Western Front in pursuit of a rat

?Morning star? trench club, World War One, 1915 (c); wooden head made from a polo ball (?) with bullet spikes, ash handle and a leather strap secured with twine

Advert for Turnbull and Asser poncho and ground-sheet 1915
Oilskin combination waterproof poncho and ground-sheet, for dealing with the awful wet and rainy conditions at the front. Date: 1915

Cartoon, Two French soldiers in a trench, WW1
Cartoon, Two French soldiers in a trench discuss the sending of gifts and mascots to the Western Front. (They themselves don t appear to have any.) Date: 1917

Cartoon, After the explosion, WW1
Cartoon, After the explosion. A naive new recruit in a trench on the Western Front comments that these shells break as soon as they hit the ground! Date: 1916

Cartoon, In the trench club, WW1
Cartoon, In the trench club. Some French soldiers are playing cards for money in their trench when an explosion goes off nearby

The storming of the trenches round Loos by Fortunino Matania
The Storming of the Trenches round Loos: British Soldiers Rushing the German Positions, September 25 1915. " Faster, Boys! Give Them Hell

Defeat of Prussian Guard in Great War Deeds, WW1
The defeat of the Prussian Guard near Ypres, Belgium, by the British Army. Reproduction of a painting by R Caton Woodville Great War Deeds

WW1 drawing, soldier carrying water in a trench
WW1 drawing of a soldier in a relatively clean trench carrying water canisters. Date: 1914-1918

WW1 drawing, soldier in a muddy trench
WW1 drawing of a soldier in a muddy trench at 2am, saying A Happy Easter to Me. Date: 1914-1918

WW1 drawing, fat corporal stuck in a trench
WW1 comic drawing showing a fat corporal stuck in a trench. Date: 1914-1918

WW1 - Cartoon - Jolly trench warfare
WW1 - " The Incorrigibles" - A dark humoured cartoon illustrating trench warefare with irony. Two soldiers meeting in the trenches

WW1 - Night attack and action in the trenches
WW1 - Defending troops open rapid fire on enemy trenches with machine-gun, rifle and trench mortar after night patrols receive warning of an impending " rush" attack. Date: 1916

WW1 - The Battlefield of Neuve Chapelle (10th - 13th March, 1915) - British trenches under shell fire. Date: 1915

WW1 - Russian Front - Officer using a trench periscope Date: circa 1916

WW1 - No Mans Land as seen in 1920 Date: 1920

A cavalry charge that saved the line, Matania, WW1
The German line taken in flank by a mounted charge in the teeth of heavy machine gun fire. Major Evelyn H. W. Williams of the Hussars was awarded the DSO for his action

Winter 1915, flooded British trench by Matania, WW1
A British trench on the Western Front during the winter of 1915 drawn by The Sphere special artist, Fortunino Matania and demonstrating the sort of flooded

German soldiers firing flares, WW1
British soldiers on the Western Front firing flares from a Very gun

WWI - Robbins of Dudley Trench Fighting Punch Dagger
First World War Robbins of Dudley Trench Fighting Punch Dagger. A rare example, double edged blade with double central fuller leading into the cast alloy finger shaped grip with steel knuckle bow

German trench club with spiked lead head and wooden handle. Firearms & Equipment

The path of duty was the way to glory - In Memoriam
The path of duty was the way to glory. In Memoriam sculptured plaque to contain photo within an oak frame.. Trench Art

Commercially made German Trench Art lighter in the shape of a shell imprinted Nolly. Trench Art

Second World War Trench Art lighter - bullet-shaped
Second World War Trench Art lighter in the shape of a 20 mm. shell with an RAF great-coat button on top. Trench Art

Commercially made French Trench Art lighter imprinted Capo, Paris. Trench Art

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