Trench Collection (page 7)

Soldier showing his Identification Badge during WW1 Date: circa 1916

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

Royal Field Artillery with commandeered horse during WW1 Date: circa 1916

French 280mm Gun during WW1 Date: circa 1916

Trench in winter, Western Front, WW1
Trench in winter, Western Front, First World War. 1914-1918

Soldier in a trench on the Western Front, WW1
Soldier in a trench on the Western Front, with a letter box on the right, First World War. 1914-1918

SPAIN. CIVIL WAR. INTERIOR
Spain. Civil War. Militiamen in a trench at the front. Photography

Glossary on a trench map of NW France, WW1
Glossary on the back of a trench map of NW France, for the Peronne area, including Bouchavesnes, sheet 62c NW, dated 20 November 1916

Advert for Aquascutum mens coats 1929
Mens coat made from impenetrable Aquascutum trench coatings, with detachable collar and lining of Teddy Bear Fleece. 1929

Bomb party using cigarettes to light fuses, WWI
A bombing party detachment of the Buffs at Bethune using cigarettes to light fuses in the pouring rain before throwing. The men held off the Germans for 17 1/2 hours

Wirecutter, No 1 Mk I (Short Magazine Lee-Enfield) 1917 (c). Date: circa 1917

Caroline by W Somerset Maugham, first produced at the New Theatre London, February 1916. Leaning on the chair back, Dr Cunningham addresses Isabella Trench, Maude Fulton

Advert for Aquascutum waterproof military coats 1916
Proof against rain and cold wind military trench coat, lined with wool, detachable fleece, fur or leather. Date: 1916

Canadian Light Infantry in Great War Deeds, WW1
A gallant trio of Canadian sharpshooters (Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry), nicknamed The Three Musketeers, holding a mound all day on the Western Front under all kinds of fire

Naik Darwan Sing Negi in Great War Deeds, WW1
Naik Darwan Sing Negi of the Garhwal Rifles, Indian Army, leading round the traverses at Festubert on the Western Front, winning the Victoria Cross for his bravery

British soldier eating rations at the Front, WW1
Tommys Salle A Manger at the Front. Dinner-time in a British trench where the soldiers dining room with tapestried with mud and carpeted with muddy water. Date: 1915

Advert for Thermos flasks WW1
Jolly advertisement for Thermos Flasks, an essential accessory to deal with trench life during the First World War. Thermos allows plenty of hot water for shaving

Neuve Chapelle, 1915 by Matania
Reproduction in The Sphere of a painting of the Battle of Neuve Chapelle by Fortunino Matania which he exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1918

WW1 - Russian Officer using a Periscope to get a (safer) view of the enemy above the trench Date: circa 1916

Wild Life on the Western Front - Rats in the Trenches
Rats grown to aldermanic size pictured scuttling around the trenches on the Western Front. The vermin were a perennial problem during the conflict. Date: 1917

Birds of Ill Omen, by Bairnsfather
Birds of Ill Omen " Theres evidently goin to be an offensive around ere, Bert" Sombre looking senior officers in a trench

Abdullah cigarettes advertisement, WW1 - trench rats
One of a series of advertisements for Abdullah cigarettes during the First World War illustrated by Lewis Baumer. This one employs the familiar image of a British Tommy dismayed to find that

Leach and Hogan win the Victoria Cross
An illustration by Fortunino Matania (based on a report in the Manchester Guardian newspaper) showing how Lieutenant James Leach

British troops repelling a German liquid fire attack, WW1
Fighting the flames on the battlefield - British troops repelling a German liquid fire attack. German soldiers, armed with flame throwers

French bracelet grenade, which hooked around the throwers wrist with a strap or thong. Innocuous while in the mans hand, the jerk as the grenade extends the strap

German trench knife in its steel scabbard. Firearms & Equipment

Serviette ring with the Coat of Arms of Cambrai. Trench Art

Front cover of The Bystander, 1915: US war profiteering
A British comment on war profiteering by America, and the British right to search neutral merchant vessels for contraband during World War One. Date: 1915

British 4 5 Howitzer shell case base - Army Service cap
A British 4.5 Howitzer shell case base made into an Army Service cap with the badge and shoulder title of the Royal Field Artillery. Trench Art

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 inkwell in the form of a German soldiers Pickelhaube
First World War inkwell in the form of a German soldiers Pickelhaube. Trench Art

WWI British 18 pounder high explosive fuse
First World War British 18 pounder high explosive fuse.. Trench Art

British Red Cross Society, Duchess of Westminsters Hospital
A collection of eleven original images relating to No. 1 British Red Cross Society Hospital, more commonly known as The Duchess of Westminsters Hospital, named after its Founder

18 pounder shell case - badge of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers
18 pounder shell case, base dated 30.11.16, made into a cap with the badge of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers and General Service buttons to cap band. Trench Art

A French 75 mm shell case base
A French 75 mm. shell case base made into a British Army Other Ranks cap with Officers buttons of the Essex Regiment attached. Trench Art

Draught board with ships and aeroplanes - WWI
The Favourite Game of our Soldiers in the Trenches and our Sailors at Sea. Shows a draught board with ships and aeroplanes, Scottish soldiers in a trench playing draughts and an artillery team

WWI German commemorative desk ornament
First World War German commemorative desk ornament, dated 1914-1918 and engraved Unseren Helden/Deutsche Treue (Our Heroes and Loyalty to Germany).. Trench Art

Model - Mark V WWI male tank with semaphore device
An extremely finely built model Mark V First World War male tank with semaphore device with hatches that open. Trench Art

83 mm German engraved artillery shell case - Bezalel School
77 mm. German artillery shell case engraved at the Bezalel School in Jerusalem. Inlaid silver and copper damascene work together with five vignettes, with birds

80 mm German engraved artillery shell case - Bezalel School
77 mm. German artillery shell case engraved at the Bezalel School in Jerusalem. Engraved brass with three panels of silver and copper damascene work

78 mm German engraved artillery shell case - Bezalel School
77 mm. German artillery shell case engraved at the Bezalel School in Jerusalem. Engraved brass decorated with vignettes of Rachels Tomb and Absoloms Tomb, with animals, grapes and vine leaves

WWI mahogany photo frames made of propeller wood
Pair of First World War mahogany photo frames made from an aeroplane propeller.. Trench Art

A miniature British Brodie helmet with laurel leaves
A miniature British Brodie helmet covered with laurel leaves, engraved Ypres on the rim. Signed J. Smit. Trench Art

WWI British 60 Pounder Breach Loading Mark 1 Field Gun
A 1/10 Scale model of a First World War British 60 Pounder Breach Loading Mark 1 Field Gun, built by the Elswick Ordnance Company, together with its travelling carriage (15 - 38 cm. long).. Trench Art

Great War wooden money box in the form of a WWI tank
Great War wooden money box in the form of a First World War tank.. Trench Art

Brass model of torpedo sitting on bakelite and metal stand
Brass model of a torpedo sitting on a bakelite and metal stand. Trench Art

Cast Iron Starkies Patent Money Bank modelled as a cannon firing into a First World War tank. Trench Art

World War One wood propeller tip, used as a photo frame
World War One brass-edged and black painted wood propeller tip with an oval section, used as a photo frame. Trench Art

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