Trenches Collection (page 12)

Army artist making sketches of enemy lines, WW1
A British Army artist shown working from the slender cover on top of the first line trenches in order to sketch the enemy lines. 1915

Reading the Tatler in the trenches
The Tatler doing its bit. British soldiers in a trench in the fighting line pose with a copy of The Tatler magazine. Date: 1915

Knitting cartoon, WW1
A cartoon from the First World War, turning the tables on the activity of knitting comforts for the troops. Instead, soldiers in the trenches are pictured busy knitting warm clothing for society

An airmans camera 1917
Efficiency in the French Army: Apparatus for taking photographs from an aeroplanes. The French Armys camera takes aerial photographs of the enemies trenches, they are developed and put on maps

Officer at the front, obtaining German pointed helmets 1915
British officer dodging bullets from every direction, while picking German pointed helmets from a near by enemies trench, using a couple of bayonets, some string and a bar of soap

A Really Welcome Economy by Bruce Bairnsfather
A Really Welcome Economy " One shell-less day a week wouldn t be a bad idea, would it Bert?" A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander Date: 1917

Its the Little Things that worry by Bruce Bairnsfather
Its the Little Things that Worry What is so particularly annoying to Private Lovebird is, that he would not have had this bother with his dug-out if his leave had not been postponed A cartoon by

The Tourists by Bruce Bairnsfather
The Tourists, 19..? " Remember this place, Bert?" " Yes, its where we used to chuck the fish to you, ain t it, Bill?" A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander

Winter rations for British troops in the trenches 1917
British commissariat methods: Army ration corps supplying hot food to the men in the trenches at the Battle of Arras on the Western Front in France; serving hot stew in bad weather often added very

Whats Bred in the Bone... by Bruce Bairnsfather
Whats Bred in the Bone... Lieut. O.P.Corner (late of the Colidrome Theatre, where he has been stage manager for so many years) forgets himself in the heat of the moment

Coming to the Point by Bruce Bairnsfather
Coming to the Point " Lets ave this pin of yours a minute. I ll soon ave these winkles out of ere" A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander Date: 1916

Ships that pass in the Night by Bruce Bairnsfather
Ships that Pass in the Night " Where do yer want this put, Sargint?" A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander Date: 1916

Onion-whittling by Heath Robinson
More underhand ideas from the Germans to defeat their British foe imagined by William Heath Robinson cartoon. The Germans utilise biological weapons; row of onions

The Offensive - What it looks like by Bruce Bairnsfather
The Offensive - What It Looks Like- -And What It Feels Like A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander Date: 1916

Christmas Day, 1915 by Bairnsfather
Christmas Day, 1915 How It Will Dawn for Many A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander Date: 1915

Our Adaptable Armies by Bairnsfather
Our Adaptable Armies Private Jones (late " Zogitoff" the comedy wire artist) appreciably reduces the quantity of HATE per yard of frontage

The Soldiers Dream by B Bairnsfather
A cartoon exploring the dreams of World War I infantry. This particular soldier will be rather disappointed upon waking. 1915

Thoroughness by B Bairnsfather
In this Bruce Bairnsfather cartoon, a colonel home on short leave chooses to simulate trench life as best he can; by sleeping in the garden. Date: 1915

Somme troops keep in reserve counter attack WWI
During battles of the Somme troops which had taken part in an attack were withdrawn from the front line as soon as possible and kept in reserve for counter attacks

There goes our Blinking Parapet again by B Bairnsfather
In this cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather, a mortar strike obliterates a hefty part of the trench living area, while the cynical soldiers sit by, looking fairly apathetic to the whole experience

Directing the Way at the Front by B Bairnsfather
A cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather, commenting on the somehat unusual landmarks used to mark routes around the First World Wars front lines. Date: 1915

That Sword by B Bairnsfather
A cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather in which the imagined and actual usages of a sword in the First World War are juxtaposed. Date: 1915

S. O. S. by Bairnsfather
S.O.S. The Hard Lines of Communication A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, in which two soldiers under heavy bombardment talk over the trench communication line

Occupying German position in the Somme area 1917
During the spring of 1917 the German forces on the Western Front vountarily retired from the positions in the Somme at Serre, which they had defended with such stubborness in 1916

The enemy trying their tommy - scalders by W H Robinson
Humorous illustration showing more treacherous German ideas for making life difficult for British troops. Soldiers in the trenches are being scalded by Germans sending boiling hot water in kettles by

A communication trench in bloom, WW1
A communication trench within 1000 yards of the firing line, covered with flowers. Date: 1916

Water-bottle rotary by W H Robinson
Water-bottle rotary for warming the legs of scottish soldiers after a night in the trenches. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans

Mouth Organs for the Trenches, WW1
A consignment of 1000 mouth-organs, presented to the Army Council by Sir Francis Trippel for distribution among troops at the front. Date: 1915

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

Notice to Irish Munsters from Germans, 1916
A placard placed by the Germans above their trenches facing the Munsters after the Irish uprising of April 1916, claiming, English guns are firing at your wife and children

Christmas Dinner in the trenches by Charles Crombie
" God Rest You, Merry Gentlemen, may nothing you dismay" - a festive view of a British trench on the Western Front with soldiers, rather implausibly

Teasing the Turk, WW1
An Irishman in a trench during the Dardanelles teases the Turkish enemy with a pith helment on his rifle, peeping over the parapet. Date: 1915

A Australian trench at the Dardanelles
The periscope in use in an Australian trench at the Dardanelles. Date: 1915

The Bystander being read in a British trench
A sentry keeps watch in a British trench while his comrade spends his turn off duty reading a copy of the Bystander, the latest issue of this journal

Story of the Knitted Scarf - World War One
Humorous 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

French mine crater WWI
View of French soldiers working at the mine face in the tunnel in darkness, and a diagram showing two branches stretching to the right and left where tons of explosive are to be placed. Date: 1916

Hot dinner for men in the trenches, WW1
A ration party of the Kings Liverpool Regiment preparing to take to the trenches a hot dinner cooked in a travelling kitchen. Date: 1915

Proverb from the Push in Silhouette by H. L. Oakley
A page of silhouettes by Captain Harry Lawrence Oakley depicting British soldiers in a variety of situations on the Western Front in 1916. Date: 1916

British communication trench, Western Front, WW1
A built-up communication trench made of sandbags, on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

British troops in reserve trench, Western Front, WW1
British troops in a reserve trench on the Western Front in the snow during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Welsh Guards in trench near Guillemont, Western Front, WW1
Men of the Welsh Guards in a reserve trench near Guillemont, on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

British soldiers in trench, Western Front, WW1
British soldiers in a trench with kitchen equipment, on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

British trench with Lewis gun, Western Front, WW1
A British trench with a Lewis gun ready for action on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Abandoned German trench, Western Front, WW1
An abandoned German trench on the Western Front in France during World War One, showing damage to corrugated iron from British firepower. Date: circa 1916

British soldiers setting up camp, Western Front, WW1
British soldiers setting up camp on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

British troops watching shelling, Western Front, WW1
British troops watching shelling on German trenches on the Western Front in France (Somme advance) during World War One. Date: circa 1916

British troops waiting to advance, Western Front, WW1
British troops in a shallow trench, waiting to advance on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

British lookout soldier in trench, Western Front, WW1
A British soldier on lookout duties in a trench on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

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