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AFS despatch rider and messenger, WW2An AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service) despatch rider and messenger on a motorbike at an LFS sub-station during the Second World War
Women WW1 Land ArmyA poster recruiting for the Womens Land Army, showing a land girl feeding a horse and foal. Proclaiming, National Service
World War I recruitment posterPoster produced by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee during World War I, depicting a typical British Tommy in uniform with bayonet fixed, calling across from France to England for more volunteers
First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY)A woman cyclist first aid scout of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY), riding along in her distinctive uniform. The FANY was created in 1907 as a first aid link between front-line fighting units
Ulsters Oath - The Bulldog will not submit to Home RuleRemember Castledawson (a UVF (Ulster Volunteer Force) stronghold in County Derry) written on a staunchly Unionist postcard entitled Ulsters Oath - " Under no cirsumstances shall we submit to
BristolMembers of the Bristol contingent. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF)
Ailesbury Arms Hotel, Marlborough, WiltshireAilesbury Arms Hotel (now Ailesbury Court) Marlborough, Wiltshire (on the A4). The Motor Volunteers. On the side of the Hotel is a sign
Garnerins balloon and parachute
Southwark Cavalry. Aquatint by and after Thomas Rowlandson, 1799 (c). From a volume of 86 aquatints entitled ?Loyal Volunteers of London and Environs
Westminster Cavalry. Aquatint by and after Thomas Rowlandson, 1799 (c). From a volume of 86 aquatints entitled ?Loyal Volunteers of London and Environs
Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882). Italian military and politicGiuseppe Garibaldi.1807-1882. Italian military and political. Garibaldis rest after the battle. 1860. On the right, watching the militar, Alexandre Dumas. Risorgimento Museum. Turin. Italy
The Plymouth contingent at the newly built fire station. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF)
Portsmouth (exact location unknown). The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF)
Blitz in London -- AFS firefighters, WW2Blitz in London -- a personal photograph, taken by a colleague, of life in the AFS at a sub-station, showing firewomen on the Heavy Unit of Sub-station 67Z
Red Cross Poster - World War IPoster asking for donations to the British Red Cross during World War I, stressing urgently that six pounds a minute is required to maintain the number of motor ambulances, hospital ships
Old Bill and Co. August 1940" Hey! Mind what yer doin ! Thats the second time you ve got me with that fifth column o yours!" Bruce Bairnsfather pokes fun at rumours of German spies
Iraq threat to Kuwait, 1961Page from The Illustrated London News, 8 July 1961 reporting on the tensions in Kuwait after the Iraqi leader General Kassem had claimed Kuwait should be part of Iraq
Canadians in SouthamptonThe Southampton contingent of the CCCF who were billeted near the docks at the Apollo Hotel. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters
A CCF crewCrewing a British fire appliance somewhere outside Portsmouth. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF)
United Arts Volunteer Rifles, 1916United Arts Volunteer Rifles constructing defences at Woldingham during World War I in 1916
Land Army 1941Two former mill workers, sisters Ava and Blanche Horn, (" first Bevin girls" - Land Army conscripts & volunteers) are photographed in London enroute for the south
Hyde Pk Military ReviewGreat review of 80, 000 Volunteers by Queen Victoria in Hyde Park
Lt Harries Jones, British Army Volunteers Camp at Harrogate
Harrogate - Volunteers Battalion Camp - Lieutenant Harries-Jones - Victorian period
British Army Volunteers Camp at Harrogate
Harrogate - Volunteers Battalion Camp - Victorian period
YMCA Volunteers Wanted poster during WW1
Volunteers Review, Queen Victoria Jubilee at Aldershot
Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Review at Aldershot - Volunteers - Victorian period
Officers, City of London Imperial Volunteers - Boer War Military print, photo by Gregory and Co
WW2 - Home Guard Goings OnAn illustrated front cover for a WW2 children's story book, Home Guard Goings On, written by Basil Boothroyd. The image portrays an older gentleman wielding a gun
Vietnamese Patriotic Poster - Willing Volunteers to fight for the cause - We are ready'. Date: 1965
RAF volunteers signing on to be pilots, WW2RAF volunteers signing on to be pilots Date: circa 1941
Red Cross Nurses - Boer WarSouth Australian red cross nurses, who went to South Africa with the colonial contingent. They worked during the Boer war (Oct 1899 ?? May1902)
Queen Victoria meeting colonial volunteersQueen Victoria (May 1819- January 1901) meeting 90 colonial volunteers, who have come from the second Boer war (11 Oct 1899 ?? 31 May 1902). They represent 45 different regiments
Aurania Ocean LinerThe Aurania ocean liner with the City of London Imperial Volunteers (C.I.V's) aboard, left Cape Town on October 7 where she had been used during the Boer war (11 Oct 1899 ?? 31 May 1902)
Return of City Imperial VolunteersReturning of the City Imperial Volunteers (CIVs). They are seen fully equipped and lined up in front of the Guildhall, before going off to Pretoria, to fight in the Boer war
Volunteers: Mrs Pittman, ARP, and Miss Noel, lorry driverPhotographs of war time volunteers: We take our hat's off to: Mrs J B Pittman, in ARP woollens, on bicycle, and Miss Susan Noel, in uniform, walking. Captioned, ??Mrs. J. B
The Continuing Balkans Crisis, BulgariaImages of the Balkans Crisis from Rustchuk, Bulgaria. We see the Quay of the town (top), and the departure of Bulgarian volunteers lined up, ready to go to the Turkish Frontier (Bottom)
No. 4 Detachment, 3rd Middlesex Artillery VolunteersThe No. 4 Detachment of the Third Middlesex Artillery Volunteers, the winners of the Queen's prize at the recent artillery meeting at Shoeburyness, 1885
Volunteers at the Battle of Fox HillVolunteers undertake a military training exercise at Fox Hill, Aldershot, 1885. These manoeuvres regularly took place here on Easter Weekend until the end of the 19th Century. Date: 1885
Bomb damage at the Red CrossMembers of the Red Cross, amidst bomb damage to one of their depots Date: 1940
Auxiliary firewomanMrs Aird, on duty in the Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) which was founded in 1938. Date: 1939
Shilling Theatre, Fulham, photographs of founders, volunteers and performers rehearsing. Captioned, Fighting the films: The Shilling Theatre at Fulham'
Testing Recruits for Boer War 1901Potential recruits in front of a doctors for a medical to join the Yeomanry in the war in South Africa. Date: February 1901
13th Minnesota Volunteers 19th Century 1899 Aguinaldo13th, Minnesota, Volunteers, 19th, Century, 1899, Aguinaldo, armed, army, Asia, Asian, Asiatic, attack, attacked, attacker, attacking, barracks, battle, colored, conflict, contemporary, Age, dead
Spanish Civil War. Tu, que estimes CatalunyatensSpanish Civil War.Tu, que estimes Catalunyatens reservat un lloc als seus batallons de voluntaris del Bruc (You love Catalonia.So there is a place for you in Catalan volunteer's battalion of Bruc)
Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Carlist requetes (volunteers) under the comandment of general Solchaga
Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Volunteers of Antequera on horseback watching over the beaches (February 1937)
Spain. Civil War. Barcelona (April 27, 1938). Departure of the 6th expedition of CNT-FAI volunteers. SPAIN. Madrid. Fundacion de Estudios Libertarios Anselmo Lorenzo (FAL)
Spanish Civil War. International Brigades. Arrival to Barcelona of the American volunteers to fight with the international column. SPAIN. Salamanca. Archivo Historico Nacional
Local Defence Volunteer Force 1940Local defence volunteer force turns out to defend towns and villages if German attempt to parachute in Britain. Volunteers wearing two-piece khaki uniforms
Soldiers of the International Brigade; Spanish Civil War, 19Photograph showing two soldiers of the Abraham Lincoln Battalion firing at Nationalist positions on the Morata Front, during the Spanish Civil War, 1937
Soldier of the Abraham Lincoln Battalion; Spanish Civil WarSoldier from the Philippine Islands serving in the Abraham Lincoln Battalion of the International Brigade, during the Spanish Civil War
Propagandist for the Republican Forces; Spanish Civil War, 1Photograph showing a Cuban soldier of the Abraham Lincoln Battalion, International Brigade, using a megaphone to implore Nationalist troops to join the Republican cause, 1937
Hungarian Cavalry of the International Brigade; Spanish CiviPhotograph showing members of the Hungarian cavalry unit of the International Brigade, shown on their way to the Madrid front, during the Spanish Civil War, 1937
Emilio Kleber (1895-1938)Photographic portrait of General Emilio Kleber, Commander of the 11 International Brigade during the Spanish Civil War, pictured near Madrid in 1937
Two Nationalist volunteers reloading their rifles as they fire at a Republican position near San Sebastian, northern Spain, during the early stages of the Spanish Civil War, 1936
A female Republican supporter giving a speech on top of a car, Madrid, 1936. It was reported that she was calling for more volunteers to join the Republican army. Date: 1936
Satirical cartoon, A Senatus Consultum. Napoleon is making his will and consulting the Devil about his fate. The Devil carries a flaming plaque: Death Bonaparte Death'
Volunteers for British Army during the Boer WarA batch of potential recruits drawn up in front of the recruiting Depot at St Georges Barracks, London. Photograph showing the average representation of the youth of the British Nation
Members of the Guide International Service, rehearsing mass food preparation and serving in the open air. The Guide International Service provided volunteers to work in relief camps in Europe during
Clearing debris during the BlitzThis image was generated using WaterMark, designed and engineered by HighWater Designs Ltd
Crowd in Dublin being fired upon without orders by men of the Kings Own Scottish Borderers. The incident had taken place after gun-running by the Irish National Volunteers at Howth
Landing of Julius Caesar in Britain, 54BCA standard-bearer of the 10th legion in bearskin leads Roman infantry onto a beach at Sandwich, 54BC. Julius Caesar in breastplate and coat stands on board an anachronistic steamboat
Plaque to Captain J J Crowe VC, Nieuwkerke HospiceThe final German attempt to break through to the Channel ports, known as the Fourth Battle of Ypres, had initial success
Thanking the Last Post Buglers at the Menin GateThe Last Post at the Gate has been played at 8pm under the arches by Ypres firemen (with only an interval during WW2) since the unveiling on 24 July 1927
Female ambulance staff training volunteers, September 1939An " ambulance girl" in full uniform explains the operation of the gas mask to two female volunteers in the newly formed All-India Ambulance unit
Men painting warning signs for unexploded bombs, Sept 1939ARP volunteers painting wooden boards with; " keep clear unexploded bomb" to be used as a warning to civilians when a bomb fails to explode. Date: 1939
Volunteer mine-sweeper trainees lowering weight, Sept 1939Volunteer mine-sweeper trainees lowering a weight over the side of a boat to keep their paravane at the correct depth. Volunteers, most commonly fishermen
Volunteer mine-sweepers in training, Sept 1939A scheme to train fisherman as volunteer mine-sweepers began in 1938 and was used to allow the navy to concentrate elswhere
First voluntary ambulance service 1939The first voluntary ambulance service, " All India", photographed soon after its formation in London by Indian doctors and medical students. The volunteers wear helmets and carry gas masks
Womens Land Army volunteers in training, September 1939Volunteers for the Womens Land Army learning basic agricultural skills, courtesy of the East Sussex Agricultural College. The Sphere comments on the health benefits of country life. 1939
The Rifle Quadrille, by C H R MarriottPromotional music sheet for The Rifle Quadrilles of 1859 by C. H. R. Marriott. There was hysteria about a possible French invasion in the years around 1860
The Ladies Rifle Corps Polka, by F. BernardPromotional music sheet for The Ladies Rifle Corps Polka of 1860 by F. Bernard. There was hysteria about a possible French invasion in the years around 1860
The Ladies Rifle Corps, by J E Carpenter & Charles HodgsonPromotional music sheet for The Ladies Rifle Corps song of 1860 by J. E. Carpenter & Charles Hodgson. There was hysteria about a possible French invasion in the years around 1860
The Irresistible Rifle Corps Polka, by C C AmosPromotional music sheet for The Irresistible Rifle Corps Polka of 1860 by C. C. Amos. There was hysteria about a possible French invasion in the years around 1860
Form, Girls, Form, by John E Astes and Carlo MinasiPromotional music sheet for Form, Girls, Form song of 1860 by John E. Astes, and Carlo Minasi, sung by Miss Kate Harley. There was hysteria about a possible French invasion in the years around 1860
The Female Volunteers, by T KennickPromotional music sheet for The Female Volunteers, Or The Helping Hand, song of 1860 by T. Kennick, arranged R. Hughes and sung by Emma West
Army volunteers on manoeuvres, Salisbury PlainArmy volunteers on manoeuvres in full dress uniform on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, August 1900. 1900
Arrival of Spanish Volunteers at HavanaCubas Ten Years War; the arrival of Spanish volunteers, halting to rest at the parade grounds in Havana. Date: 1869
Federal VolunteersA line of men both in uniform and in civilian clothing hold up rifles with bayonets attached. Date: 1914
Officer and Soldiers at Fort-de-FranceAn officer and soldiers of the Austro-Mexican brigade, in passage at Fort-de-France, part of the Creole volunteers of Martinique. Date: 1865
Lady Sclater and volunteers, War Workroom Fund, doing useful work for hospitals at home and abroad during the First World War. circa 1917
