Volunteers Collection (page 2)

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 1940
Local 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, 19
Photograph 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 War
Soldier 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, 1
Photograph 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 Civi
Photograph 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 War
A 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 Blitz
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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, 54BC
A 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 Hospice
The 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 Gate
The 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 1939
An " 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 1939
ARP 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 1939
Volunteer 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 1939
A 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 1939
The 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 1939
Volunteers 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 Marriott
Promotional 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. Bernard
Promotional 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 Hodgson
Promotional 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 Amos
Promotional 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 Minasi
Promotional 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 Kennick
Promotional 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 Plain
Army volunteers on manoeuvres in full dress uniform on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, August 1900. 1900

Arrival of Spanish Volunteers at Havana
Cubas Ten Years War; the arrival of Spanish volunteers, halting to rest at the parade grounds in Havana. Date: 1869

Federal Volunteers
A line of men both in uniform and in civilian clothing hold up rifles with bayonets attached. Date: 1914

Officer and Soldiers at Fort-de-France
An 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

General Strike - Varsity undergraduate volunteers
The General Strike - Varsity undergraduate volunteers manning the signal box at LMS Bletchley. 1926

Refreshments in a London street after a night raid, WW2
Refreshments in a London street after a night raid during the Second World War, no doubt including a warming and fortifying hot Bovril drink. Date: 1940s

Royal Naval Volunteers at the Crystal Palace, 1914
A use found for the Crystal Palace at last: rows of hammocks put up in Canadas building, the sleeping quarters of the Royal Naval Volunteers, at the Crystal Palace, October 1914. Date: October 1914

James Caulfield, 1st Earl of Charlemont (1728-1799), Irish statesman, Commander in Chief of the Volunteer Force of Ireland. 18th century

Enrolling the City of London volunteers on New Years day, at the Guildhall for service in South Africa. Date: January 1900

Taking the Oath to join the British Army 1901
British military oath taken in front of a magistrate, during the Second Boer War. Date: 1901

Military Mail and Volunteer Review 1903

Plymouth
A typical scene in the Blitzed city of Plymouth. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF)

Training from a tower
One of the slightly more hazardous aspects of training was from the tower. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF)

WOMEN VOLUNTEERS 1861
THE VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT The scene at Wimbledon Camp when the whole family - ladies included - join the Volunteer Movement Date: 1861

SERBIAN HEROINE
Sophia Ivanovich volunteers to serve in the Serbian army so long as hostilities against the Turks persist : she is engaged to marry the gentleman behind her Date: November 1912

PITT AND VOLUNTEERS
William Pitt (the younger), Prime Minister of England, visits a camp of Volunteers Date: circa 1794

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