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Background imageWw 1 Collection: British 6 inch Howitzer, near Achicourt, France, WW1

British 6 inch Howitzer, near Achicourt, France, WW1
A British 6 inch (26 cwt) Howitzer, designed by Vickers in 1915 for use during the First World War. It continued in use during the Second World War

Background imageWw 1 Collection: Kaiser Wilhelm II at Kiel shipyard, Germany, WW1

Kaiser Wilhelm II at Kiel shipyard, Germany, WW1
Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941), German Emperor, visiting Kiel shipyard, Germany, towards the end of the First World War. Date: 2 October 1918

Background imageWw 1 Collection: Gallipoli trench WWI

Gallipoli trench WWI
Royal Navy Division Sector Lieutenant C.H. Parkes RNVR with Periscope rifle (sniperscope) at Gallipoli during World War I

Background imageWw 1 Collection: Hulluch underground system 1918

Hulluch underground system 1918
Hulluch underground system known as Charing Cross near Loos. The 3rd Australian Tunnel Company engaged in defensive work on the Western Front in France during World War I in January 1918

Background imageWw 1 Collection: Customs inspection with X-rays, World War I

Customs inspection with X-rays, World War I
An officer examines a bale of cotton with an X-ray machine to try and detect contraband during World War I in March 1915

Background imageWw 1 Collection: Ancre swamps 1916

Ancre swamps 1916
Royal Engineers bridge the Ancre Swamps at Aveluy during the latter stages of the Battle of the Somme. To the left, an engine crosses a light railway bridge

Background imageWw 1 Collection: Our boys need sox, knit your bit

Our boys need sox, knit your bit. Date 1918?

Background imageWw 1 Collection: The past is behind us, the future is ahead. Let us all striv

The past is behind us, the future is ahead. Let us all strive to make the future better and brighter than the past ever was. Soldier shaking hands with worker holding sledgehammer. Date 1918

Background imageWw 1 Collection: Mounted guards destined for the Front - WWI

Mounted guards destined for the Front - WWI
Mounted guards - British Military heading for the Western Front at the start of World War One. Date: circa 1915

Background imageWw 1 Collection: How WWI was fought

How WWI was fought
" As it is for most of us" World War I was a slog, described by many as " 90% routine and 10% terror." Although soldiers lived with death every day, for the most part

Background imageWw 1 Collection: British Army Pierrot Troupe - WWI

British Army Pierrot Troupe - WWI
British Army Pierrot Troupe, from the British Expeditionary Force of 1917 Date: 1917

Background imageWw 1 Collection: British Bristol F2B biplane preparing for takeoff, WW1

British Bristol F2B biplane preparing for takeoff, WW1
A British Bristol F2B biplane with members of 22 Squadron on an airfield, being prepared for takeoff during the First World War. Date: 1916-1918

Background imageWw 1 Collection: Patriotic Postcard - WWI - Young Highlander

Patriotic Postcard - WWI - Young Highlander
Patriotic Postcard - WWI - Young boy in the uniform of a Scots Highlander soldier posing on this Christmas Greetings Postcard. " I m Scotch ye ken and I ll let em know it!" Date: circa 1910s

Background imageWw 1 Collection: Cartoon - WWI - Haircut

Cartoon - WWI - Haircut
A cartoon making light of the perils of life on the front line and the frequent need for surgical intervention to operate on soldiers

Background imageWw 1 Collection: View from the Salonika Front, WW1

View from the Salonika Front, WW1
View from the Salonika Front during the First World War. Date: circa 1916-1917

Background imageWw 1 Collection: View of Golden Horn with Breslau and Hamidie, WW1

View of Golden Horn with Breslau and Hamidie, WW1
View of the Golden Horn at Istanbul, Turkey, with the German light cruiser SMS Breslau and the Turkish light cruiser Hamidieh, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageWw 1 Collection: German gunners with heavy artillery, France, WW1

German gunners with heavy artillery, France, WW1
German gunners in action with heavy artillery near Verdun, north eastern France, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageWw 1 Collection: East Surrey Regiment kick footballs

East Surrey Regiment kick footballs
Soldiers of the East Surrey regiment advance through heavy fire towards enemy lines, kicking footballs as they go. The footballs were provided as a means of encouraging the men to attack

Background imageWw 1 Collection: Ambulance for wounded horses, World War One

Ambulance for wounded horses, World War One
An ambulance for wounded horses on the battlefield : the Canadian Mounted Veterinary Corps at work with field artillery. Men of the Mounted Section of the Canadian Veterinary Corps are seen

Background imageWw 1 Collection: First Austrian POWs at Ust-Kamenogorsk, WW1

First Austrian POWs at Ust-Kamenogorsk, WW1
The first Austrian prisoners of war (mostly Czech) arrive at Ust-Kamenogorsk (Semipalatinsk region) on the Eastern Front (now in Kazakhstan) during the First World War. Date: 24 September 1914

Background imageWw 1 Collection: De Havilland 2 plane with Lewis gun, WW1

De Havilland 2 plane with Lewis gun, WW1
A British De Havilland 2 plane with a Lewis gun attached during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageWw 1 Collection: Pilot standing with biplane on an airfield, WW1

Pilot standing with biplane on an airfield, WW1
A pilot standing in front of his biplane on an airfield during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageWw 1 Collection: Blind Italian soldier - WWI

Blind Italian soldier - WWI
Italian soldiers blinded during World War One - a poem explaining their fate. Date: circa 1918

Background imageWw 1 Collection: American 43rd Balloon Company, western front, WW1

American 43rd Balloon Company, western front, WW1
Men of the American 43rd Balloon Company on the road to Bertrange Farm on the western front during the First World War. Date: 1918

Background imageWw 1 Collection: British stretcher cases, Salonika, WW1

British stretcher cases, Salonika, WW1
British stretcher cases awaiting transfer to a ship at Salonika (Salonica, Thessaloniki, Greece) during the First World War. Date: 1916

Background imageWw 1 Collection: Patriotic Postcard - Officer and Union Flag

Patriotic Postcard - Officer and Union Flag
For the Old Flag A World War One era officer, pointing his pistol toward the enemy. Standing up tall before the Union flag, for King and Country... Date: circa 1916

Background imageWw 1 Collection: Austrian submarine on the surface, WW1

Austrian submarine on the surface, WW1
An Austrian submarine on the surface, with crew members, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageWw 1 Collection: Scottish soldier writing home on a spiral staircase, WW1

Scottish soldier writing home on a spiral staircase, WW1
A resourceful Scottish soldier sits on a section of spiral staircase on the Western Front during the First World War to write his letter home. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageWw 1 Collection: Entry into Aqaba, Battle of Aqaba, Jordan, WW1

Entry into Aqaba, Battle of Aqaba, Jordan, WW1
Scene at the entry into Aqaba, during the Battle of Aqaba, Jordan, during the Arab Revolt, First World War. Date: 6 July 1917

Background imageWw 1 Collection: British Bristol fighter planes in flight, France, WW1

British Bristol fighter planes in flight, France, WW1
British Bristol fighter planes of No. 22 Squadron RAF flying in formation from Serny aerodrome, northern France, during the First World War. Date: June 1918

Background imageWw 1 Collection: French mobilisation poster, WW1

French mobilisation poster, WW1
French mobilisation poster for the First World War, calling all enlisted soldiers and sailors, and requisitioning animals, vehicles and related equipment. Date: 2 August 1914

Background imageWw 1 Collection: Dunsterforce infantry in action, WW1

Dunsterforce infantry in action, WW1
Members of the Dunsterforce infantry in action in the desert near the Turkish front during the First World War. 1917-1918

Background imageWw 1 Collection: HMS Kent, British armoured cruiser

HMS Kent, British armoured cruiser
HMS Kent, British Monmouth-class armoured cruiser, launched 1901, served during the First World War, decommissioned 1920. Date: early 20th century

Background imageWw 1 Collection: General Alexei Brusilov

General Alexei Brusilov
Aleksei Brusilov (1853 1926), Russian general in World War One, looking at a map with a magnifying glass to aid him

Background imageWw 1 Collection: Jan Breydel arriving at Dover with Haig and others

Jan Breydel arriving at Dover with Haig and others
The hospital ship Jan Breydel arriving at Dover with Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig and other British army generals, soon after the end of the First World War. Date: circa December 1918

Background imageWw 1 Collection: Winston Churchill walking along the street

Winston Churchill walking along the street
Winston Churchill MP with another man, walking along the street. early 20th century

Background imageWw 1 Collection: Lieutenant Nungesser with Nieuport biplane

Lieutenant Nungesser with Nieuport biplane
Lieutenant Charles Nungesser (1892-1927) - French flying ace during the First World War who suffered seventeen injuries during his time flying during the war

Background imageWw 1 Collection: Major Mick Mannock, British flying ace, WW1

Major Mick Mannock, British flying ace, WW1
Major Edward Corringham " Mick" Mannock (1887-1918), British flying ace with the Royal Air Force during the First World War

Background imageWw 1 Collection: George V on guided tour near Mametz, The Somme, France

George V on guided tour near Mametz, The Somme, France
King George V passing between two mine craters near Mametz in The Somme, northern France, in a party guided by Mr Harding of the Royal Engineers

Background imageWw 1 Collection: Aerial photograph of Bayernschloss, Germany, WW1

Aerial photograph of Bayernschloss, Germany, WW1
Aerial photograph (German) of an area described as Bayernschloss, Germany, during the First World War. Date: 12 July 1917

Background imageWw 1 Collection: Sir Douglas Haig, Vice Admiral Keyes and Sir A Bodkin

Sir Douglas Haig, Vice Admiral Keyes and Sir A Bodkin
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig (1861-1928) and Vice Admiral Sir Roger John Brownlow Keyes (1872-1945) being received at Dover by Sir Archibald Henry Bodkin (1862-1957)

Background imageWw 1 Collection: Four-gun Bristol fighter plane at Agincourt, France

Four-gun Bristol fighter plane at Agincourt, France
A four-gun Bristol fighter plane of No. 22 Squadron, RAF, with one Vickers and three Lewis guns, at Agincourt, France, towards the end of the First World War

Background imageWw 1 Collection: Lloyd George, General Wilson and General Foch

Lloyd George, General Wilson and General Foch
David Lloyd George (1863-1945), General Sir Henry Hughes Wilson (1864-1922) and General Ferdinand Foch (1851-1929), meeting around the end of the First World War

Background imageWw 1 Collection: Lady at dressing table - WWI postcard by George Ranstead

Lady at dressing table - WWI postcard by George Ranstead
Lovely, decorative illustration by amateur, soldier artist of the Great War, George Ranstead, depicting a lady at her dressing table. circa 1916

Background imageWw 1 Collection: British tanks in Battle of Cambrai, aerial photograph, WW1

British tanks in Battle of Cambrai, aerial photograph, WW1
Aerial photograph of British tanks in action during the Battle of Cambrai, First World War. Date: November-December 1917

Background imageWw 1 Collection: Two women chatting in a kitchen

Two women chatting in a kitchen, one thin and one fat. One says: I just seen young George the worse for drink again. The other replies: I ain t surprised. You may depend e in aled it from is father

Background imageWw 1 Collection: Georg Bruchmuller, German general

Georg Bruchmuller, German general
Georg Bruchmuller (1863 - 1948), Lieutenant Colonel during World War One, gained wide renown throughout the German Army as a pioneer of artillery tactics

Background imageWw 1 Collection: Pretty Lady military drummer

Pretty Lady military drummer
A lady military drummer - the slightly saucy caption reads: " I wouldn t need a drum to follow you" ! A propaganda card from WWI. Date: circa 1916



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