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Officer by George RansteadDrawing on a postcard of a young Army officer during the First World War by George Ranstead, an amateur artist of the Great War who served in the Army Pay Corps
Still Sketching by George RansteadDrawing on a postcard showing a sailor sketching his comrades on the deck of a ship.The sketch is by George Ranstead, an amateur artist of the Great War who served in the Army Pay Corps
Soldiers on board SS Lake Michigan, WW1Men of the 2nd Scots Guards and the 2nd Gordon Highlanders on board the SS Lake Michigan during the First World War. 6 October 1914
Admiral Sturdee and Rear Admiral Roger KeyesGerman Marine Infantry Division Commander (Marine Korps Flandern - Marine Corps Flanders) Admiral Ludwig von Schroder (known in Germany as the " Lion of Flanders" )
Howitzer smoke barrage, Salisbury Plain, WW1A smoke barrage from a 4.5 inch Howitzer, formed by ten shells bursting similtaneously, during the First World War. Probably at the Chemical Warfare School at Porton on Salisbury Plain
Royal Engineers working party in trucks, Arras, France, WW1A Royal Engineers working party travelling in trucks on a light railway, passing through a ruined building at Arras, northern France, during the First World War. Date: March 1918
Admiral Sturdee on the quarterdeck - HMS HerculesAdmiral of the Fleet Sir Frederick Charles Doveton Sturdee ) on the quarterdeck of the HMS Hercules as Flag Officer Commanding the Fourth Battle Squadron. Date: 1916
British procession through the streets of BakuA procession of British soldiers and equipment through the streets of Baku, as a demonstration of force. July 1919
Group photo, British soldiers, WW1A group photo of British soldiers who fought the Germans during the First World War. 1914-1918
Gauges used to manufacture Vickers-Maxim gunGauges used to manufacture the Vickers-Maxim gun, a heavy machine gun which was used from the late 1880s through to the 1940s in many wars by many countries. Date: 20th century
29th Division entering Cologne, Germany, WW1The British 29th Division entering Cologne, Germany, by the Hohenzollern Bridge during the First World War, with General Plumer taking the salute. A misty cathedral can be seen in the background
Male caricatures by George RansteadTwo effeminate, aesthetes dressed in rather dandyish clothes, as depicted by George Ranstead, an amateur artist of the Great War who served in the Army Pay Corps
The Cock with Two Wives by George RansteadSecond in a series of six drawings depicted the Aesop Fable about the man with two wives but acted out by chickens instead
Soldiers with a Daimler-Foster tractor, WW1Soldiers with a large Daimler-Foster tractor marked OHMS (On His Majestys Service) in a field during the First World War. Built for Daimler by Foster of Lincoln
British soldiers undergoing weapons training, WW1British soldiers undergoing weapons training with a machine gun during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918
Soldier in trench with signals rockets, WW1A soldier in a trench with rockets used for signalling during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918
The Cock with Two Wives by George RansteadPart five of six drawings showing the Aesop Fable of a man with two wives played out by chickens. Each wife has pulled out the feathers of her choice of colour
People waving their hats at the waterside, WW1A row of people, some of them waving their hats, at the waterside somewhere in the UK during the First World War. They are possibly waving goodbye to men departing to fight in the war
March past at medal presentation ceremony, WW1March past of Scottish troops on the Western Front during the First World War, for the presentation of medals by General Sir Ivor Maxse. Date: circa 1917
British troops in training, WW1British troops in training for combat during the First World War. Date: circa 1914
Soldiers on leave at a railway station, WW1Soldiers with their kit, on leave at a railway station (possibly a London terminus), during the First World War. There is a sign for exchanging French money into English currency for officers
Admiral Sturdee and Rear Admiral Roger KeyesAdmiral of the Fleet Sir Frederick Charles Doveton Sturdee ) (keft and Rear Admiral (later Admiral of the Fleet) Roger John Brownlow Keyes ). Date: circa 1916
General Mahon decorates Sarrail with the KCMGFrench General Sarrail (Maurice-Paul-Emmanuel Sarrail - 18561929) decorated with the KCMG by General Mahon (Sir Bryan Thomas Mahon - 1862-1930 - Lembet Camp, Salonika Front)
Churchill present at German manoeuvresGerman army manoeuvres at which Winston Churchill was present in 1909. Churchill was on holiday in Marienbad when he attended the manoeuvres
Floral lady by George RansteadSilhouette style drawing of a lady in a crinoline style dress and flower decorated hat holding a jug of flowers. Drawn by George Ranstead
British gunners at work beneath a flak-filled sky, WW2British gunners at work beneath flak-filled sky during the Second World War. They are using a Vickers 3.7 inch a (anti-aircraft) gun on a static mounting. Date: 1939-1945
Kitcheners army recruits, Chatham, Kent, WW1Kitcheners army recruits at the Royal Engineers Barracks in Chatham, Kent, during the First World War, with an ornamental stone gateway behind them. Date: 1914-1918
After the War by George RansteadHumorous illustration on a postcard by George Ranstead, an amateur artist of the Great War who served in the Army Pay Corps
British artillery in northern France, WW1British artillery with their rifles in northern France during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918
A Perilous Passage by George RansteadA man is given a terrifying ride in a sidecar by a female motorcycle rider, zooming away from other vehicles, buses, trams and horses in the street
Soldier emerging from trench, WW1A soldier emerging from a trench to rush a German position during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918
General Sarrail and General Mahon - MacedoniaFrench General Sarrail (Maurice-Paul-Emmanuel Sarrail - 18561929) and General Mahon (Sir Bryan Thomas Mahon - 1862-1930 leaving the review ground - Lembet Camp, Salonika Front)
Three soldiers using lamp for signalling, France, WW1Three soldiers of a Pioneer Battalion using a daylight lamp for signalling at the side of a railway track near Feuchy, Arras, northern France, during the First World War. Date: May 1917
Captured German gun at Mametz, Somme, France, WW1Allied troops moving a captured German gun near Mametz Wood in The Somme, northern France, during the First World War. The officer at the centre is wearing a protective waistcoat. Date: 10 August 1916
British soldiers in trench, Ribecourt, France, WW1Men of the 11th Leicester Regiment (6th Division) with Vickers machine guns in a captured second line trench at Ribecourt, northern France, during the Battle of Cambrai, First World War
2nd Scots Guards leaving Tower of London, WW1Men of the 2nd Scots Guards packing their kits prior to leaving the Tower of London to go into camp at Lyndhurst in the New Forest, for the formation of the 7th Division during the First World War
Kaiser Wilhelm II with General SkoropadskyiKaiser Wilhelm II, Emperor of Germany, talking with the Hetman (Leader) of the Ukrainian State, General Skoropadsky (Pavlo Petrovych Skoropadskyi 1973-1945) at the Castle of Wilhelmshohe, Cassel
Two soldiers using heliograph for signalling, France, WW1Two soldiers using a heliograph for visual signalling near Feuchy, during the Battle of Arras in northern France, during the First World War. Date: April 1917
Chinese labourers at Boulogne, France, WW1A parade of Chinese labourers at Boulogne, northern France, during the First World War. Date: August 1917
Corporal Newsham, despatch rider, Rollancourt, France, WW1Corporal Newsham, a British Press despatch rider, studying a map on his motorcycle at Rollancourt in northern France during the First World War. Date: 1917
X-ray of elephant to locate a diamond ringIn an effort to locate a diamond ring worth $450, three expert X-ray operators and four trained elephant attendants worked a whole day photographing by X-ray process the whole interior of
British fighter plane, WWI by George RansteadA British single seat fighter plane up in the sky during aerial combat (though no other planes seems to be about). Note the exploding shells all around
Scots Guards in trench on Western Front, WW1Scots Guards of the 1st Battalion, B Company, in the " Big Willie" trench on the Western Front (probably in northern France) during the First World War. Date: October 1915
WWI nurse and patient by George RansteadDrawing depicting a World War I nurse appearing to be lectured by a patient wearing a suit and slippers, although maybe hes just enthusiastically conveying his appreciation
Blow It Man by George RansteadHumorous drawing depicting an aggressive looking Army sergeant instructing a young Tommy to blow the horn, not gargle it, though the young man looks as if hes unable to successfully produce a sound
British artillery at an outpost, northern France, WW1British artillery with their rifles at an outpost in northern France during the First World War. Date: 1914
Soldiers on leave changing their money, WW1Soldiers on 14 days leave changing their French money into English currency at the change box on a railway station platform during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918
Called Up by George RansteadA man of considerably advanced years stands proudly in a patriotic pose, while the caption of the picture reads Called Up