Images Dated 16th June 2016

Boys Brigade Member posing with rifle

Boys Brigade Member in distinctive uniform and cap - posing with rifle and wearing a silver cross medal. Robert Hellis (1835-1895) operated the most studio branches of all photographers in nineteenth century London. Hellis was also known for his skillful work hosting magic seances for evening parties in London. Advertising on the reverse of the cabinet card indicates that Hellis was the official photographer for the Akbaloddowla, ex King of Oude !! Date: circa 1890

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

Gold Coast regiment arriving in Kibata, East Africa, WW1

Gold Coast regiment arriving in Kibata, East Africa, during WW1. The Battle of Kibata, from October 1916 to 6 January 1917, resulted in a German withdrawal.
circa 1916

© The On Call in Africa Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library

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Transporting supplies to Handeni, East Africa, WW1

British troops having difficulty transporting medical supplies to Handeni, East Africa (now in Tanzania), during WW1.
1916

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