Casualty Collection

JAMES DOUGLAS (1358-1388). 2nd Earl of Douglas and Mar. Scottish statesman. The death of Douglas at the Battle of Otterburn. Oil on canvas by Charles Landseer (1799-1879)

WW1 silhouettes, wounded soldiers and medical care
Silhouettes of wounded soldiers and medical care during the First World War. From the top: stretcher bearers, a field ambulance, the casualty clearing station, a train taking men off to the base

BATTLE OF FRANKLIN, 1864. The Battle of Franklin, Tennessee, 30 November 1864. Lithograph, 1891, by Kurz & Allison

Rubbing from an 18th century New England gravestone for an American soldier killed at the Battle of Bennington in 1777
GRAVESTONE: 18th CENTURY. Rubbing from an 18th century New England gravestone for an American soldier killed at the Battle of Bennington in 1777

Vintage Civil War print of the Battle of Gettysburg. The famous battle took place in early July 1863 and resulted in the largest number of casualties during The American Civil War

GWR staff loading a stretcher into a parcel van which has been converted into an ambulance, 1940. The van bears the GWR roundel branding and a stylised poster on the side

Casualties from the front pass destroyed tanks, Villers-Bretonneux, France, World War I, 1918. Villers-Bretonneux was the scene of the first tank battle in history, on 24th April 1918

MEMORIAL DAY, 1868. Mourners decorating the grave of General Frederick W. Lander in Salem, Massachusetts, during the first nationwide observance of Memorial (Decoration) Day, 30 May 1868

Picture No. 10768905
DOG - paw being bandaged by vet Date:

Battle at the Porte St Denis, 28th July, 1830, Paris. Artist: Hippolyte Lecomte
Battle at the Porte St Denis, 28th July, 1830, Paris. Fighting between the people and royalist troops during the French Revolution of July 1830. From the Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Leg bone of Lieutenant John Fraser, 1782 (human bone)
5926689 Leg bone of Lieutenant John Fraser, 1782 (human bone); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Leg bones of Lieutenant John Fraser, 1782)

Red Cross volunteer nurse by an ambulance, 1916 (b/w photo)
2625882 Red Cross volunteer nurse by an ambulance, 1916 (b/w photo) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; Fratelli Alinari Museum Collections-Manno Collection, Florence.

Leg bone of Lieutenant John Fraser, 1782 (human bone)
5926687 Leg bone of Lieutenant John Fraser, 1782 (human bone); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Leg bones of Lieutenant John Fraser, 1782)

Iron shot which struck Major-General Frederick Roberts, 1878 (iron)
5924170 Iron shot which struck Major-General Frederick Roberts, 1878 (iron); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Iron shot which struck Major-General Sir Frederick Roberts, 1878)

Leg bone of Lieutenant John Fraser, 1782 (human bone)
5926688 Leg bone of Lieutenant John Fraser, 1782 (human bone); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Leg bones of Lieutenant John Fraser, 1782)

Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905: General Alexei Nicholaevitch Kouropatkin, commander of Russian forces in Manchuria
530181 Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905: General Alexei Nicholaevitch Kouropatkin, commander of Russian forces in Manchuria, directing the campaign from his car

Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Once More into the Sun, 1870 (engraving)
538444 Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Once More into the Sun, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Wounded German officers in the Germany military hospital at Versailles being given fresh air)

Leg bone of Lieutenant John Fraser, 1782 (human bone)
5926685 Leg bone of Lieutenant John Fraser, 1782 (human bone); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Leg bones of Lieutenant John Fraser, 1782)

Leg bone of Lieutenant John Fraser, 1782 (human bone)
5926683 Leg bone of Lieutenant John Fraser, 1782 (human bone); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Leg bones of Lieutenant John Fraser, 1782)

Leg bone of Lieutenant John Fraser, 1782 (human bone)
5926682 Leg bone of Lieutenant John Fraser, 1782 (human bone); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Leg bones of Lieutenant John Fraser, 1782)

Iron shot which struck Major-General Frederick Roberts, 1878 (iron)
5924171 Iron shot which struck Major-General Frederick Roberts, 1878 (iron); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Iron shot which struck Major-General Sir Frederick Roberts, 1878)

Leg bone of Lieutenant John Fraser, 1782 (human bone)
5926686 Leg bone of Lieutenant John Fraser, 1782 (human bone); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Leg bones of Lieutenant John Fraser, 1782)

Leg bone of Lieutenant John Fraser, 1782 (human bone)
5926684 Leg bone of Lieutenant John Fraser, 1782 (human bone); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Leg bones of Lieutenant John Fraser, 1782)

Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Wilhelm I (1797-1788)
863346 Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Wilhelm I (1797-1788); (add.info.: Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Wilhelm I (1797-1788) king of Prussia and first Emperor of Germany

The National Society for Aid to the Sick and Wounded, 1870 (engraving)
1575715 The National Society for Aid to the Sick and Wounded, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicts young women sorting through items donated to the National Society for Aid to the Sick)

Lt. Roland Jackson, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Lt. Roland Jackson, between c1915 and c1920.

Wounded American, Neuilly, 1918 or 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
Wounded American, Neuilly, 1918 or 1919. A wounded American soldier in hospital bed, Neuilly, France, during or shortly after World War I.

American soldiers & wounded, 27 Apr 1918. Creator: Bain News Service. American soldiers & wounded, 27 Apr 1918
American soldiers & wounded, 27 Apr 1918. American soldiers carrying wounded troops onto hospital train at Horreville, France, April 27, 1918.

Dressing wounds of British, 18 Aug 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Dressing wounds of British, 18 Aug 1918. Wounded British soldiers of the 9th Division being attended by Royal Army Medical Corps personnel after being brought in by German prisoners during action at

American Field hospital, Auteuil, c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
American Field hospital, Auteuil, c1915. An American field hospital in Auteuil, Paris, France around 1915 during World War I.

Telegraph lesson - crippled soldiers, 06 Feb 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
Telegraph lesson - crippled soldiers, 06 Feb 1919. Two soldiers, amputee veterans of World War I, leaning to use a telegraph at a vocational school for wounded soldiers at Walter Reed Hospital

American wounded in base hospital, France, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
American wounded in base hospital, France, 1917 or 1918. American soldiers with nurses in Ward 10, Base Hospital in Talence, France during World War I.

Maimed German at work, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Maimed German at work, between c1915 and 1918. A German disabled soldier with a prosthetic arm working as a carpenter in a workshop in Hindenburg's house at Konigsberg, Prussia (now Kaliningrad)

Burying French officer at front, 31 Jan 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Burying French officer at front, 31 Jan 1918 (date created or published later). Soldiers standing at graves during the burial of a French officer during World War I.

Wounded French leaving hospital, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Wounded French leaving hospital, 1917. Wounded French soldiers leaving a hospital during World War I.

Wounded Austrian Officer on Patrol on Isonzo, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Wounded Austrian Officer on Patrol on Isonzo, between c1910 and c1915. A wounded Austrian officer near the Isonzo River which flows near the border of Slovenia and Italy, during World War I.

Reviving wounded German with Pulmotor, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Reviving wounded German with Pulmotor, between 1914 and c1915. A German being revived with a Pulmotor, an artificial respiration device, during World War I.

Russian Service in Suwalki Hospital, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Russian Service in Suwalki Hospital, between 1914 and c1915. A priest holding a Russian Orthodox service in a hospital in Suwalki, Russia (now Poland) during World War I.

Fernand Bihery [making baskets, French School for crippled soldiers], 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Fernand Bihery [making baskets, French School for crippled soldiers], 1918 (date created or published later). A disabled World War I veteran making a basket at a French School for crippled soldiers.

Louis Blin [Monitor, French Cripple School], 17 May 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Louis Blin [Monitor, French Cripple School], 17 May 1918 (date created or published later). Louis Blin, a man with artificial legs who served as a monitor at French school for the disabled.

First Aid at Front in France to U.S. soldiers, 1918 or 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
First Aid at Front in France to U.S. soldiers, 1918 or 1919. A doctor with an injured American soldier behind the lines in France, during World War I.

German hospital train, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
German hospital train, between 1914 and c1915. A German hospital train, probably during World War I.

French Officers at graves of comrades, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
French Officers at graves of comrades, 1914. French officers laying flowers on graves of soldiers during World War I.

Wounded from battle of Vie [i.e., Vic] at Compiegne, 26 Oct 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Wounded from battle of Vie [i.e., Vic] at Compiegne, 26 Oct 1914 (date created or published later). Men wounded in the battle of Vic-sur-Aisne being helped off a cart at the Compie`gne train station

Red Cross Transport in Forest of Laigle (i.e., Laigne), 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Red Cross Transport in Forest of Laigle (i.e., Laigne), 1914. A horse-driven ambulance carrying wounded soldiers in the Forest of Laigne, France during World War I.

French pick up dead near Charleroi, 21 Oct 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
French pick up dead near Charleroi, 21 Oct 1914 (date created or published later). French soldiers putting a dead body into a cart

French succoring wounded German, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
French succoring wounded German, 1914. French Moroccan soldiers, between Villeroy and Neufmoutiers, France, caring for a wounded German soldier during World War I.

Wounded Moroccan on stretcher, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Wounded Moroccan on stretcher, between c1914 and c1915. A wounded soldier from Morocco on a stretcher during World War I.

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"Casualty: A Glimpse into the Shadows of War" In the haunting silhouettes of World War I, we witness the grim reality of casualties. Wounded soldiers, their bodies bearing the scars of battle, lay scattered across the desolate landscape. Amidst this devastation, brave medical personnel tirelessly work to provide much-needed care and solace. Traveling back in time to 1864 at the Battle of Franklin in Tennessee, we encounter a lithograph capturing the intensity and sacrifice that unfolded on that fateful day. The image transports us to an era where valor clashed with tragedy as soldiers fought for their beliefs. A rubbing from an 18th-century New England gravestone serves as a poignant reminder of those lost during the Battle of Bennington in 1777. Each etched line tells a story untold but not forgotten – tales of bravery cut short by war's merciless hand. Fast forward to 1940, amidst another global conflict; railway staff convert a parcel van into an ambulance. This makeshift vehicle becomes a symbol of hope as it carries wounded soldiers away from danger towards life-saving treatment. The Battle at Porte St Denis in Paris takes us even further back in time to July 1830. Artist Hippolyte Lecomte captures both triumph and despair within his brushstrokes - casualties strewn across cobblestone streets while others valiantly fight for freedom. Memorial Day, 1868 brings mourners together as they decorate General Frederick W. Lander's grave in Salem. Their actions honor not only one man but also all those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country - forever etching their names into history's annals. From there, our journey leads us to Mexborough in South Yorkshire during a first aid competition held in 1961. Here we witness ordinary citizens honing life-saving skills - proof that even amidst peace times, preparedness for casualties remains paramount.