Images Dated 22nd November 2011

Tank Battle in Villers Bocage, France 1944

Illustration showing a battle between German Tiger tanks and British tanks and infantry in the village of Villers Bocage, Normandy, June 1944. A British tank (on left), which might be a Cromwell or Sherman, is shown knocking out one German Tiger (centre) by shooting through a hole in the corner house. Another Tiger tank (right) is coming under fire from British machine guns and PIAT's, some of whom can be seen extreme right. This illustration was drawn by Captain Bryan de Grineau, the Illustrated London New's artist, from a description given to him by an eye-witness, Mr. Tom Treanor of the Los Angeles Times'. Date: 1944

© Mary Evans Picture Library 2015 - https://copyrighthub.org/s0/hub1/creation/maryevans/MaryEvansPictureID/10219808

Battalion Ballads from 17th Bat. Highland Light Infantry

Book entitled Battalion Ballads from THE OUTPOST 17th (S) Battalion Highland Light Infantry. This book belonged to 15959 Sergeant W. F. Ritchie. Annotated inside giving details of his time in France. Collection includes two photographs of him - one in his blue serge uniform and another with his daughter and dog; a banda programme entitled Very Lights on the opening of First Corps. Headquarters Recreation Hut; together with the very first copy of The Outpost dated February 1915. This copy was auctioned on the Parade Ground on February 18th 1915 in aid of the Belgian Relief Fund. Major Paul was the highest bidder at 4.10. He handed it back to the magazine staff to be raffled. Contains signatures. Collection

© David Cohen Fine Art/Mary Evans Picture Library

The Blue Room, Villefranche sur Mer; Le Chambre Bleu,Villefranche sur Mer

653598 The Blue Room, Villefranche sur Mer; Le Chambre Bleu,Villefranche sur Mer, (oil on canvas) by Le Sidaner, Henri Eugene Augustin (1862-1939); 73x92 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Blue Room, Villefranche sur Mer; Le Chambre Bleu,Villefranche sur Mer. Henri Le Sidaner (1862-1939). Oil on canvas. 73 x 92cm. According to Louis le Sidaner this work depicts a room in the Hotel Welcome, Villefranche sur Mer in which the artist stayed.); Photo A© Christie's Images; French, out of copyright

© © Christie's Images / Bridgeman Images