Casualty Collection (#7)

British troops blinded in German gas attack line up for treatment, 1914-18 (b / w photo)
700928 British troops blinded in German gas attack line up for treatment, 1914-18 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Military Pictures; English

Miss Mary Smith of South Carolina treating patients during flight to North Africa, c
NAM244235 Miss Mary Smith of South Carolina treating patients during flight to North Africa, c.1943-45, from a collection of 650 photographs compiled by the Commando Association (b/w photo)

The Red Cross Transporting Injured Russians on Skis during the Russo-Japanese War
CHT214892 The Red Cross Transporting Injured Russians on Skis during the Russo-Japanese War (1904-05) from Le Petit Journal, c.1904 (colour litho) by French School

Between the Lines During a Truce (litho)
PNP268571 Between the Lines During a Truce (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: burying the dead from the American Civil War;)

Count Tilly mortally wounded at the Battle of Rain, 1632 (engraving)
3647479 Count Tilly mortally wounded at the Battle of Rain, 1632 (engraving) by Camphausen, Wilhelm (1818-85); Private Collection; (add.info.: Count Tilly mortally wounded at the Battle of Rain)

Fighting in the trenches at Port Arthur, Russo-Japanese War (colour litho)
2795903 Fighting in the trenches at Port Arthur, Russo-Japanese War (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fighting in the trenches at Port Arthur)

Sick and wounded French soldiers returning from Madagascar (engraving)
2789432 Sick and wounded French soldiers returning from Madagascar (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The American Red Cross in Italy (colour litho)
3626862 The American Red Cross in Italy (colour litho) by Verrees, J. Paul (1889-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: The American Red Cross in Italy)

The little nurse (colour litho)
3104130 The little nurse (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The little nurse)

The Heroes of the 2nd of May, 1808 (chromolitho)
972413 The Heroes of the 2nd of May, 1808 (chromolitho) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Heroes of the 2nd of May, 1808)

Frederick the Great of Prussia at Burkersdorf (colour litho)
964569 Frederick the Great of Prussia at Burkersdorf (colour litho) by Knoetel, Richard (1857-1914); Private Collection; (add.info.: Frederick the Great of Prussia at the Battle of Burkersdorf)

Horse-drawn Cart Full of Wounded Soldiers, lithograph by C. Motte, 1818 (litho)
1071532 Horse-drawn Cart Full of Wounded Soldiers, lithograph by C. Motte, 1818 (litho) by Gericault, Theodore (1791-1824); 28.9x29.2 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

Acting Sergeant John Raynes putting his smoke-helmet on Sergeant Ayres following the explosion of a gas shell
976446 Acting Sergeant John Raynes putting his smoke-helmet on Sergeant Ayres following the explosion of a gas shell, 11 October 1915 (litho) by Pearse

A touching Montenegrin tradition (colour litho)
2779873 A touching Montenegrin tradition (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A touching Montenegrin tradition)

Capture of the severely wounded Margrave Ezzelino III da Romano at the Battle of Torricella, 1259 (engraving)
3647247 Capture of the severely wounded Margrave Ezzelino III da Romano at the Battle of Torricella, 1259 (engraving) by Sanesi

Battle of Saint-Quentin (chromolitho)
667682 Battle of Saint-Quentin (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battle of Saint-Quentin. French educational card, c 1900.); © Look and Learn

Frederick the Great (1712-1786) after defeat at the Battle of Hochkirch in 1758 (colour litho)
725464 Frederick the Great (1712-1786) after defeat at the Battle of Hochkirch in 1758 (colour litho) by Rohling, Carl (1849-1922); Private Collection; (add.info)

Passage of the Berezina in 1812 (chromolitho)
724798 Passage of the Berezina in 1812 (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Passage of the Berezina in 1812)

Wounded soldiers after the battle of Chancellorsville, May 1863 (b / w photo)
PNP268569 Wounded soldiers after the battle of Chancellorsville, May 1863 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas, 6th-8th March, engraved by Kurz & Allison (colour litho)
PNP263307 Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas, 6th-8th March, engraved by Kurz & Allison (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Military Pictures; American

A Field Surgery Unit operating in an Italian prison under fire during World War Two
NAM244243 A Field Surgery Unit operating in an Italian prison under fire during World War Two, from a collection of 650 photographs compiled by the Command Association (b/w photo) by English School

Stolzenfels Castle on the River Rhine, German patriotic military themed postcard (b / w photo)
6031270 Stolzenfels Castle on the River Rhine, German patriotic military themed postcard (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Soldiers of Waterloo (pencil on paper)
1772198 Soldiers of Waterloo (pencil on paper) by English School, (19th century); National Army Museum, London; eNational Army Museum; English, out of copyright

Prussian soldiers wounded in the Franco-Prussian War receiving treatment in Dresden (engraving)
6001328 Prussian soldiers wounded in the Franco-Prussian War receiving treatment in Dresden (engraving) by European School

Finding a bullet with the X-ray apparatus at the Military Hospital, Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa, Boer War
5236263 Finding a bullet with the X-ray apparatus at the Military Hospital, Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa, Boer War, 1899 (litho) by Bull

Presentation sword, Brigadier General Duncan MacDougall, 1836 (sword, presentation)
5928921 Presentation sword, Brigadier General Duncan MacDougall, 1836 (sword, presentation) by English School, (19th century); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Presentation sword)

Study for the oil painting by William Barns Wollen, The Battle of Lexington 1775
5927178 Study for the oil painting by William Barns Wollen, A The Battle of Lexington 1775A (charcoal and wash) by Wollen, William Barnes (1857-1936); National Army Museum

Wounded Officers at Simla, 1857 (coloured lithograph)
5927017 A Wounded Officers at SimlaA, 1857 (coloured lithograph) by Atkinson, George Francklin (1822-59) (after); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: A Wounded Officers at SimlaA, 1857)

Sword blade fragment found in the grave of a French officer killed near Castlebar
5925798 Sword blade fragment found in the grave of a French officer killed near Castlebar, Ireland, in 1798 (metal) by French School, (18th century); National Army Museum

The Death of the Great Wolf, 1795 (coloured engraving)
2632323 The Death of the Great Wolf, 1795 (coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

First French expedition to Constantine, 1836 (chromolitho)
724803 First French expedition to Constantine, 1836 (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: First French expedition to Constantine, 1836)

Awakening of militarist sentiment in Britain (colour litho)
2779494 Awakening of militarist sentiment in Britain (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Awakening of militarist sentiment in Britain)

A moving ceremony (colour litho)
2807653 A moving ceremony (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A moving ceremony)

All that was left of them, 17th Lancers near Modderfontein
2975496 All that was left of them, 17th Lancers near Modderfontein, 17th September 1901 (colour chromolitho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); National Army Museum

Dead Confederate Gun Crew after The Battle of Antietam, 17th September 1862 with
PNP264224 Dead Confederate Gun Crew after The Battle of Antietam, 17th September 1862 with the Dunker church in the background (b/w photo) by American School

Battle of First Bull Run, 1861 (litho)
PNP262586 Battle of First Bull Run, 1861 (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Union troops retreating; lithograph by Kurz & Allison;)

Training exercise for army field medics, France, 1897 (colour litho)
971920 Training exercise for army field medics, France, 1897 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Training exercise for army field medics, France, 1897)

Aftermath of the Battle of Marengo (colour litho)
3098892 Aftermath of the Battle of Marengo (colour litho) by Myrbach-Rheinfeld, Felicien baron de (b.1853) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aftermath of the Battle of Marengo)

Spanish General Jose de Bascaran visiting wounded cuirassiers in the name of King Alfonso XIII at the Val-de-Grace
3097498 Spanish General Jose de Bascaran visiting wounded cuirassiers in the name of King Alfonso XIII at the Val-de-Grace military hospital in Paris (colour litho) by French School

First World War bomb and injured soldier (b / w photo)
3096231 First World War bomb and injured soldier (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: First World War bomb and injured soldier)

Gallant charge of the Kentuckians at the battle of Buena Vista, Feby
2630664 Gallant charge of the Kentuckians at the battle of Buena Vista, Feby. 23nd 1847 and complete defeat of the Mexicans, pub

A Sweet, Captain?, First World War caricature (colour litho)
CHT190387 A Sweet, Captain?, First World War caricature (colour litho) by Faivre, Jules Abel (1867-1945); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Colonel James Gardiner, Scottish soldier in the British Army, killed at the Battle of Prestonpans during the 1745
6014873 Colonel James Gardiner, Scottish soldier in the British Army, killed at the Battle of Prestonpans during the 1745 Jacobite Rising (engraving) by English School

Death of Marshal Bessieres at the Battle of Lutzen, 1813 (engraving)
5999560 Death of Marshal Bessieres at the Battle of Lutzen, 1813 (engraving) by Boutigny, Paul Emile (1854-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: Death of Marshal Bessieres at the Battle of Lutzen)

Stolzenfels Castle on the River Rhine, German patriotic military themed postcard (b / w photo)
6031273 Stolzenfels Castle on the River Rhine, German patriotic military themed postcard (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Sun set in the west: a German soldier comforting his dying comrade on the battlefield (coloured photo)
6031258 The Sun set in the west: a German soldier comforting his dying comrade on the battlefield (coloured photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Sun set in the west: a German soldier comforting his dying comrade on the battlefield (coloured photo)
6031247 The Sun set in the west: a German soldier comforting his dying comrade on the battlefield (coloured photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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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.