First World War Collection

Are we Downhearted? No! Not at Bognor
World War One postcard featuring a wounded soldier, in hospital blues, convalescing in Bognor. Additional Manuscripts Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: AM 781/2/96

First World War Collection: Highland Band at Paddington Station, 1915

Highland Band at Paddington Station, 1915
First contingent of GWR Regimental company of Railway Troops R.E headed by a Highland Band, June 18th 1915

First World War Collection: Cammell Laird shipyard at Birkenhead BL22201_002

Cammell Laird shipyard at Birkenhead BL22201_002
Cammell Laird & Co shipyard, Birkenhead. Interior view showing a bay in the engine shop. One of a series of photographs of Cammell Laird works. Bedford Lemere. June 1913

First World War Collection: Ceramic poppies forming the installation Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red to remember the Dead of the First World War

Ceramic poppies forming the installation Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red to remember the Dead of the First World War, Tower of London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Ceramic poppies forming the installation Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red to remember the Dead of the First World War, Tower of London at dusk, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

First World War Collection: Your Country Needs You Recruitment 1914 1910s UK Lord Kitchener propaganda WW1 slogans

Your Country Needs You Recruitment 1914 1910s UK Lord Kitchener propaganda WW1 slogans patriotism Caxton Alfred Leete, Eric Field (Copywriter)

First World War Collection: Lizzie Ward (elephant) working for Thomas W. Ward, Sheffield, 1914

Lizzie Ward (elephant) working for Thomas W. Ward, Sheffield, 1914
From an original at Sheffield Libraries: s00066

First World War Collection: Cammell Laird shipyard at Birkenhead BL22201_011A

Cammell Laird shipyard at Birkenhead BL22201_011A
Cammell Laird & Co shipyard, Birkenhead. Exterior view across the outer basin looking towards a ferry moored outside the Cammell Laird buildings

First World War Collection: England, London, Tower of London, Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red by ceramic artist

England, London, Tower of London, Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red by ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, 888

First World War Collection: No. 16 ambulance train ward carriage, April 1915

No. 16 ambulance train ward carriage, April 1915
Built at Swindon Works in 1915 and paid for by the United Kingdom Flour Millers Association

First World War Collection: Preparations for the Easter (Dublin) Rising of 1916 Mary Spring Rice and Molly

Preparations for the Easter (Dublin) Rising of 1916 Mary Spring Rice and Molly Childers on the yacht Asgard bring guns from Germany to the Irish Volunteers, July 1914

Airco DH. 5
Airco DH.5, built by Darracq Engineering, at Farnborough, 1917

First World War Collection: The Chaplain preaching at No. 2 Aeroplane Supply Depot, RAF Bahot, France, September 1918

The Chaplain preaching at No. 2 Aeroplane Supply Depot, RAF Bahot, France, September 1918
Rev James Rowland Walkley taking a service from the cockpit of a RAF F.E.2b, No. 2 Aeroplane Supply Depot, RAF Bahot, France, September 1918

First World War Collection: German U-boat, Hastings Beach BB88_07120

German U-boat, Hastings Beach BB88_07120
HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX. People in rowing boats and on the beach, looking up at the German U-boat submarine, U-118, which ran aground on Hastings beach in February 1919

First World War Collection: Cyclops Works, Sheffield BL22301_010

Cyclops Works, Sheffield BL22301_010
Cammell Lairds Cyclops Ordnance Steel Tyre and Spring Works in Grimesthorpe, Sheffield. Men at work in the fettling shop, with huge components for ships

First World War Collection: Steel production, Barnsley BL22301_002

Steel production, Barnsley BL22301_002
Cammell Laird & Co, Penistone. Men at work in Cammell Lairds bessemer department, producing steel from pig iron. One of a series of photographs of Cammell Laird works. Bedford Lemere. August 1913

The Red Cross 1910s USA rklf nurses ww1 itnt

First World War Collection: Stained glass depicting victims of the First World War, Semur-en-Auxois, Cote d Or

Stained glass depicting victims of the First World War, Semur-en-Auxois, Cote d Or, Burgundy, France, Europe

First World War Collection: 9 1914 0 0 C2 10 Vision of Wounded Fighter Postcard First World War 1914 1918 Postcards Die Vision des verwundeten

9 1914 0 0 C2 10 Vision of Wounded Fighter Postcard First World War 1914 1918 Postcards Die Vision des verwundeten Kriegers The 9 1914 0 0 C2 10 Vision of Wounded Fighter Postcard First World War

First World War Collection: One of Richardson's war dogs in a trench in Flanders, WW1

One of Richardson's war dogs in a trench in Flanders, WW1 From the Great War published in 1915 photographer uncredited

First World War Collection: Sale of Russian horses in Goldap, 1914

Sale of Russian horses in Goldap, 1914 Sale of Russian horses in Goldap, 1914. Captured Russian horses are sold to civilians in Goldap in East Prussia after the Battle of Tannenberg

First World War Collection: Liverpool War Memorial CC73_02987

Liverpool War Memorial CC73_02987
Groups of people surrounding the First World War memorial in the Cotton Exchange, Old Hall Street, Liverpool

First World War Collection: Corporal Thomas Edward Rendle, VC. Probably 1915

Corporal Thomas Edward Rendle, VC. Probably 1915
Thomas Rendle (born Bedminster, Bristol on the 14th December 1884) with a dog, wearing his Victoria Cross medal

First World War Collection: No. 16 Ambulance train at Rushy Platt, Swindon 1915

No. 16 Ambulance train at Rushy Platt, Swindon 1915
No.16 Ambulance train was built at Swindon Works in 1915 and was paid for by the United Kingdom Flour Millers Association. It was equipped with patient beds, a pharmacy and treatment rooms

First World War Collection: Mess room of No. 16 Ambulance train, March 1915

Mess room of No. 16 Ambulance train, March 1915
No.16 Ambulance train was built at Swindon Works in 1915 and was paid for by the United Kingdom Flour Millers Association. It was equipped with patient beds, a pharmacy and treatment rooms

First World War Collection: Cenotaph DP180281

Cenotaph DP180281
The Cenotaph national war memorial, Whitehall, Westminster, London. Cenotaph with Spectra, a temporary installation by Japanese artist Ryoji Ikeda in the background. Night time view from north

First World War Collection: Bootle War Memorial DP175404

Bootle War Memorial DP175404
War Memorial South of Balliol Road junction, Stanley Road, Bootle, Merseyside.Erected around1920 with figures signed M. Manenti

First World War Collection: SS Africa at Tilbury Docks, September 1915

SS Africa at Tilbury Docks, September 1915
A British cargo ship used to transport GWR built ambulance carriages to France during WW1. It was sunk on 16th September 1915 by a German mine off the coast of Kent

First World War Collection: Russian Flag Day, Lemon Street, Truro, Cornwall. 22nd September 1915

Russian Flag Day, Lemon Street, Truro, Cornwall. 22nd September 1915
Two ladies collecting at the top of Lemon Street, by the Barrack Lane turning, for Russian Flag Day. A man sits on a motorbike. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

First World War Collection: Lady and soldier on Flag Day, Lemon Street, Truro, Cornwall. 18th October 1916

Lady and soldier on Flag Day, Lemon Street, Truro, Cornwall. 18th October 1916
Collecting day for " Our Lady". The soldier is a sergeant in the 14th (County of London) Battalion, London Scottish Regiment

First World War Collection: Hornchurch, 1915 BB88_07119

Hornchurch, 1915 BB88_07119
HORNCHURCH, Havering, London. The 1st Sportsmens Battalion of the 23rd Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers, possibly marching to war. Photographed in 1915. Howarth-Loomes Collection

First World War Collection: Cammell Laird shipyard at Birkenhead BL22201_003

Cammell Laird shipyard at Birkenhead BL22201_003
Cammell Laird & Co shipyard, Birkenhead. Interior view showing men working in the ship shed. One of a series of photographs of Cammell Laird works. Bedford Lemere. June 1913

First World War Collection: Taxis with banner We are enlisting for the war BL22698

Taxis with banner We are enlisting for the war BL22698
Taxis outside the a offices at Fanum House, Westminster, London

First World War Collection: Cunard Shell Works BL_24001_09

Cunard Shell Works BL_24001_09
CUNARD SHELL WORKS, Bootle, Sefton, Merseyside. Women manufacturing shell casings, 1917. Bedford Lemere

First World War Collection: Tre Cime di Lavaredo / Drei Zinnen, three distinctive mountain peaks in the Sexten

Tre Cime di Lavaredo / Drei Zinnen, three distinctive mountain peaks in the Sexten Dolomites seen from WW1 cave shelter, South Tyrol, Italy, October 2019

First World War Collection: Mrs Morse (left) with Lady Falmouth lecturing on the Cornwall Work Auxiliary (part of the Red Cross)

Mrs Morse (left) with Lady Falmouth lecturing on the Cornwall Work Auxiliary (part of the Red Cross)
The tour opened in Penzance on 14 April 1917 but the photograph was presumably taken later in the month at Truro. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

First World War Collection: Soldiers and Sailors Buffet at Paddington Station, 1919

Soldiers and Sailors Buffet at Paddington Station, 1919
A shot capturing the last servicemen to be offered refreshments at the Soldiers and Sailors Free Buffet at Paddington Station on 28th June 1919

First World War Collection: WORLD WAR I (1914-1918). Poster USA BONDS Third Liberty Loan Campaign'

WORLD WAR I (1914-1918). Poster USA BONDS Third Liberty Loan Campaign"
World War I (1914-1918). Poster USA Bonds Third Liberty Loan Campaign. Boy Scouts of America (1917), by Joseph Christian Leyendecker (1874-1951). Edited by the government of the United States

First World War Collection: Himmel The All-Highest has the truth spoken - the worst is behind us. German

Himmel The All-Highest has the truth spoken - the worst is behind us. German infantry retreating in panic before Allied infantry supported by tanks

First World War Collection: Queen Alexandra at the Royal Aircraft Factory, Farnborough, July 3rd, 1915, where

Queen Alexandra at the Royal Aircraft Factory, Farnborough, July 3rd, 1915, where she named four of the aeroplanes furnished by the Overseas Club to the Royal Flying Corps. July 3rd, 1915

First World War Collection: World War I first-aid station, artwork

World War I first-aid station, artwork
World War I first-aid station. Artwork showing stretcher-bearers and wounded soldiers arriving at a first-aid station during the First World War (1914-1918)

First World War Collection: First World War Vimy Canadian Memorial, near Lens, Nord Pas de Calais, Nord-Picardiy

First World War Vimy Canadian Memorial, near Lens, Nord Pas de Calais, Nord-Picardiy, France, Europe

First World War Collection: First World War surveillance kite

First World War surveillance kite. US soldier being lifted up by a surveillance kite during the First World War (1914-1918)

First World War Collection: Female stewardess, 1917

Female stewardess, 1917
A Dining Car Waitress in her crisp white apron stands in the doorway of dining car No. 9546 on Platform 2, Paddington Station in 1917

First World War Collection: Stained glass window of First World War veterans praying, Mont-Dol chapel, Mont-Dol

Stained glass window of First World War veterans praying, Mont-Dol chapel, Mont-Dol, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France, Europe

War graves near Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, Turkey, Europe

First World War Collection: Lodge Hill Anti-aircraft Battery, Medway 35390_040

Lodge Hill Anti-aircraft Battery, Medway 35390_040
Lodge Hill Anti-aircraft Battery, one of the first permanent anti-aircraft defences, it was built to defend the Royal Naval Ordnance depots at Chattenden and Lodge Hill prior to the First World War

First World War Collection: Wounded soldiers and nurses CC002807

Wounded soldiers and nurses CC002807
Great Dixter, Garden, Northiam, Great Dixter, Rother, East Sussex

First World War Collection: Royal Naval Memorial Southsea DP173359

Royal Naval Memorial Southsea DP173359
The Royal Naval War Memorial, Clarence Esplanade, Southsea Common, Portsmouth, Hampshire

First World War Collection: War Memorial plaque to Rev Theodore Bayley Hardy VC

War Memorial plaque to Rev Theodore Bayley Hardy VC, DSO, MC at High Bentham in North Yorkshire War memorial plaque and war stone flag to the Rev Theodore Bayley Hardy at High Bentham

First World War Collection: Charles Mangin (1866-1925), general francés durante la Primera Guerra Mundial

Charles Mangin (1866-1925), general francés durante la Primera Guerra Mundial. Grabado de 1923.

The War Loan (Poster). Museum: Russian State Library, Moscow

First World War Collection: German soldiers visit Jewish market in Belarus at Polotsk (Polatsk) in region of Vitebsk

German soldiers visit Jewish market in Belarus at Polotsk (Polatsk) in region of Vitebsk. ( Jewish community first mentioned in this town in 1551. ) Caption reads Judenmarkt Polozk'. 1915-1918

First World War Collection: Louis Georges Humbert, born 1862

Louis Georges Humbert, born 1862, died 1921, French army general in the First World War

First World War Collection: Lieutenant General Sir William Pulteney Pulteney

Lieutenant General Sir William Pulteney Pulteney, born 1861, died 1941, British General in the First World War

First World War Collection: General Sir Arthur William Currie

General Sir Arthur William Currie, born 1875, died 1933, leader of the Canadian Expeditionary Force in the First World War

First World War Collection: Robert Georges Nivelle 1856 to 1924

Robert Georges Nivelle 1856 to 1924, French army general in the First World War

First World War Collection: Henri-Philippe Petain 1856 to 1951

Henri-Philippe Petain 1856 to 1951, French army general in the First World War and head of the Vichy government in the Second World War

First World War Collection: Joseph Alfred Micheler 1861 to 1931

Joseph Alfred Micheler 1861 to 1931, French general in the First World War

First World War Collection: Charles Marie Emmanuel Mangin 1866 to 1925

Charles Marie Emmanuel Mangin 1866 to 1925, French general in the First World War

First World War Collection: Etienne de Villaret, 1854 to 1931

Etienne de Villaret, 1854 to 1931, French general in the First World War

First World War Collection: Admiral Marie-Jean-Lucien, 1860 to 1955

Admiral Marie-Jean-Lucien, 1860 to 1955, French Minister of the Navy in the First World War, 1915 to 1917, from L'Illustration, 1916, Historical

Robert Georges Nivelle 1856 to 1924, French army general in the First World War

First World War Collection: General Sir Douglas Haig, 1861 to 1928

General Sir Douglas Haig, 1861 to 1928, field marshal and commander of the British Expeditionary Force during the First World War

First World War Collection: Luigi Cadorna 1850 to 1928

Luigi Cadorna 1850 to 1928, Italian field marshal and commander-in-chief of the Italian army during the first half of the First World War

First World War Collection: Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Picton

Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Picton, 1758 to 1815, British army officer

First World War Collection: Lieutenant General Sir John Moore

Lieutenant General Sir John Moore, 1761-1809, British soldier and general

First World War Collection: Walter Hines Page, 1855 to 1918

Walter Hines Page, 1855 to 1918, American journalist, publisher, diplomat and US ambassador to the United Kingdom during the First World War

First World War Collection: Admiral of the Fleet Sir Reginald Yorke Tyrwhitt

Admiral of the Fleet Sir Reginald Yorke Tyrwhitt, 1st Baronet of Terschelling and Oxford, 1870 to 1951. Admiral of the Royal Navy in the First World War

First World War Collection: Victor Louis Lucien, Baron d'Urbal

Victor Louis Lucien, Baron d'Urbal, born 1858, died 1943, French general in the First World War

First World War Collection: First World War 1914-1918: Don't speak

First World War 1914-1918: Don't speak, the web is spun for you with invisible threads, stay out of it, help destroy it - spies are listening

First World War Collection: Poster for Hero Land, a spectacular entertainment based on the battlefields of the First World War

Poster for Hero Land, a spectacular entertainment based on the battlefields of the First World War, Grand Central Palace, New York, 24 November - 12 December 1917, with the Britannia

First World War Collection: Recruitment poster for the First World War

Recruitment poster for the First World War, published in Dublin, 1915. Is YOUR home worth fighting for? ? so JOIN TODAY

First World War Collection: British poster for war bonds from the First World War 1914-1918

British poster for war bonds from the First World War 1914-1918, published by the Parliamentary War Savings Committee, 1915. Turn your silver into ammunition at the post office

First World War Collection: Poster for the film The Great Battle of France from the First World War

Poster for the film The Great Battle of France from the First World War, Part I: German gunners around a mortar. Field Marshal Hindenburg looms in the background

First World War Collection: First World War 1914-1918 German poster with the request to save fruit stones

First World War 1914-1918 German poster with the request to save fruit stones. Little schoolgirl with a plum stone in her hand. Published by the War Commission for Oils and Fats, 1916

First World War Collection: What we will lose

What we will lose. German poster from 1919 showing the consequences of Upper Silesia becoming part of Poland after the end of the First World War in 1918

First World War Collection: First World War 1914-1918. poster showing a hand holding a pen and signing a war bond certificate

First World War 1914-1918. poster showing a hand holding a pen and signing a war bond certificate. German poster, 1918

First World War Collection: First World War 1914-1918: Demonstration of the efficiency of the German Luftwaffe

First World War 1914-1918: Demonstration of the efficiency of the German Luftwaffe. German propaganda poster from 1918 with a British biplane going up in flames

First World War Collection: We have taken the hill, come and help us keep it

We have taken the hill, come and help us keep it. Australian recruitment poster from the First World War, 1915, possibly referring to the Gallipoli Campaign (Dardanelles)

You can't defeat the emperor with loyalty talk. Krupp culture, trained men do. Anti-German recruitment poster from the First World War 1914-1918, Toronto, Canada

First World War Collection: First World War 1914-1918: Italian poster with a cannon in a gold coin

First World War 1914-1918: Italian poster with a cannon in a gold coin, mountains in the background. The text calls on everyone to donate for peace and victory

First World War 1914-1918: Canadian poster with 4 reasons for buying Victory Bonds

First World War 1914-1918: Subscribe to the 4th Austrian war bond. Austrian poster from 1916 showing a 16th century soldier carrying a standard with the Austro-Hungarian double-headed eagle

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EDITORS COMMENTS

"The First World War: A Reflection of Sacrifice and Remembrance" In the heart of Birkenhead, at the Cammell Laird shipyard, the BL22201_002 stands as a testament to the industrial might that fueled the war effort. This shipyard became a hub of activity, constructing vessels that would sail into battle. Across Europe, ceramic poppies formed an awe-inspiring installation known as "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red" at London's Tower. Each delicate flower represented a life lost in this devastating conflict. As dusk settled over the city, it served as a poignant reminder of those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Recruitment propaganda echoed throughout 1910s UK with Lord Kitchener's iconic "Your Country Needs You" slogan urging young men to enlist. These powerful messages stirred patriotism and duty among citizens during these tumultuous times. The Vindictive at Zeebrugge in 1918 (1919), captured by artist Charles John De Lacy, immortalized one daring naval operation amidst countless others. It symbolizes bravery and determination exhibited by those who fought on land and sea. Amidst all this chaos, love found itself entangled with duty in "Twixt Love and Duty, " painted in 1914. The painting encapsulates how personal lives were affected by global events - torn between loyalty to country or loved ones left behind. Even animals played their part; Lizzie Ward, an elephant working for Thomas W. Ward in Sheffield during 1914 showcased how every sector contributed towards supporting troops fighting overseas. Advancements in aviation technology brought forth aircraft like Airco DH. 5 which revolutionized aerial warfare tactics during WWI - forever changing military strategies employed on both sides of the conflict. "Our Little Contemptibles, " depicted through oil on canvas artwork from 1914 portrays soldiers marching forward against insurmountable odds with unwavering determination.