Front Line Collection

Attack of the Ulster Division, 1 July 1916, (c1930). Creator: James Prinsep Beadle
Attack of the Ulster Division, 1 July 1916, (c1930). Scene from the Battle of the Somme in northern France during the First World War

How Piper Laidlaw won the Victoria Cross on September 25, 1915, (c1920). Creator
How Piper Laidlaw won the Victoria Cross on September 25, 1915, (c1920). Playing the 7th Kings Own Scottish Borderers out of their trenches at the Battle of Loos in the midst of the gas attack

Members of a Republican Militia; Spanish Civil War, 1936
Photograph showing two female members of a Republican militia unit taking a break on their march towards the frontline in the Guadarrama Mountains, 1936

Map of Suvla Bay, Gallipoli peninsula, First World War, 1915, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Map of Suvla Bay, Gallipoli peninsula, First World War, 1915, (c1920). After the Suvla Bay Landing: Approximate Positions of General Stopfords Divisions on the night of August 7, 1915

Battle of the Somme, First World War, July 1916, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Battle of the Somme, First World War, July 1916, (c1920). Map of northern France showing Successive Stages of Advance at the Fricourt Salient...British line in black, Enemy Defences [Germans] in red

Map showing approximately the area gained on the Thiepval Ridge... 1916, (c1920)
Map showing approximately the area gained on the Thiepval Ridge between September 14 and October 31, 1916, (c1920). The British line in northern France during the Battle of the Somme

Hooded British Territorials charging the German Trenches at Loos, September 25th, 1915, 1916. British troops in gas masks charged German trenches at the Battle of Loos on the Western Front

First Blood in the Battle of the Somme, First Worlds War, 1 July 1916, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
First Blood in the Battle of the Somme, First Worlds War, 1 July 1916, (c1920)....the storming of Montauban [in northern France] over the sunken road in front of the village. Drawn by S. Begg

positions in the Battle of Verdun, northern France, First World War, 1916, (c1920)
French and German positions in the Battle of Verdun, northern France, First World War, 1916, (c1920). Solid red line indicates French

The Siege of Silistria, (1854), 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Siege of Silistria, 1854, (1890). The Siege of Silistra took place during the Crimean War when Russian forces besieged the Ottoman fortress of Silistra

The Offensive on the Cambrai Front, November 1917, (1919). Creator: Unknown
The Offensive on the Cambrai Front, November 1917, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: One of the Tanks temporarily hung up in the German Second System on side of road near Ribecourt

Map illustrating the Brest-Litovsk Treaties, First World War, c1918, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Map illustrating the Brest-Litovsk Treaties, First World War, c1918, (c1920). Pink: Areas taken by Germany ; dark blue: Nationalities of self-determination ; light blue

On the Somme: Sausage balloons, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400438 On the Somme: Sausage balloons, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

Scottish soldiers in a French barn, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub
STC400461 Scottish soldiers in a French barn, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

Ruined trenches in Mametz Wood, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400454 Ruined trenches in Mametz Wood, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

The hall of the million shells, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400451 The hall of the million shells, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

A wrecked aeroplane near Albert, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400439 A wrecked aeroplane near Albert, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

Amiens Cathedral, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400435 Amiens Cathedral, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection.

Welsh soldiers, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400462 Welsh soldiers, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection.

Christmas Appeal by the Bavarian Red Cross, pub. Munich, c.1914-18 (colour litho)
1073880 Christmas Appeal by the Bavarian Red Cross, pub. Munich, c.1914-18 (colour litho) by Puttner, Walter (1872-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sleeping wounded from the Somme, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400460 Sleeping wounded from the Somme, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

Indian cavalry, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400464 Indian cavalry, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

Embarking the wounded, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400453 Embarking the wounded, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

A kitchen in the field, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400446 A kitchen in the field, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

A mess of the Royal Flying Corps, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400440 A mess of the Royal Flying Corps, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

A British Red Cross Depot at Boulogne, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub
STC400463 A British Red Cross Depot at Boulogne, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

The ruined tower of Becordel Becourt, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub
STC400452 The ruined tower of Becordel Becourt, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

On the Somme: Mud, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400444 On the Somme: Mud, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

On the Somme: near Mametz, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400478 On the Somme: near Mametz, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

On the Somme: RFC men building their winter hut, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub
STC400477 On the Somme: RFC men building their winter hut, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

Disembarking, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400457 Disembarking, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection.

Thawing out, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400456 Thawing out, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection.

On the Somme: in the old No Man's Land, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub
STC400476 On the Somme: in the old No Man's Land, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

The War in Schleswig: the Battle of Over-Selk - from a sketch by our special artist, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The War in Schleswig: the Battle of Over-Selk - from a sketch by our special artist, 1864. The Battle of Konigshugel, also known as the Battle of Ober-Selk

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.

German battery in action, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
German battery in action, between c1915 and 1918. German soldiers with artillery caisson during World War I.

British guns bombard Germans, Aug 1916. Creator: Bain News Service
British guns bombard Germans, Aug 1916. Three 8 inch howitzers of 39th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery (RGA), firing from the Fricourt-Mametz Valley during the Battle of the Somme

King Albert on Battle Field, 16 May 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
King Albert on Battle Field, 16 May 1917. An aide-de-camp of King Albert I of Belgium picking up a souvenir on the Somme battlefield near Pozieres, France, May 16, 1917

France - in a front line trench, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
France - in a front line trench, 1917. British troops in a trench in France during World War I.

Field butcher on firing line, North Sea Coast, between 1914 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Field butcher on firing line, North Sea Coast, between 1914 and 1918. German? butchers cutting up a sheep on the front lines, North Sea Coast, during World War I.

Germans cooking near firing line, North Sea Coast, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Germans cooking near firing line, North Sea Coast, between c1914 and c1915. German soldiers seated on ground, with man at a camp fire in the foreground during World War I.

German Red Cross Dogs going to front, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
German Red Cross Dogs going to front, between c1915 and 1918. German soldiers with Red Cross dogs heading to the front during World War I.

German artillerists on firing line, Verdun, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
German artillerists on firing line, Verdun, between c1914 and c1915. German soldiers eating during World War I, Verdun, France.

German wounded, recovered, returning singing to the front, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
German wounded, recovered, returning singing to the front, between c1914 and c1915. German soldiers marching and singing in the street during World War I.

Grenade explosion at night, 1915. Creator: Scott, Georges Bertin (1873-1943)
Grenade explosion at night, 1915. Found in the Collection of the Musee de l'Armee, Paris.

Germans fixing barbed wire tangle, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Germans fixing barbed wire tangle, between c1914 and c1915. German soldiers fixing a barbed wire entanglement during World War I.

Trois aquarelles du front; construction de reseaux barbeles dans une tranchee... 1916. Creator: Douy Pascault
Trois aquarelles du front; construction de reseaux barbeles dans une tranchee de premiere ligne (fevrier 1916). Au Nord-Est de Bethincourt, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV

AI IMAGE - Illustration of a horse in a World War I battlefield setting, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Illustration of a horse in a World War I battlefield setting, 2023

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"Front Line: A Glimpse into the Heroic Struggles of War" Step back in time and witness the fierce battles fought on the front line, where bravery and sacrifice were etched into history. From the Attack of the Ulster Division on 1 July 1916 to How Piper Laidlaw won the Victoria Cross, these captivating images reveal tales of valor that will forever be remembered. In a haunting photograph from the Spanish Civil War in 1936, we see members of a Republican Militia standing united against oppression. Their determined faces reflect unwavering resolve as they prepare to face an uncertain future. The Map of Suvla Bay takes us back to Gallipoli peninsula during World War I. It serves as a reminder of the strategic importance placed upon this battleground and showcases how every inch gained or lost was paid for with bloodshed. The Battle of Somme holds its own place in history, witnessed through an unknown photographer's lens. The image captures soldiers charging forward amidst chaos and destruction, their courage shining through even in moments when hope seemed distant. Piper Laidlaw's heroic act is immortalized in another snapshot from September 25, 1915. His unwavering determination earned him the prestigious Victoria Cross, symbolizing his selflessness amidst unimaginable horrors. First Blood in Battle of Somme reveals yet another anonymous photographer's testament to human resilience. On that fateful day - July 1st, 1916 - lives were forever changed as brave souls ventured forth into uncertainty for their nations' cause. A map showcasing gains made on Thiepval Ridge transports us directly onto French soil during World War I. Each marked territory represents countless lives sacrificed for territorial advancement – a stark reminder that war knows no boundaries nor mercy. Positions held during Battle of Verdun further emphasize this point; it was here that both sides clashed relentlessly throughout 1916.