Volunteering Collection

Bristol
Members of the Bristol contingent. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF)

German cartoon on British recruitment techniques
A cartoon from the German satirical magazine, Lustige Blatter reproduced in The Tatler suggesting that the famous recruitment posters did not persuade men to join up and that instead

Portsmouth (exact location unknown). The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF)

Advert for recruiting women for the WaF 1941
You ought to be driving in the WaF. Recruitment of women for The Womens Auxiliary Air Force. Conscription of women did not begin until 1941

Canadians in Southampton
The Southampton contingent of the CCCF who were billeted near the docks at the Apollo Hotel. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters

A CCF crew
Crewing a British fire appliance somewhere outside Portsmouth. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF)

Nelson, when a Lieutenant in the Lowestoft volunteering to board a prize, 1809 (line engraving)
1579728 Nelson, when a Lieutenant in the Lowestoft volunteering to board a prize, 1809 (line engraving); (add.info.: Line engraving of Nelson)

Les Soubresauts de la Russie; Un bureau de recrutement pour engages volontaires... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Les Soubresauts de la Russie; Un bureau de recrutement pour engages volontaires a Petrograd, en juillet et aout 1917: tandis que l'armee reguliere se desagregeait

Les enrôlements volontaires en 1792, between 1901 and 1902. Creator: Jean Baptiste Edouard Detaille
Les enrolements volontaires en 1792, (between 1901 and 1902). Recruits volunteering. Recruits gathered on the Pont-Neuf in Paris preparing to leave for the border

Mrs. George Barnett, Red Cross Luncheon, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mrs. George Barnett, Red Cross Luncheon, 1917
Mrs. George Barnett, Red Cross Luncheon, 1917. USA, First World War: Lelia Montague Gordon volunteering at a mobile kitchen

Auxiliary firewoman
Mrs Aird, on duty in the Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) which was founded in 1938. Date: 1939

H. R. H. The Duchess of Kent
The Duchess of Kent (1906-1968) formerly Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, here helping out at her local hospital. During World War II she would train as a nurse under the pseudonym Sister Kay

Testing Recruits for Boer War 1901
Potential recruits in front of a doctors for a medical to join the Yeomanry in the war in South Africa. Date: February 1901

Farewell mass for Women's Battalion, Russia, WW1
Crowds of people at the farewell mass at Kazan Cathedral in Petrograd (St Petersburg), for the Women's Battalion of Death, the day before they left for the front to fight in the First World War

Lieutenant Nelson volunteering to board a prize in a violent gale (engraving)
960029 Lieutenant Nelson volunteering to board a prize in a violent gale (engraving) by Westall, Richard (1765-1836) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Lieutenant Nelson volunteering to Board a Prize in a Violent Gale, 20 November 1777 (engraving)
1096542 Lieutenant Nelson volunteering to Board a Prize in a Violent Gale, 20 November 1777 (engraving) by West, Benjamin (1738-1820) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Volunteering in British Burmah, to Insein with the Moulmein Rifles (engraving)
1060719 Volunteering in British Burmah, to Insein with the Moulmein Rifles (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: Volunteering in British Burmah)

Volunteers Enlisting in 1792 (colour litho)
2818697 Volunteers Enlisting in 1792 (colour litho) by Vinchon, Auguste Jean-Baptiste (1787-1855) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Volunteers Enlisting in 1792)

Union Recruiting Poster Appealing for Volunteers to Avoid the Unpopular Draft System, c
PNP270109 Union Recruiting Poster Appealing for Volunteers to Avoid the Unpopular Draft System, c.1863 (litho) by American School

Female ambulance staff training volunteers, September 1939
An " ambulance girl" in full uniform explains the operation of the gas mask to two female volunteers in the newly formed All-India Ambulance unit

Volunteering for National Service (litho)
603389 Volunteering for National Service (litho) by Begg, Samuel (fl.1886-1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: Volunteering for National Service: an urgent duty)

Lafayettes reception by George Washington
The Marquis de Lafayettes reception by George Washington in Philadelphia, USA. 1777

Taking the Oath to join the British Army 1901
British military oath taken in front of a magistrate, during the Second Boer War. Date: 1901

A volunteer of 1792 (colour litho)
3627006 A volunteer of 1792 (colour litho) by Paris, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A volunteer of 1792)

Viscount Ranelagh, He has succeeded in volunteering, 25 June 1870, Vanity Fair cartoon (colour litho)
611955 Viscount Ranelagh, He has succeeded in volunteering, 25 June 1870, Vanity Fair cartoon (colour litho) by Pellegrini, Carlo (1866-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Viscount Ranelagh)

Enrolment of Russian volunteers for the French expedition to Madagascar in St Petersburg (colour litho)
2818634 Enrolment of Russian volunteers for the French expedition to Madagascar in St Petersburg (colour litho) by French School

Wounded Austrian soldier attempting to stab the Duchess of Aosta, cousin of King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy
6000326 Wounded Austrian soldier attempting to stab the Duchess of Aosta, cousin of King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, working as a volunteer nurse and trying to help him onto a stretcher

Recruiting Station in City Hall Park, New York, March 1864 (engraving)
PNP270107 Recruiting Station in City Hall Park, New York, March 1864 (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Volunteering in Ceylon, a Sham Fight at Kalutara (engraving)
1061721 Volunteering in Ceylon, a Sham Fight at Kalutara (engraving) by Dollman, John Charles (1851-1934) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Volunteering in Ceylon, a Sham Fight at Kalutara)

Volunteering in India, the Bahar Mounted Rifles of Bengal (engraving)
1045385 Volunteering in India, the Bahar Mounted Rifles of Bengal (engraving) by Dollman, John Charles (1851-1934) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Volunteering in India)

Antoine Drouot, French general (chromolitho)
973983 Antoine Drouot, French general (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Antoine Drouot, French general)

How ours defy death, the audacious reconnaissance of an officer and an artillery volunteer (colour litho)
2815785 How ours defy death, the audacious reconnaissance of an officer and an artillery volunteer (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: As ours defy death)

Volunteering in Paris, Scene at the Recruiting Office in the St Dominic, St German (engraving)
2773791 Volunteering in Paris, Scene at the Recruiting Office in the St Dominic, St German (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Volunteering in Paris)

The Italians of Tunisia (colour litho)
2784172 The Italians of Tunisia (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Italians of Tunisia)

Militia enrollment at the City Council hall, St Petersburg, March 1917 (b / w photo)
833369 Militia enrollment at the City Council hall, St Petersburg, March 1917 (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Volunteering for the Mounted Infantry in Burma (engraving)
1055239 Volunteering for the Mounted Infantry in Burma (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Volunteering for the Mounted Infantry in Burma)

The Defences of the Empire, volunteering in Bombay (engraving)
1055571 The Defences of the Empire, volunteering in Bombay (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Defences of the Empire, volunteering in Bombay)

The Mayor flanked by Pc Colin Horne (left) and Pc Simon Cross dish out some Christmas cheer at the Salvation Army lunch, Cambridge Citadel, Tenison Road, Cambridge, Christmas Day 25th December 1975

Sara Brooks, Alison Brooks and Ann Tuck are helping out at an open day at Tanfield Railway on 7th April 1980

The Hiring of the Troops, c. 1614. Creator: Jacques Callot
The Hiring of the Troops, c. 1614

Soldiers Enlisting to Defend the Faith agains the Turks, from L Idea di un Principe ed Eroe Cristiano in Francesco I d Este, di Modena e Reggio Duca VIII [...], 1659

Plymouth
A typical scene in the Blitzed city of Plymouth. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF)

Training from a tower
One of the slightly more hazardous aspects of training was from the tower. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF)

Londons Response - The City Imperial Volunteers Crossing Westminster Bridge, 1900. The City of London Imperial Volunteers (CIV) was a British corps of volunteers during the Second Boer War

Scottish soldiers and would-be recruits, Britain, First World War, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Scottish soldiers and would-be recruits, Britain, First World War, (c1920). The Recruiting Campaign in the Winter of 1915-16

Tsarina Alexandra and Grand Duchesses Olga and Tatiana of Russia, 1914. Tsarina Alexandra Fyodorovna (1872-1918) with her daughters Olga Nikolaevna (1895-1918) and Tatiana Nikolaievna ()

Have You Volunteered?, 1929. Artist: Dmitriy Stakhievich Moor
Have You Volunteered?, 1929

The courageous action of Eustache de Saint-Pierre at the Siege of Calais, 1346. A scene from the 100 Years War, in which Edward III of England, having finally taken Calais

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Volunteering: A timeless act of selflessness and unity, transcending borders and cultures. From a German cartoon shedding light on British recruitment techniques to the vibrant cities of Bristol and Portsmouth, volunteering knows no boundaries. In 1941, an advert for recruiting women for the WaF showcased their unwavering dedication during challenging times. The camaraderie among a CCF crew or Canadians in Southampton exemplifies the power of teamwork in making a difference. As seen aboard 'The Plymouth, ' leaving home behind symbolizes bravery and sacrifice for a greater cause. Witnessing an auxiliary firewoman's courage amidst chaos reminds us that heroes come in all forms. Even royalty like H. R. H The Duchess of Kent have embraced volunteering as a means to uplift communities. Testing recruits for the Boer War in 1901 demonstrated how individuals were willing to step up when their country needed them most. And let us not forget the farewell mass held for Women's Battalion during World War I, where brave souls bid adieu with heavy hearts but unwavering resolve. Volunteering is more than just lending a helping hand; it is embodying compassion, resilience, and hope.