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A piper of the 7th Seaforth Highlanders leads four men of the 26th Brigade back from the trenches after the attack on Longueval during the 1916 Battle of the Somme on the Western Front during

Background imageWorld War One 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)

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Captain Albert Ball VC DSO (2 bars) MC

Captain Albert Ball VC DSO (2 bars) MC
Captain Albert Ball VC DSO** MC

Background imageWorld War One 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

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Porthleven, Cornwall. 1914-1918

Porthleven, Cornwall. 1914-1918
Porthleven fishermen in their boat by Newlyn Harbour wall. All aged over 70, they returned to fishing during the manpower shortage in the First World War. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Three First World War Womens Land Army girls scything hay or rushes in a field at Tregavethan Farm

Three First World War Womens Land Army girls scything hay or rushes in a field at Tregavethan Farm
Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Rittmeister Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen

Rittmeister Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen

Background imageWorld War One 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

Background imageWorld War One Collection: HMS Furious

HMS Furious in the Firth of Forth

Background imageWorld War One 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

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Airco DH. 5

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

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Willy Coppens de Houthulst

Willy Coppens de Houthulst, " The Balloon King"

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Sopwith 2F1 Ships Camel

Sopwith 2F1 Ships Camel
A Sopwith Camel taking off from HMS Pegasus

Background imageWorld War One Collection: The RAF and WRAF

The RAF and WRAF
An Airwoman of the Womens Royal Air Force on a motorcycle with an observer officer of the Royal Air Force in the sidecar

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Short 184 of 209 TDS, Lee on Solent, 1918

Short 184 of 209 TDS, Lee on Solent, 1918
Short 184 of 209 Training Depot Station Lee on Solent, 1918

Background imageWorld War One 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

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Sleeping quarters for the members of the First World War Womens Land Army at Tregavethan Farm

Sleeping quarters for the members of the First World War Womens Land Army at Tregavethan Farm
The sleeping quarters for the Womens Land Army at Tregavethan Farm training centre. Rules and a time-table are pinned to the wall above the wash-stand. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Members of the First World War Womens Land Army. Cornwall. Autumn 1917

Members of the First World War Womens Land Army. Cornwall. Autumn 1917
Three members of the Womens Land Army using tall ladders to pick apples. One is on the ground filling baskets. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Le Capitaine Georges Guynemer

Le Capitaine Georges Guynemer

Background imageWorld War One Collection: A Sea Scout Zero airship at Anglesey

A Sea Scout Zero airship at Anglesey
Sea Scout Zero airship SSZ-34 at RNAS Anglesey, 1918

Background imageWorld War One Collection: RNAS Anglesey

RNAS Anglesey
The airship station and aerodrome on Anglesey, with Sea Scout Zero airships in the distance

Background imageWorld War One Collection: The observer of an Airco DH. 4 is handed a magazine of photographic plates

The observer of an Airco DH. 4 is handed a magazine of photographic plates
An Air Mechanic handing photographic plates to the observer in the rear cockpit of an Airco DH.4. The Lewis machine gun and mounting are also visible

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Sopwith Triplane

Sopwith Triplane; one of the few used by the Royal Air Force and now preserved at the Royal Air Force Museum, London

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Sopwith Camel

Sopwith Camel of 44 Squadron, RAF Hainault Farm

Background imageWorld War One Collection: RE. 8 of 59 Squadron RAF

RE. 8 of 59 Squadron RAF
Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 of 59 Squadron on a reconnaissance flight over the Western Front

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Peace at last

Peace at last
Non-Commissioned Officers in Royal Flying Corps uniform relaxing outside their hut, 1918; a rare colour photograph

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Lieutenant-General Jan Christian Smuts

Lieutenant-General Jan Christian Smuts, author of the Smuts Report which led to the formation of the Royal Air Force

Background imageWorld War One Collection: RE. 8 'Harry Tate'

RE. 8 "Harry Tate"
Royal Aircraft Factory RE.8 of 34 Squadron RAF in Italy

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Major-General Hugh Trenchard

Major-General Hugh Trenchard
Studio portrait of Major-General (later Marshal of the Royal Air Force the Viscount) Trenchard, Chief of the Air Staff

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Members of the First World War Womens Land Army. Cornwall. July 1917

Members of the First World War Womens Land Army. Cornwall. July 1917
Four members of the Womens Land Army lying in a field against a small hay stack. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Nurses at Royal Naval Hospital, St Clement, Truro, Cornwall. Probably 18th January 1916

Nurses at Royal Naval Hospital, St Clement, Truro, Cornwall. Probably 18th January 1916
Eight Red Cross nurses posed on a ladder, probably at the time of the opening of the hospital on 18th January 1916. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

Background imageWorld War One Collection: The Red Cross 1910s USA rklf nurses ww1 itnt

The Red Cross 1910s USA rklf nurses ww1 itnt

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Rebel prisoners being marched out of Dublin by British Soldiers May 1916 The

Rebel prisoners being marched out of Dublin by British Soldiers May 1916 The Easter Rebellion, was an armed uprising of Irish nationalists against the rule of Great Britain in Ireland

Background imageWorld War One 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

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Members of the First World War Womens Land Army

Members of the First World War Womens Land Army
Three members of the Womens Land Army, one is vaulting a gate at Tregavethan Farm, a Womens Land Army training centre. On the left is Ms. Northey and on the right is Ms. Trejeweth

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Members of the First World War Womens Land Army

Members of the First World War Womens Land Army
Seven members of the Womens Land Army sitting on a gate at Tregavethan Farm, a Womens Land Army training centre, facing away from the camera

Background imageWorld War One Collection: The German Imperial Navy Battleship SMS Helgoland Circa 1918

The German Imperial Navy Battleship SMS Helgoland Circa 1918. The SMS Helgoland was commissioned in to the German Navy on 23rd July 1911

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Felixstowe F. 2A

Felixstowe F. 2A
Felixstowe F.2a with dazzle camouflage on anti-submarine patrol

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Members of the First World War Womens Land Army playing leap frog

Members of the First World War Womens Land Army playing leap frog
A group of the Womens Land Army members playing leapfrog after their efficiency test, pictured at their training centre at Tregavethan Farm. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Members of the First World War Womens Land Army

Members of the First World War Womens Land Army
Three members of the Womens Land Army sitting on branch of tree after their passing out parade. Probably at Tregavethan Farm, a Womens Land Army training centre. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Members of the First World War Womens Land Army

Members of the First World War Womens Land Army
Four members of the Womens Land Army walking across a field, probably at Tregavethan Farm, a Womens Land Army training centre. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

Background imageWorld War One Collection: World War I poster of a little girl sitting on her fathers lap and a boy playing

World War I poster of a little girl sitting on her fathers lap and a boy playing
Vintage World War I poster of a little girl sitting on her fathers lap and a little boy playing with toy soldiers. It reads, Daddy, what did you do in the great war?

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Airship over Truro, Cornwall. 1914 -1918

Airship over Truro, Cornwall. 1914 -1918
By 1916, German U-boats were sinking many merchant vessels and Royal Navy warships in the English Channel

Background imageWorld War One Collection: DCLI, Norway Inn, Perranarworthal, Cornwall. 2nd July 1915

DCLI, Norway Inn, Perranarworthal, Cornwall. 2nd July 1915
Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry taking refreshments at Norway Inn during a recruiting march. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Handley Page O / 100

Handley Page O / 100
Handley Page O/100 night bomber of 216 Squadron. This squadron was part of VIII Brigade, later known as Independent Force

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Airco DH. 6

Airco DH. 6
Airco DH.6 B2612; they type was used for training and anti-submarine patrols

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Aircrew of 27 Squadron examine a 230lb bomb

Aircrew of 27 Squadron examine a 230lb bomb
Aircrew of 27 Squadron RAF examine a 230lb bomb while an Air Mechanic checks the bomb carrier under the wing

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Royal Aircraft Factory SE. 5a

Royal Aircraft Factory SE. 5a
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a aircraft of 92 Squadron RAF

Background imageWorld War One Collection: The 'ground crew'approach a flying boat, 1918

The "ground crew"approach a flying boat, 1918
A motor launch approaching a Felixstowe F.2A flying Boat at RAF Lee-on-Solent, 1918

Background imageWorld War One Collection: The German Imperial Navy Light Cruiser SMS Frankfurt seen here in the Firth of Forth at

The German Imperial Navy Light Cruiser SMS Frankfurt seen here in the Firth of Forth at the end of Operation ZZ the surrender of the German High Seas Fleet to the Royal Navy following the signing of

Background imageWorld War One 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

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Member of the First World War Womens Land Army. Cornwall. Around 1917

Member of the First World War Womens Land Army. Cornwall. Around 1917
Member of the Womens Land Army, identified as Ms. Cousens, pictured with milking pail and stool. The womans uniform consists of boots, gaiters, felt hats and pale fabric overalls

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Interior of Tregavethan Farm dairy, Truro, Cornwall. July 1914

Interior of Tregavethan Farm dairy, Truro, Cornwall. July 1914
The image shows the cool room, with full milk pans on slate work surfaces, a wooden central table with freshly made butter and eggs placed by the window

Background imageWorld War One Collection: World War One poster of Marines charging into battle behind the American flag

World War One poster of Marines charging into battle behind the American flag
Vintage World War One poster of Marines charging into battle behind the American flag. It declares - First In France, U.S. Marines

Background imageWorld War One Collection: City Hall, Truro, Cornwall. 1918 or early 1920s

City Hall, Truro, Cornwall. 1918 or early 1920s
Soldiers (viewed from the rear) outside City Hall, at the end of the First World War or early 1920s. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Royal Cornwall Infirmary, Truro, Cornwall. 1915-1916

Royal Cornwall Infirmary, Truro, Cornwall. 1915-1916
Nurses and other staff posed by entrance steps. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Horse drawn ambulance, Truro, Cornwall. 1918

Horse drawn ambulance, Truro, Cornwall. 1918
Wounded soldiers in a horse drawn ambulance probably in the grounds of the Auxiliary Naval Hospital or possibly the end of First World War celebrations at Ladock

Background imageWorld War One Collection: DCLI Recruiting march, Ruan Minor, Cornwall. 29th June 1915

DCLI Recruiting march, Ruan Minor, Cornwall. 29th June 1915
3rd Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry recruiting march during the First World War, in which they met a contingent of the Devon & Gloucesters. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

Background imageWorld War One Collection: HMS Vindictive an Arrogant class cruiser seen here prior to her raid on the Belgian port

HMS Vindictive an Arrogant class cruiser seen here prior to her raid on the Belgian port of Zeebrugge

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Members of the First World War Womens Land Army riding working horses

Members of the First World War Womens Land Army riding working horses
Four members of the Womens Land Army riding two horses, two women on each horse. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Vintage World War One poster of a Marine Corps bulldog chasing a German dachshund

Vintage World War One poster of a Marine Corps bulldog chasing a German dachshund. It reads, Teufel Hunden German Nickname For U.S. Marines, Devil Dog Recruiting Station

Background imageWorld War One Collection: British Lancers Charging

British Lancers Charging
France, c. 1916 The 9th British Lancers charging German artillery in WWI

Background imageWorld War One Collection: A busy scene on West Beach, Suvla Point two days prior to the evacuation of Gallipoli

A busy scene on West Beach, Suvla Point two days prior to the evacuation of Gallipoli

Background imageWorld War One 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)

Background imageWorld War One Collection: HMS Vindictive an Arrogant class cruiser seen here on 24th April 1918 after she was in

HMS Vindictive an Arrogant class cruiser seen here on 24th April 1918 after she was in fierce action at Zeebrugge

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Winston Churchill at Antwerp. By October 1914, World War I was raging

Winston Churchill at Antwerp. By October 1914, World War I was raging and the Germans were threatening vital Antwerp -one of Belgiums last lines of defense

Background imageWorld War One Collection: World War I Memorial, Llandudno, Conwy County, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

World War I Memorial, Llandudno, Conwy County, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Graphic map of the Dardanelles and Gallipoli, showing the Allied bridgeheads at Cape Helles and ANZAC Cove As far as my research is able to ascertain

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Caption: Lt. E.O. Harrs from the Signal Corps took this photograph on December 2

Caption: Lt. E.O. Harrs from the Signal Corps took this photograph on December 2, 1918, in St. Quentin, Aisne, France

Background imageWorld War One 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

Background imageWorld War One 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

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Louis Georges Humbert, born 1862

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

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Lieutenant General Sir William Pulteney Pulteney

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

Background imageWorld War One 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

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Robert Georges Nivelle 1856 to 1924

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

Background imageWorld War One 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

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Joseph Alfred Micheler 1861 to 1931

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

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Charles Marie Emmanuel Mangin 1866 to 1925

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

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Etienne de Villaret, 1854 to 1931

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

Background imageWorld War One 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

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Robert Georges Nivelle 1856 to 1924

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

Background imageWorld War One 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

Background imageWorld War One 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

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Picton

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



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EDITORS COMMENTS

"World War One: A Glimpse into the Great Conflict" Captain Albert Ball VC DSO (2 bars) MC, a courageous hero from Porthleven, Cornwall, fought valiantly during the years of 1914-1918. His unwavering dedication and bravery served as an inspiration to many. In the midst of this global turmoil, Lord Kitchener's iconic propaganda poster "Your Country Needs You Recruitment 1914" echoed throughout the UK. The slogans resonated with patriotic fervor and urged citizens to join the war effort. The haunting painting "The Vindictive at Zeebrugge, 1918 (1919)" by Charles John De Lacy captures the intensity and sacrifice witnessed on that fateful day. It immortalizes those who fought bravely for their nations. Rittmeister Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen, famously known as the Red Baron, soared through the skies in his Airco DH. 5 aircraft. His skill and prowess made him a formidable adversary in aerial combat. Amidst all this chaos, both men and women played crucial roles in shaping history. The RAF and WRAF emerged as vital forces within their respective countries' military structures. As love clashed with duty during these trying times, "Twixt Love and Duty" depicted emotional struggles faced by individuals torn between personal relationships and serving their countries. Even animals like Lizzie Ward - an elephant working for Thomas W. Ward in Sheffield - contributed to war efforts by aiding transportation tasks on home soil. "Our Little Contemptibles, " portrayed vividly on canvas in 1914, showcased ordinary soldiers displaying extraordinary resilience amidst unimaginable circumstances – a testament to human spirit against all odds. Recruitment posters such as "Remember Scarborough. Enlist Now, " published widely across pubs nationwide fueled public sentiment towards joining forces against common enemies threatening peace.

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