Wwi Collection

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

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

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

Staff cooks at King George Military Hospital, London, England, 1915
A group portrait of staff cooks at King George Military Hospital, London, England. Two military personnel are sitting in the front row, 1915

5000 Poppies
A sea of poppies blankets Federation Square as part of the 5000 Poppies project to commemorate the centenary of Anzac in Melbourne

Dublins main city centre post office, gutted by fire during the 1916 Easter Rising against British rule. 1916

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

Nobels Explosives Works, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall. Late July or August 1916
A posed photo of the all female workforce at Nobels Explosives Works in Perranporth during the First World War (1914-1918). The women are wearing a triangular badge marked On War Service

Lance Corporal Rendle VC speaking at Grampound, Cornwall. 18th May 1915
Lance Corporal Rendle VC speaking to a crowd of people at Grampound in front of the post office during World War One. " I will willingly go back and fight for these women and children

WWI: OSTEND, c1914. British Royal Marines marching through Ostend, Belgium. Photograph, c1914

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

DCLI recruiting march, Carclew House, Mylor, Cornwall. Friday 2nd July 1915
Soldiers of the Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry on the lawn in front of Carclew House, at ease during a recruitment march. Instruments of their military band are in the background

Snowball Fight, Boscawen Street, Truro, Cornwall. 8th January 1918
Men in naval uniforms snowballing by the fountain outside City Hall during the First World War. N. Gill and Son shop and the Police Station are in the background

Digging over land outside Old County Hall, Truro, Cornwall for potato planting. January 1917
A group of men and women preparing to dig over land adjoining Old County Hall for potato planting during the First World War. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

Ordnance Survey map of north east Sheffield copied by the Germans, and marked with bombing targets, c. 1940
Original at Sheffield City Archives MD7731/4 and Sheffield Local Studies Librarys 26 M/5

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

Fire engine with crew, Southgate, North London, WW1
Fire engine with crew -- SDFB, Southgate District Council fire service. The date on the vehicle is 1914. The motor escape was made by Lloyd and Plaister, Wood Green, in 1912, and was used until 1924

The Big Four At Versailles, France During The Peace Treaty Of 1919 At The End Of World War One. From Left, David Lloyd George, Vittorio Emanuele Orlando

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

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?

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

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

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

Irish mythology was to gain a glorious new chapter from the Easter rising which the Irish rebels lost, but won in the long run

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)

WWI: SAILORS, 1918. American sailors in the resting room of the Red Cross headquarters in New Orleans, Louisiana. Photogrpah, 1918

The Rotunda in use as a war hospital. Oldway Mansion Paignton. Circa 1916

German U boat that was captured and shown off in Bristol city docks in 1918 1st December 1918

DCLI recruiting march, Caerhays Castle, St Michael Caerhays, Cornwall. 13th July 1915
Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry soldiers on a recruiting march going through the arch at Caerhays Lodge, led by a band. Caerhays Castle is a semi-castellated manor house situated 0.5 mile south of

Distinguished Service Order Medal, First World War 1914-1918
This medal was awarded to Lieutenant Colonel F. Call at Buckingham Palace on 26th July 1919. It is one of 17 campaign medals awarded to members of the Call family, now in the museum collection

Crowd at unveiling of the Kenwyn War Memorial, junction of Kenwyn Hill and Knights Hill, Kenwyn, Truro, Cornwall
The Kenwyn War Memorial was unveiled on 27th June 1920 by the Duke of Cornwall / Prince of Wales, who would later become Edward VIII. The ceremony was attended by around 2000 people

Unveiling of the Kenwyn War Memorial at the junction of Kenwyn Hill and Knights Hill, Kenwyn, Cornwall. 27th June 1920
The Kenwyn War Memorial was unveiled on 27th June 1920 by the Duke of Cornwall / Prince of Wales, who would later become Edward VIII. The ceremony was attended by around 2000 people

Mrs Alfred Martin, Tregavethan Farm, Truro, Cornwall. 1917
Mrs Alfred Martin, Tregavethans owner, feeding the dog. Tregavethan was a Womens Land Army training centre during the First World War. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

WWI: CARTOON, 1918. And this is no scrap of paper. Comment on the close of World War I from the New York Herald, depicting French Marshal Foch presenting Germany with a demand for reparations

Young girls playing croquet, WWI. They wear short pinafore dresses, cloche caps, ankle socks and shoes. One in a short carrick cape or coachman's coat

Fashionable woman in an ankle-length cerise dress with lace collar, embroidered panels, matching sash. Handcoloured lithograph by Fattorini & Crespin after a fashion plate by GR from Alain

Two fashionable women on an autumn stroll in a park, WWI. One in a wool coat over green dress, holding a walking cane. One in a dress with matching tunic, purse and fur stole

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - AUGUST 28, 2018: The National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City

Steel helmets for the London special constables. "Do you find them heavy
Steel helmets for the London special constables. " Do you find them heavy?" asks the assistant commander of the E division

The mystery ship, HMS Suffolk Coast. The hatches opened, disclosing the useful little weapon always in constant readiness to give the U-boat pirate a warmer reception than either he anticipated or

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

The German Imperial Battlecruiser SMS Seydlitz seen here during Operation ZZ the surrender of the the German High Seas Fleet to the Royal Navy following the signing of the Armistice

Armistice Celebrated. Cambridge "let itself go"
Armistice Celebrated. Cambridge " let itself go" with full vigour on November 11th 1918 on receipt of the news that the Germans had accepted

Recruits being trained on how to manoeuvre large artillery pieces by territorial army instructors. 25th October 1914

A poor Belgian woman outside her burnt out home in Melle with her four children, is forced to beg for money so she can feed her family

Sheffield Army Service Corps soldiers, c. 1916
With their name plaque The Blades From an original at Sheffield Libraries: p01004

France, Nice, The War Memorial, Monument Aux Morts, Quai Rauba Capeu

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"Porthleven, Cornwall. 1914-1918: A Coastal Town's Resilience Amidst the Storms of War" In the quaint coastal town of Porthleven, Cornwall, life carried on amidst the chaos and devastation of World War I. As ceramic poppies formed the poignant installation "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red" at the Tower of London in distant London, Porthleven stood as a testament to remembrance. The towering waves crashing against its shores mirrored the turbulent times that engulfed Europe during those fateful years. Yet, even in this remote corner of England, echoes from faraway battles resonated deeply within its community. Artist Charles John De Lacy immortalized one such battle with his masterpiece "The Vindictive at Zeebrugge. " This haunting depiction captured both the heroism and sacrifice exhibited by brave souls who fought for their nations' honor. But not all stories were painted on canvas; some unfolded in unexpected ways. Lizzie Ward, an elephant working for Thomas W. Ward in Sheffield since 1914, symbolized how even animals played their part during wartime efforts. As war raged on across Europe's fields and trenches, ordinary people found themselves caught between love and duty. The painting "Twixt Love and Duty" encapsulated this struggle faced by countless individuals torn apart by conflict. Meanwhile, back home in London's King George Military Hospital, staff cooks tirelessly prepared meals to nourish wounded soldiers returning from battlefields afar. Their dedication exemplified unwavering support for those who sacrificed everything for their country. Recruitment posters plastered walls throughout cities like Scarborough with slogans like "Remember Scarborough. Enlist Now, " urging young men to join their comrades fighting overseas. These powerful messages stirred patriotism within hearts while reminding everyone about the cost of freedom. On HMS Vindictive's deck sailed a crew united by triumph after the Zeebrugge Raid in 1918.