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Father Merckx seen here with one of the youngest of the 300 Belgian refugees aboard a cross channel ferry bringing them to Great Britain 27th September 1914
Belgian army armoured car seen here close to Termonde. circa September 1914
Portrait of the owner of the Chateau at Semps near Malines which was defaced by retreating German soldiers who also ransacked the house. Circa August 1914
Houses at Hofstade seen here on fire caused by German shelling circa August 1914
Elements of the Belgian 2nd and cavalry divisions seen here returning to Malines circa August 1914
A Belgian soldier grabs a few moments rest in a cart. Circa August 19th 1914
Unexploded Belgian shell in embeded in a wall near to the town of Maline.Circa September 1914
Belgian artillery are compelled to retreat after the German guns got their range near Hofstade. Circa August 24th 1914
Belgium infantry men seen here readying to fire at the approaching enemy from their trench near Sempsl. Circa September 1914
Dogs drawing a Belgian machine gun near Semps. Circa August 1914
The last line of Belgian civilians called up to bolster the line march off into action from Brussels. Circa August 1914
Belgian soldiers with straw round their hats to disguise their appearance from the enemy. Circa August 1914
Barbed wire entanglements seen here around the Belgian city of Antwerp. October 1914
Belgian soldiers prepare to ambush the advancing German army near Malines circa August 1914
Belgian boy scout with a lance he captured from a German Uhlan soldier he had shot, shows his prize to two Belgian soldiers. Scouts in the Antwerp area were armed at the begining of the war
The railway bridge at Hofstade which the Germans shelled and tried to take from the Belgian army. circa September 1914
Belgium officers inspect a staff car which had been captured by the Germans along with its occupants. The Germans had donned the captured officers uniforms
Baron de Serelas seen here after being wounded leading a armoured car raid against the German advance on Antwerp. September 1914
Belgian officers playing cards near Sempsl circa September 1914
Though wounded this Belgian soldier could bicycle with a little assistance from his comrades, following the Battle of Audeghem 26th September 1914
Belgian armoured car seen in action during the Battle of Audeghem September 26th 1914
Belgian army dog teams rest by the roadside as soldiers in the backgroundd build a barricade across the road during the Battle of Audeghem. September 26th 1914
Belgian soldiers seen here digging in and setting up machine guns before the Battle of Audeghem. September 25th 1914
Proud of his war trophy. The Belgian soldiers are devoted to the dogs who are employed to pull machine guns and the man who owns this animal is no exception to the rule
Belgian soldiers in a trench proteceted by a sheet of steel close to the town of Audeghem 28th September 1914
Belgian soldiers seen here digging trenches before the town of Audeghem and setting up machine guns before the Battle. September 25th 1914
The Road to Ostend. October 1914 Belgian troops arriving by road at the Belgian Channel port of Ostend following the fall of Antwerp
Belgian army field ambulance seen here close to the battlefield at Audeghem. September 26th 1914
Picture in Malines Cathedral, completely destroyed by a German bombardment. When Cardinal Mercier, the Archbishop, returned to the town from London he found the beautiful building little better than
Veurne church and town hall built in 1628. Circa October 1914
The devastated city of Ypres seen from the air one year on from the end of the war. In the centre of the picture is the remains of the Cloth Hall and the Cathedral. November 1919
British troops gather outside the railway station in Ostend prior to setting off to the front. September 1914 2309
Louvain the subject of mass destruction by the German army over a period of five days from 25 August 1914. 4327
The Battle of Audegen Septemnber 1914 Two Belgian soldiers assist a wounded colleague from the battlefield. 2232
A Brussels girl whose hobby is collecting badges from the liberating Allied troops, shows off her collection on the sleeve of her coat during the Second World War September 1944
Group captain Peter Townsend outside his flat in Brussels. March 1955