Trench Warfare Collection

A communication trench somewhere in North Africa during Second World War. Circa 1940s

Because of anti-personnel bombs, everybody digs in. Pte. W. Major helps build a bivvy hole. 2nd March 1944

Leading Aircraftman J. Morris and Sgt. E. Hook, part of an R. A. F. regiment in Italy
Leading Aircraftman J. Morris and Sgt. E. Hook, part of an R.A.F. regiment in Italy. 2nd June 1944

Bomb shelter in Anzio. (Picture) A lot of our fellows are using these underground because the Luftwaffe has been trying by and night to bomb and blast us out of the bridgehead. 21st March 1944

British troops cower as a shell bursts on the parapet of their trench " RIP Corner" a typical example of Tommy humour. Circa 1941

In the British Lines. Day after day the British troops continue to "dig in"
In the British Lines. Day after day the British troops continue to " dig in" and here. after heavy rain, a detachment of troops are seen pumping out the water for the trenches they are

A day with a Battalion of the York and Lancaster regiment in a forward area, somewhere in France, manning the trenches. April 1940

With the British troops in France a cold job "standing to"
With the British troops in France a cold job " standing to" in an advanced post of The Royal Scots. February 1940

Infantry patrol hugs hedgerow by lane in St. Lo, France, as German artillery shells burst overhead. 29th July 1944

Trench digging in the London parks. A. P.s the busy scene in Kingston gardens today
Trench digging in the London parks. A.P.S the busy scene in Kingston gardens today where trenches were being dug. 27th September 1938

6am 16 June 1915 photograph taken by Private Frederick Fyfe Z Company 1 / 10th King
6am 16 June 1915 photograph taken by Private Frederick Fyfe Z Company 1/10th Kings Regiment (Liverpool Scottish) who was brought down wounded a few yards in front of a German Advance trench at

Shells bursting in the distance on newly captured ground taken from the main road to Zonnebeke during the Battle of the Menin Road Ridge, part of the Passendaele campaign. 20 September 1917

The Three Musketeers, A Flanders silhouette. 3rd September 1917 The silhouette is suggestive of one of Captain Bairnsfathers pictures

British Troops eating their Christmas Dinner in a shell hole at Beaumont Hamel on the Somme, Christmas Day 1916

A Russian officer seen watching the movement of the enemy though field glasses whilst a colleague makes observations through a trench periscope on the Galicia front. Circa June 1915

Men of the 1st Lancashire Fusileers fixing bayonets before their assault on Beaumont-Hamel, the Somme, Picardy, northern France. 1st July 1916. World War One

Turkish trenches captured at Sannaiyat by the 7th Indian Division as they push towards Baghdad. 25 February 1917

The ANZACS at rest time. Australian quarters just behind the front line trenches on the Gallipoli Peninsula where the soldiers can enjoy a quiet cigarette subject to having to bolt under cover at

Officers mess on the Gallipoli peninsula. Dinner being prepared at the entrance to their dugout whilst officers gossip about the days action. Circa May 1915

Men of the 2nd Monmouthshire (Pioneers) seen here in the trenches circa July 1916

Distant view of St. Quentin and the Hindenburg Line from the British front line trench on the Amiens Road, 24th April 1917. The Hindenburg Line ran 2 miles west of St

The Kings Liverpool Regiment moving along a communication trench leading to the front line; near Blairville Wood, 16th April 1916

15th Royal Welsh Fusiliers in the snow covered front line trenches at Fleurbaix, 28th December 1917

Captured German machine gunners carrying their guns following the Battle of Messines Ridge 8th June 1917

The 12th Gloucesters moving up in support in open order near Ginchy during the Battle of Morval 25 September 1916. Evaluation Scan

Carrying party of the 1 / 7th Kings Liverpool Regiment, 156th Brigade
Carrying party of the 1/7th Kings Liverpool Regiment, 156th Brigade, 55th division bringing up rations in containers to the men in the trenches in the La Bassee Canal Sector. 15 March 1918

British troops of the Irish 10th Division seen here wearing gas masks in the trenches in the Struma River valley, close to Salonika. 1st August 1916

Men of the Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry in the front line near Ypres with the regimental mascot. The trees in the background have been stripped of all their foliage and branches by enemy fire

Artillery shells being unloaded during the Somme Campaign Circa October 1916

The taking of Vimy Ridge Easter Monday, the 9th of April, 1917. Canadian troops seen here advancing over no mans land and through the German barbed wire whilst under fire

Frank Brazier of the 3rd Battalion The Royal Warwickshire Regiment (centre) seen here with two friends admist the ruins of an un-name French town during a break from the front line for the Royal

Germans seen here surrendering to French forces in Champagne. 27th November 1915

British troops waiting to attack Beaumont Hamel in a support trench during the preliminary bombardment, 1st July 1916. Note scaling ladders across trench

Canadian gunners in action during the Third Battle of Ypres November 1917

Canadian bombardment attempting to cut the wire on the Somme Front. 26th July 1916

Sappers seen here clearing the ground for a howitzer during the Third Battle of Ypres Circa August 1917

Labour Battalion repairing a road near Mametz over recently captured ground, August 1916

The Royal Horse Artillery seen here in full gallop near Amiens during the campaign to halt the German advance on Paris Circa July 1918

A British gas attack on German trenches, location not known May 1918

Demonstration of the tanks capabilities to US troops whilst training for the Western Front in the USA. 10th January 1918

Battle of Messines Ridge. British troops viewing the smashed remains of a German bunker and trenches at OOstaverne Wood. 11th June 1917

Demonstration of British 9. 45 inch trench mortar, in an old German trench in Pigeon Wood
Demonstration of British 9.45 inch trench mortar, in an old German trench in Pigeon Wood, Gommecourt, viewed from front of trench. 17th March 1917

British troops taking the opportunity of a dry spell of weather to lay out their kits to dry and the trench to drain itselfs in a area of the front where the Germans are not so active

Australian pioneers of the 1st and 2nd Australian division at work behind the lines near Fleurbaix, just south of the town Armenti?res

British artillery barrage on German trenches on the Somme. Circa 19th July 1916

Shrapnel bursting over Canadian troops sheltering in a reserve trench during the The Battle of Flers Courcelette 15 - 22 September. A battle within the Battle for the Somme. 20th September 1916

British artillery shells seen bursting on the German front line trenches during the open days of the Somme Campaign. 1st July 1916

A British 13 pounder anti aircraft gun a on Daimler Mk. 3 Lorry seen here in action at
A British 13 pounder anti aircraft gun a on Daimler Mk.3 Lorry seen here in action at night near Wailly, 16th April 1916

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