World War One Collection (#10)

Lord Kitchener in France seen here meeting General Joffre / 9th April 1915
Lord Kitchener in France seen here meeting General Joffre/ 9th April 1915

Lord Kitchener (2nd right) seen here on a tour of the trenches in the Dardanelles with General Maxwell (2nd left). In this image the two commanders were within thirty yards of the Turkish trenches

Admiral Sir David Beatty (Right), Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig (Centre) seen here with the Duke of Connaught at the presentation of the freedom of the City of London to the two great war

A German soldier captured by the Belgian troops is given medical treatment to an injured hand in a trench on the Western Front. 30th May 1915

The remains of Nurse Edith Cavell who had been executed by the Germans in the First World War seen here being given a naval guard of honour as the coffin is brought a shore in Dover. 15th May 1919

Marshells Foch (left) and Joffre seen here leading the victory parade in Paris. 14th July 1919

German Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg (2 October 1847 e 2 August 1934
German Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg (2 October 1847 Ð 2 August 1934) was a Prussian-German field marshal, statesman, and politician

HM King George V, General Ferdinand Foch and Sir Douglas Haig on the balustraded terrace of General Haigs headquarters at Beauquesne 12th August 1916

Cheering crowds greet French Premier Georges Clemenceau as he arrives at the Palace of Versailles for the signing of the peace treaty which finally ended the First World War 28th June 1919

General Foch (2 October 1851 e 20 March 1929) seen here during a meeting with King George
General Foch (2 October 1851 Ð 20 March 1929) seen here during a meeting with King George V and General Douglas Haig. 12th August 1916

Albert Ball VC, DSO & Two Bars, MC (14 August 1896 e 7 May 1917
Albert Ball VC, DSO & Two Bars, MC (14 August 1896 Ð 7 May 1917) English fighter pilot of the First World War. At the time of his death he was credited with forty-four victories

French Premier Georges Clemenceau seen here at a meeting with General Douglas Haig to discuss a unified allied command under General Foch 6th April 1918

General Christiaan Smuts, OM, CH, ED, KC, FRS, [1] PC (24 May 1870 e 11 September 1950
General Christiaan Smuts, OM, CH, ED, KC, FRS, [1] PC (24 May 1870 Ð 11 September 1950) South African military Commander during the First World War

A schooner set on fire by the crew of a German U-Boat. Circa September 1918

The scene on the bridge of HMS Queen Elizabeth the fleet flagship of the Home Fleet the day the German High Seas Fleet surrendered. Admiral David Beatty C in C Home Fleet. 22 November 1918

British nurse and patriot Edith Cavell. She is celebrated for saving the lives of soldiers from all sides without distinction

Munitions girls seen here posing for the camera after their daily physical exercises. No location was given on the photograph 16th February 1918

Austrian troops seen here defending a mountain top during the winter campaign on the Montenegro front. Circa December 1916

There were lively demonstrations in Rome which purported to be in favour of the war. The demonstrators came in collision with the civil and military authorities and great excitement prevailed

Australian gunners of the 9th Field Battery stripped to the waist operating the Number 4 18-pounder field gun at M Cays Hill, Anzac, 19 May 1915, during the Battle of Gallipoli. 19th May 1915

Australians seen here under going training in a trench in Egypt as theTurkish advance on the Suez Canal and Egypt through Sinai begins. Circa February 1915

The Imperial War Cabinet of 1917 pose for the photographers in the gardens of Number 10 Downing Street: Back Row (Left to Right): Capt. L.S. Amery, M.P

The allied representatives at the signing of the armistice. Ferdinand Foch, second from right, seen outside his railway carriage in the forest of Compiegne. November 11 1918

Australian troops practising grenade throwing. Captioned in the Daily Mirror 21st September 1915 " This is how the Australians hurl bombs at the Turks

William Morris "Billy"Hughes, Prime Minister of Australia seen here meeting
William Morris " Billy" Hughes, Prime Minister of Australia seen here meeting wounded soldiers, sailors and airmen in Birmingham after receiving a degree of Doctor of Law

On 2 August 1914, the day of German mobilization young, enthusiastic Germans take to the streets singing national songs. Our Picture Shows: German army regiment parading through the streets of Berlin

Memorial to the 18 children of the Upper North Street School who were killed during a daylight air raid on the capital by German Gotha bomber on the 13th June 1917

Soldiers of the French forces operating in Italy distributing French flags to the inhabitants of an Italian town. The younger generation are especially keen to obtain a souvenir. Circa August 1918

Austrians defending a mountain outpost in the Izonzo district. The Battles of the Isonzo were a series of battles between the Austro-Hungarian

HMS Indomitable an Invincible-class battlecruiser of the British Royal Navy. She was built before World War I and saw active service during the war

Italian troops advance at 3000 metres on a mountain outpost in the Izonzo district. The Battles of the Isonzo were a series of battles between the Austro-Hungarian

The children of Alsace in possession of the French are taught by a military schoolmaster for the time being. They each carry their gas masks some of them here seen drawn up for the visit of Monsieur

Lord Kitchener was Secretary of State for War when World War One was declared on August 4th 1914. Lord Kitchener had been a career soldier

German dispatch dog seen here taking messages to the front line during the German advance of January 1918

Two soldiers pay tribute by the grave of a fallen comrade on leaving the front line on the Salonika front. Circa June 1917

The camels of the Imperial Camel Corps part of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) seen here returning from watering on the Palestine front during the third battle for Gaza. Circa November 1917

British troops in Palestine being transported up to the front on a light railway. Circa August 1917

Douglas Haig (1861-1928) commander in chief of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in the First World War Haig led the British Army to its greatest victory in the war in

Austrian Officer pay tribute to a fallen officers grave, killed during the retaking of Belgrade, Serbia. 19th January 1915

General Ferdinand Foch (2 October 1851 e 20 March 1929) seen here in 1918 prior to a
General Ferdinand Foch (2 October 1851 Ð 20 March 1929) seen here in 1918 prior to a planning the Grand Offensive, opening on 26 September 1918

The moment the torpedo from a German U-boat strikes a Allied steamer. The image taken from a German newspaper does not give a location. 25th October 1917

Troops from the 53rd Welsh Division seen here in action in Palestine just prior to The battle of Tell Asur. 1st March 1918

Turkish officers and men seen here surrendering to a British armoured car on the Euphrates River during the Mesopotamia campaign. Circa March 1918

ANZAC Engineers using special leather bucket for raising water from deep wells. The engineers were called in to repair irrigation works

A heavy gun seen in action during General Maudes advance along the Tigris River in Mesoptamia (modern day Iraq) Circa December 1917

The first Christmas leave train seen here leaving Northern Italy. The troops are happy even if the mode of transport is somewhat crude. December 1918

Entertainment for the troops. The circus that has been inaugurated for the amusement of the Allied troops at Salonika. It is held in the open air arena especially dug out and prepared. 1st March 1916

German submarines of the High Sea Fleet seen here at Harwich shortly after they surrendered. 20th November 1918

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