00117 Collection (#4)

Belgian Field Kitchen in a farmyard. The pigs rooted quite happily, unaware that many envious eyes were cast in their direction while the soldiers thoughts turned to roast pork

Belgian artillery officer seen here receiving a report on the fall of his shots at Diksmuide during the Battle of the Yser Circa October 17th 1914

Three Indian soldiers from the 3rd Lahore Indian Division surrounded by a curious French crowd interested in their headwear in Orleans. Circa October 9th 1914

A group of French soldiers seen here discussing the situation with a British Army officer and his driver. Circa October 1914

Royal Marine from the Naval Brigade seen here manning a barricade made from sandbags on the road from Lierre at Vieux Dieu. Circa October 1st 1914 Published Daily Mirror Pages 6 & 7 October 12th 1914

Army Service Corp in France October 1914. Officers of the ASC censoring the letters which the men have written home. This precaution is essential in wartime

Belgian soldiers seen here preparing a chicken for the pot during a respite in the recent fighting in and around Diksmuide also known as the Battle of the Yser. Circa October 20th 1914

The Defence of Lierre This picture was taken just after the fall of the Belgian town of Lierre, which is 15 miles from Antwerp

Marines from the British Naval Brigade seen here cooking lunch on the Lierre Road, the key to the defence of Antwerp, which is only about two miles distant. Circa October 1st 1914

Marines from the Naval brigade in a trench at Vieux Wien near Antwerp awaiting the German advance. Circa October 2nd 1914

Belgian soldiers at Vieux Wien near Antwerp watch the advancing Germans shelling their forward positions. Circa October 1st 1914

Belgian soldiers reading the identification disc which this French soldier has placed around his wrist instead of his neck, it being easier to find in case of dearh

Houses damaged during the German bombardment of the centre of Antwerp. Circa October 1914

British Royal Marines seen here enjoying a rest and a smoke in their bomb-proof shelter at Vieux Wien near Antwerp. Circa October 1st1914

One of the London omnibuses used by the British Naval Brigade as transport to get around the defences of Antwerp Seen here on the road from Vieux Dieu. Circa October 1914

The rush of civilians to the quay at Antwerp to catch one of the boats evacuating the city. They came on foot, taxicab, carts and in traps

Belgian artillery men seen here milking a cow under fire. After a quick drink they took their places at the gun. Circa October 16th 1914 Published Daily Mirror Page 4 October 31st 1914

In the distance hores burn in Diksmuide during the Battle of the Yser. Circa October 17th 1914

Soldiers of the Army Service Corp asleep in the rear of a lorry following a hard days work. Circa October 8th 1914

A lone Russian soldier stands by a mass grave in Galicia where the bodies of fifty Austrians and eleven Russians are buried. September 1914 Published Daily Mirror Page 9 November 10th 1914

Officers with the British Naval Brigade seen here talking with a Belgian at the defences on the road from Vieux Dieu. Circa 1st October 1914. Published Daily Mirror Pages 6 & 7 October 12th 1914

Nurses at the General Hospital at Rovna seen here with their patients. Circa September 1914

Action from the Gloucester v Somerset rugby match. January 1972 72-0240-006
Action from the Gloucester v Somerset rugby match. January 1972

Barbed wire entanglement built by the Belgian army along the Lierre Road, in the distance German shells burst across open fields. October 1914

Belgian army telephone engineer seen here repair the phone lines to the armys headquarters close to the battlefield at Diksmuide during the Battle of the Yser. Circa October 17th 1914

The crew of a Belgian field artillery seen here having a meal before the Geman advance on Diksmuide during the Battle of the Yser. Circa October 17th 1914

Gloucester v Somerset Rugby Union. January 1972. Somerset forwards attack the Gloucester line

French soldier who has placed around his wrist his identification disc instead of his neck, it being easier to find in case of death

French Red Cross orderlies close to the front near Diksmuide during the Battle of the Yser seen here enjoying a joke and a cigarette following a meal. Circa October 20th 1914

Belgian soldiers seen here emerging from a rest centre where they were given a hot meal during the Battle of the Yser. Circa October 17th 1914

Belgian artillery which assisted the forts during the seige of Antwerp, seen here returning fire, hidden behind trees to conceal its position

Refugees from the advancing Germans gather outside the Central Railway Station in Antwerp the day before the Germans start the bombardment of the City. Circa 8th October 1914

Belgian field artillery seen here in action at Oostkerke near Diksmuide during the Battle of the Yser. Circa October 17th 1914

British soldiers waiting to fire on enemy from behind barbed wire. Our men are always glad to get a glimpse of the enemy whom they often do not see for days at a time

British artillery moving into position close to the the front near Ypres. Circa October 20th 1914

Veurne church and town hall built in 1628. Circa October 1914

Marines from the Naval Brigade seen here off loading barrels from a London omnibus at the defences on the road from Vieux Dieu. Circa October 1914

Belgian soldiers and Royal Marines from the Naval Brigade seen here manning a barricade made from sandbags on the road from Lierre

Bridge spanning the Dneister River blown up by the Austrian army during their retreat. Circa September 1914

Native women of Halicz in Galacia talk with soldiers of the Russian army during World War One September 1914

Belgian soldiers seen here inspecting the remains of a residential villa near Dunkirk, northern France which was blown during the German advance of October 1914

Galician trader seen here standing in the entrance to his Lamp shop in Halicz. Circa October 1914

Wounded Belgian soldier helping another from the firing line during the Battle of the Yser which took place in and around the Belgium towns of Diksmuide and Nieuport. Circa October 20th 1914

Wounded Russian and Austrian soldiers at Lemsberg September 1914

Russians at the graveside of an Austrian officer after the Battle of Lemberg. September 1914

Wounded Russian soldiers seen here taking a rest in Halicz. Circa September 1914

Golfer Tony Jacklin seen here at Heathrow with his wife and son, Bradley aged 2. Tony is off to the States to play golf on a 4 month tour of America

Scouts at the head of the Russian advance into the Austro - Hungarian empire seen here overlooking Halicz and the Dniester river August 1914

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