World War I Photographs By Ernest Brooks

Photograph of British 13 pounder 6 cwt anti-aircraft gun on Mk II mounting, on a Thornycroft Type J lorry, 1916, outskirts of Armentieres, France. See Image:QF 13pdr 6cwt AA Gun Field Artillery Journal Jan-Mar More

Photograph of British 8 inch howitzer, a converted 6 inch naval gun, recoiling after firing, Wagonlieu. The 2 small recoil cylinders above the barrel are fully extended. They were incapable of fully absorbing t More

A sentry in the front line trenches at Blaireville using mirror periscope, 16th April 1916. A sentry in the front line trenches at Blaireville using mirror periscope. 16th April 1916. 55th Division. He carries More

Air Warfare during the First World War, 1914-1918 The fuselage of a captured German Albatross D.III on an R.F.C. tender. Seen near Doullens, on the Aixi-le Chateau Road, March 1917

Air Warfare during the First World War, 1914-1918 The fuselage of a captured German Albatross D.III on an R.F.C. tender. Seen near Doullens, on the Aixi-le Chateau Road, March 1917.

Air Warfare during the First World War, 1914-1918 The fuselage of a captured German Albatross D.III on an R.F.C. tender. Seen near Doullens, on the Aixi-le Chateau Road, March 1917.

Air Warfare during the First World War, 1914-1918 The fuselage of a captured German Albatross D.III on an R.F.C. tender. Seen near Doullens, on the Aixi-le Chateau Road, March 1917.

General view of the battlefield of Beaumont Hamel showing the blasted land

British Army on the Western Front 1914-1918 Vast, mountainous stacks of boxed rations at a British Army supply depot in Rouen, 15th January 1917.

British Army on the Western Front 1914-1918 Vast, mountainous stacks of boxed rations at a British Army supply depot in Rouen, 15th January 1917.

British Army on the Western Front, 1914-1918 Group of British troops, possibly Rifle Brigade, pose in the snow with a Lewis machine gun at Beaumont Hamel, early 1917.

British Army on the Western Front, 1914-1918 British transport passing the ruined Church in Mesnil, December 1916

British Army on the Western Front, 1914-1918 Wood loaded on to railway waggons for transportation to the forward area, near Ypres, December 1916.

British Army on the Western Front, 1914-1918 British Army motor car, M-25446, (Vauxhall 25 limousine) towing a motor car (Daimler prob. Twenty) out of the mud at Hamel, January 1917.

British Army on the Western Front, 1914-1918 British Army motor car, M-25446, (Vauxhall 25 limousine) towing a motor car (Daimler prob. Twenty) out of the mud at Hamel, January 1917.

British Army on the Western Front, 1914-1918 A French woman providing hot coffee for British troops at night, between Wailly and Bretencourt, April 1916. Note a sheepskin jacket worn by one of the soldiers.

British Army on the Western Front, 1914-1918 A ruined house in Wailly, April 1916. A group of 55th Division soldiers pictured through the ruins of a destroyed building.

British Army on the Western Front, 1914-1918 Damage to Bretencourt Church by enemy shell fire, near Arras, 9th April 1916. (55th Division)

British Army on the Western Front, 1914-1918. The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, 55th Division, parading for the trenches at Wailly, 17th April 1916.

British Army on the Western Front, 1914-1918. The Royal North Lancashire Regiment, 55th Division, parading for the trenches at Wailly, 17th April 1916.

British Army on the Western Front, 1914-1918. The Royal North Lancashire Regiment, 55th Division, parading for the trenches at Wailly, 17th April 1916.

British Army on the Western Front, 1914-1918. The King's Liverpool Regiment, 55th Division, practising an attack near Blaireville, Wailly, 16th April 1916.

British Army on the Western Front, 1914-1918. 55th Division bombarding the German trenches at Blaireville Wood, near Wailly, 14th April 1916.

An early model British Mark I "male" tank, named C-15, near Thiepval, 25 September 1916. The tank is probably in reserve for the Battle of Thiepval Ridge which began on 26 September. The tank is fitted with the More

Canadian Expeditionary Force on the Western Front, 1914-1918 Canadian soldier shaving near Ypres, May 1916.

Christmas on the Western Front, 1914-1918 Men of the 20th Hussars with a chicken which they have purchased for their Christmas dinner, Bailleul, December 1916. The soldiers each have mistletoe attached to their caps.

Christmas on the Western Front, 1914-1918 British troops (the soldier on the left thought to be of the Worcestershire Regiment) purchasing mistletoe from women on a market, Bailleul, December 1916.

Christmas on the Western Front, 1914-1918 British troops purchasing geese, for their Christmas dinner, in the marketplace at Bailleul, December 1916.

Christmas on the Western Front, 1914-1918 British troops eating their Christmas dinner in a shell hole, Beaumont Hamel, 25th December 1916.

Christmas on the Western Front, 1914-1918 British troops eating their Christmas dinner in a shell hole, Beaumont Hamel, 25th December 1916

Christmas on the Western Front, 1914-1918 British press chauffeurs drinking the King's health at their Christmas dinner, Rollencourt Chateau, 25th December 1916.

Christmas on the Western Front, 1914-1918 Two British soldiers standing in front of a signboard in Fonquevillers advertising the 5th Division "Whizz Bangs" Concert Party, December 1916. The sign reads 'Whizz B More

Destruction on the Western Front, 1914-1918 The ruins of the church at Voormezeele, near Ypres, 30th April 1916. Voormezeele was lost in April 1918, and recaptured by the 30th US Division on 31st August 1918.

Destruction on the Western Front, 1914-1918 The ruins of the church at Voormezeele, near Ypres, 30th April 1916. Voormezeele was lost in April 1918, and recaptured by the 30th US Division on 31st August 1918.

Destruction on the Western Front, 1914-1918 The ruins of Chateau Segard, near Voormezeele, 30th April 1916.

Destruction on the Western Front, 1914-1918 Telegraph wires damaged by shell fire; Armentieres, June 1916.

French Army on the Western Front, 1914-1918 A French heavy gun in action at Bretencourt, near Wailly, 19th April 1916.

HM King George V (front centre), with Generals Plumer (behind KGV), Godley (on KGV's right) and Harper (on KGV's left), inspecting New Zealand battalions about to entrain at Steenwerck.

Men of the King's Liverpool Regiment carrying barbed wire picket posts along a communication trench near Blairville Wood, 16th April 1916. The King's Liverpool Regiment, 55th Division, moving along a communicat More

Men of the King's Liverpool Regiment moving along a communication trench near Blairville Wood, 16th April 1916. The King's Liverpool Regiment, 55th Division, moving along a communication trench leading to the f More

Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection Canadian battalions on parade during an inspection by Major-General Henry Burstall, GOC 2nd Canadian Division, at Pernes, December 1916.

Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection Group of British troops, possibly Rifle Brigade, pose in the snow with a Lewis machine gun at Beaumont Hamel, early 1917.

Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection A group of female motor ambulance drivers from the Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) with their vehicle, a Canadian Red Cross ambulance, at Etaples, Fran More

Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection Women carpenters working at the Tarrant Hut Work-shops near Calais, 30th June 1917.

Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection Women carpenters working at theTarrant Hut Work-shops near Calais, 30th June 1917.

Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection Women carpenters working at theTarrant Hut Workshops, near Calais, 30th June 1917.

Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection Women carpenters working at the Tarrant Hut Workshops near Calais, 30th June 1917

Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection Women carpenters working in theTarrant Hut Workshops, near Calais, 30th June 1917.

Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection Women carpenters working in the Tarrant Hut Workshops, Calais, 30th June 1917.

Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection Men of the RE. and Royal Warwicks talking to Italian women who have been working on the roads. Fontana near Venice.

Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection Men of the I.E. and Royal Warwicks talking to Italian women who have been working on the roads. Fontana near Venice.

Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection Members of Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps outside their Nissen hut billets in Rouen, France, on 18 June 1918.

Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection Members of Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps wear steel helmets while in trenches constructed for shelter in the event of an aerial attack at Rouen, F More

Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection Members of Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps wear steel helmets while in trenches constructed for shelter in the event of an aerial attack at Rouen, F More

Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection Women in Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps study a map in order to locate the place where a member has applied for permission to visit at offices of t More

Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection Women in Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps at work in the permit office of the Deputy Provost Marshal in Cologne circa 1919.

Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection Miss Decima Moore, wearing the cloak, and representatives from the Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS), Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps (QMAAC) and t More

Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection A group of the King's Liverpool Regiment in the trenches at Blairville, near Wailly, 16th April 1916.

Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection King George V in captured German trenches at Fricourt, 10th August 1916. Lieutenant Harding of the Royal Engineers as a guide, Lt.-General Walter Norr More

Photograph of a British heavy naval gun being moved on special trailer, Western Front. New York Times caption of 18 January 1918 reads : "Battery of British heavy field pieces and their crews on the roadside n More

Official Visits on the Western Front 1914-1918 General Henri Joseph Eugene Gouraud visits a School of Instruction for Officers, Flixecourt, October 1916.

Official Visits To the Western Front, 1914-1918 British and Spanish officers on the training ground near St Omer aerodrome, during the visit of a Spanish delegation, March 1917.

Official Visits To the Western Front, 1914-1918 A military delegation of Spanish generals watching British cavalry at drill, Rouen, March 1917.

Official Visits To the Western Front, 1914-1918 Spanish generals and members of a Spanish military delegation with British officers on the training ground at Rouen, March 1917.

Official Visits To the Western Front, 1914-1918 Spanish generals and members of a Spanish military delegation with British officers at the Expeditionary Force Canteen, Rouen, March 1917.

Official Visits To the Western Front, 1914-1918 Spanish generals and members of a Spanish military delegation with British officers at the Expeditionary Force Canteen, Rouen, March 1917.

Operations on the Ancre, Janaury-march 1917 A working party of 2nd Battalion, the Manchester Regiment, part of 32nd Division, moving up to the trenches near Serre, January 1917.

Operations on the Ancre, January - March 1917 The ruins of sugar refinery in Serre, destroyed during operations on the Ancrein Winter 1917, shortly before the German withdrawal to the Hindenburg Line in Spring 1917.

Operations on the Ancre, January - March 1917 Pack horses taking up ammunition to the forward area, near Hamel, January 1917.

Operations on the Ancre, January - March 1917 Pack horses taking up ammunition to the forward area, near Bapaume, January 1917.

Operations on the Ancre, January - March 1917 Ruined buildings in the village of Puisieux, destroyed during operations in the winter of 1917, subsequently occupied by the British, February 1917.

Operations on the Ancre, January - March 1917 British troops are seen watching the shelling of enemy trenches, near Bapaume, during operations on the Ancre, March 1917, shortly before the German withdrawal to t More

Operations on the Ancre, January-march 1917 A captured trench at Gommecourt, which was partially destroyed during operations on the Ancre in Winter 1917, shortly before the German withdrawal to the Hindenburg Line.

Operations on the Ancre, January-march 1917 A British soldier, holding a klaxon gas alarm sits on the ruined Church at Gommecourt, March 1917, which was destroyed during operations on the Ancre in Winter 1917, More

Operations on the Ancre, January-march 1917 Destroyed dug-outs in a captured German front line trench near Gommecourt seen in March 1917, destroyed during operations on the Ancre in Winter 1917, shortly before More

Operations on the Ancre, January-march 1917 Destroyed dug-outs in a captured German front line trench near Gommecourt seen in March 1917, destroyed during operations on the Ancre in Winter 1917, shortly before More

Operations on the Ancre, January-march 1917 The ruins of Gommecourt Chateau, seen in March 1917, destroyed during operations on the Ancre in Winter 1917, shortly before the German withdrawal to the Hindenburg L More

Operations on the Ancre, January-march 1917 The ruins of Gommecourt Chateau, seen in March 1917, destroyed during operations on the Ancre in Winter 1917, shortly before the German withdrawal to the Hindenburg L More

Operations on the Ancre, January-march 1917 The ruins of Gommecourt Chateau, seen in March 1917, destroyed during operations on the Ancre in Winter 1917, shortly before the German withdrawal to the Hindenburg L More

Operations on the Ancre, Janury-march 1917 The ruins of Gommecourt Chateau, seen in March 1917, destroyed during operations on the Ancre in Winter 1917, shortly before the German withdrawal to the Hindenburg Li More

Operations on the Ancre, January-march 1917 A destroyed front line trench near Gommecourt in March 1917, destroyed during operations on the Ancre, shortly before the German withdrawal to the Hindenburg Line fro More

Operations on the Ancre, January-march 1917 The ruins of Gommecourt Chateau, seen in March 1917, destroyed during operations on the Ancre in Winter 1917, shortly before the German withdrawal to the Hindenburg L More

Operations on the Ancre, January-march 1917 The ruins of Gommecourt village, seen in March 1917, destroyed during operations on the Ancre in Winter 1917, shortly before the German withdrawal to the Hindenburg L More

Operations on the Ancre, January-march 1917 The ruins of Gommecourt village, seen in March 1917, destroyed during operations on the Ancre in Winter 1917, shortly before the German withdrawal to the Hindenburg L More

Operations on the Ancre, January-march 1917 A British soldier sits by the entrance to a concrete pillbox in ruined defence works, destroyed during operations on the Ancre in Winter 1917, shortly before the Germ More

Operations on the Ancre, January-march 1917 The Gommecourt village destroyed during operations on the Ancre in Winter 1917, shortly before the German withdrawal to the Hindenburg Line from March 1917.

Operations on the Ancre, January-march 1917 The ruined entrance to Gommecourt Chateau, destroyed during operations on the Ancre in Winter 1917, shortly before the German withdrawal to the Hindenburg Line in Spring 1917.

Operations on the Ancre, January-march 1917 The ruins of sugar refinery in Serre, destroyed during operations on the Ancre in Winter 1917, shortly before the German withdrawal to the Hindenburg Line.

Operations on the Ancre, January-march 1917 The ruins of the village of Serre, destroyed during operations on the Ancre in Winter 1917, shortly before the German withdrawal to the Hindenburg Line in Spring 1917.

Operations on the Ancre, January-march 1917 British troops are seen watching the shelling of enemy trenches, near Bapaume, during operations on the Ancre, March 1917, shortly before the German withdrawal to the More

Operations on the Ancre, January-march 1917 Heavily shelled ground near Serre, following operations on the Ancre in early 1917.

Operations on the Ancre, January-march 1917 Iron girders on the roadside used by German forces as a barricade,near Serre, following operations on the Ancre, March 1917.

Operations on the Ancre, January-march 1917 British troops in a captured German trench ('Old Hun Line') at Serre, March 1917. Serre was occupied by men of the 7th, 9th and 62nd Divisions on 25 February 1917 du More

Operations on the Ancre, January-march 1917 A working party of 2nd Battalion, the Manchester Regiment, part of 32nd Division, moving up to the trenches near Serre, January 1917.

Operations on the Ancre, January-march 1917 Group of the 2nd Battalion, the Manchester Regiment, part of 32nd Division after the advance on the Ancre, possibly around Serre, January 1917.

Operations on the Ancre, January-march 1917 Soldiers pose by piles of salvage, ammunition and equipment retrieved from the battlefield near Bapaume, January 1917

Operations on the Ancre, January-march 1917 The road leading into Puisieux, March 1917.

Operations on the Ancre, January-march 1917 Ruined buildings in Puisieux seen in March 1917.

Operations on the Ancre, January-march 1917 Ruined buildings in Puisieux, March 1917.

Operations on the Ancre, January-march 1917 Ruins in the village of Puisieux, March 1917.