Up Sinn Féin, Leinster, Ireland
Not a political statement, but words that were chalked on the side of this Austin Armoured Car outside Mounjoy Prison in Dublin during a hunger strike. There were a number of hunger strikes between 1918 and the... More
Rifle inspection after being relieved from the front line, Flanders
Rifle inspection, Western Front, during World War I. Soldiers who have just come out of the trenches have cleaned their rifles and are lining up for the weapons to be checked by a sergeant. Another sergeant is ... More
I'll guess it's hot carrying that lot
Two soldiers stand face-to-face with each other. They are standing on a path at the edge of a formal garden. In the background more paths and wooden buildings are visible. The soldier on the right is informally... More
Near Peronne, Flanders during World War I
Soldiers and horses in the street. Three soldiers are standing around two horses, whilst another soldier is sitting on one of the horses. One of the soldiers is putting a cap on the horse's head. In the backgro... More
Gas sentry writes a field postcard to his folks at home
A soldier on sentry duty beside a ruined building is leaning against the wall writing a card. There is a notice saying 'Gas Alert' nailed on the wall of the building. Clearly there is no immediate danger of gas... More
Bullets from a German anti-tank rifle and a British rifle, France, dur...
The bullet on the left is taken from a Lee-Enfield rifle, while the bullet on the right is from a German anti-tank rifle. The Lee-Enfield rifle was a general weapon that was used by virtually all British infant... More
Two South Africans during World War I
Two soldiers in the snow sharing a match, during World War I. This pretty, picturesque image belies the harshness of the conditions faced by front line troops during the winter months. There is a statuesque far... More
Tired Tommy makes a resting place in the mud with German ammunition
A soldier is lying in a hollow in the middle of a trench system. The hollow is lined with ammunition. He is propped up asleep against them. Beside him is a pile of equipment and a bike...Tommy' is 'Tommy Atkins... More
German prisoners, some of whom are carrying wounded comrade
Wounded German prisoners, Western Front, during World War I. This photograph of a group of German prisoners gives an impression that they are exhausted to the point of indifference at their circumstances. They ... More
Rifle inspection after being relieved from the front line, Flanders
Rifle inspection, Western Front, World War I. A line of men standing with their rifles on their shoulders waiting while a young officer and a sergeant walk along the line inspecting the rifles. Other men can be... More
Men of the Coldstream Guards sitting on the German Artillery
Three soldiers sitting next to a newly captured German gun. They appear to be sitting outside a concrete dugout. A fourth man stands is the background, leaning against the dugout. Two of the men in front are ho... More
Reading the news in the trenches 1000 yards from the Bosch present pos...
Soldiers in a trench, all wearing steel helmets. Four of them crowd round a newspaper. Their rifles and kit have been put to the left side of the trench, and are hanging from the walls of the trench. The ground... More
Daylight reconnaissance during World War I
Royal Scots in No Man's Land, France, during World War I. This photograph shows a party of soldiers from the Royal Scots Regiment creeping along between a field and a hedge. The caption indicates they were adva... More
When the heart is young, Flanders
A soldier chatting to a young female farm worker. She is wearing a bonnet and apron, and is holding a scythe propped against her shoulder. The uniformed soldier is wearing a steel helmet and carrying a rifle on... More
Soldier's comrades watching him as he sleeps, Thievpal, France, during...
Soldiers are standing in a very deep, narrow trench, the walls of which are entirely lined with sandbags. At the far end of the trench a line of soldiers are squashed up looking over each others' shoulders at t... More
South African during World War I
Photographs of South African soldiers, the South African Labour Contingent and South African civilians...digital.nls.uk/75208534 ( http://digital.nls.uk/75208534 )
Shrine shattered by a German shell in the firing area
Shell-damaged shrine, Western Front, during World War I. This photograph shows two kilted soldiers looking at a shrine damaged by shelling. The shrine, which appears to have been a hexagonal structure built of ... More
Time's up - over you go! during World War I
Photograph of a Canadian battalion going 'over the top during World War I. Ten or so soldiers scramble out of their trench. All are wearing protective hats (except one wearing a flat hat, who is perhaps their c... More
Outside captured German dugout during World War I
Some soldiers are jammed in the brick door way of a dugout while one man stands outside smoking. The two clearly visible soldiers look cocky and are wearing big grins. The dugout itself is half derelict with th... More
Before shaving Tommy cleans his rifle after coming out of the trenches
Soldier cleaning a rifle, Western Front. A soldier sitting cleaning the mud off his rifle with a cloth. There is a tin in front of him which may have contained grease for oiling the gun. His growth of beard sug... More
Back for a rest after the heavy fighting at Monchy
With their machine-guns and rifles at ease, this image shows a group of British soldiers going back to their billets for a rest after the fighting at Monchy. Although the thick barrel of the machine gun in this... More
Guard of the Newfoundland Regiment
Six soldiers are sitting in a row on a park bench. Behind them is a wall and some lush foliage. They are all uniformed, with helmets, and have placed their rifles upright beside their legs. They all look relaxe... More
German anti-tank rifle and a British rifle, France, during World War I
This photograph contrasts a German anti-tank rifle with a British rifle. It seems likely that the British weapon is a Lee-Enfield rifle, which was issued to soldiers as a general infantry weapon. This German an... More
Types of men who are fighting for you, Flanders
Two corporals, Western Front, during World War I. The unknown photographer who took this image of two young corporals appears to have been trying to show physical opposites. One man is quite short and burly and... More
"Gas." Australian troops with respirators on posed for the camera in t...
Collection of National Media Museum (Frank Hurley/Australian War Records Section ( http://www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/photography/ ) )..We're happy for you to share this digital image within the spirit of Th... More
Officer, a sergeant and a private soldier of the Northumberland Fusili...
Northumberland Fusiliers, Western Front, during World War I. This photograph is a group shot of (from left to right) a sergeant, an officer and a private of the Northumberland Fusiliers. This regiment, also kno... More
One of these two soldiers is Private Simpson.
ID Number: HOBJ3243 .Maker: Hobson, Phillip Oliver .Place made: Korea ..Rights Info: No known copyright restrictions...This photograph is from the Australian War Memorial's collection ( ) ..: cas.awm.go... More
National Rifle Association meeting at Anzac Rifle Range (then Liverpoo...
Format: Photograph: 1 glass photonegative..Find more detailed information about this photographic collection: 10598 ( http://10598 ) ..From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales ( )
Navy Sea League Cadets at Snapper Island in Sydney
This photograph depicts the Navy Sea League Cadets at Snapper Island in Sydney during an inspection lead by Federal Minister for Defence, Sir Robert Archdale Parkhill, on 20 July 1935. Minister Parkhill present... More
6th Division boards the troopships, 9-10 January 1940, by Sam Hood
This photo is from a collection depicting the wartime departure of the 6th Division for the Middle East, 9-10 January 1940. ..Format: Photograph..Find out more about this photographic collection: 153835 ( http:... More
G'day in Korea, 1951 - A man standing next to a group of children
ID Number: P01813.538 .Maker: Robertson, Ian .Korea..Private (Pte) Chris Bell-Chambers, a member of the Sniper Section, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), smiles and waves to a group of K... More
Armoured car on Henry Street, Dublin
We have had armored cars on this stream before and whereas I do have that "déjà vu" feeling, I believe we have not seen this particular one. We are in the center of Dublin the questions are what is the date an... More
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig inspects guard at a Canadian Division H...
Item is a photograph from an album of World War One-related photographs in the William Okell Holden Dodds fonds. Brigadier General Dodds joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force in 1914 and was commanding office... More
Arthur Henri Poole - April 18, 1915
A group of National Volunteer officers at the Court House in Waterford. I'm fairly sure you'll enjoy this one - we have fantastic photo quality, not to mention weapons, uniforms, badges, flags! Going lightly on... More
Prisoner - A group of men walking down a dirt road
A prisoner under escort at the South Western Front during the Irish Civil War. Given the situation, everyone looks remarkably relaxed.....Date: 22 July 1922..NLI Ref.: HOG106 ( vtls000194452 )
Arthur Henri Poole - Thrashing / Threshing
This is an intriguing little one! We've been at Gracedieu ( http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=47290943@N03&q=Gracedieu ) in Co. Waterford before (or Gracediew, as it's sometimes spelled), but never accompanied b... More
2RAR withdraw to DMZ Korea 1953 (AWM157687)
AWM Caption: Majon'ni, Korea. 1953-07-30. Unidentified men of Support Company, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), moving from The Hook defences to Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) 72 hours after the cease fire.
9 Div Tobruk(AWM 020779) - Australia in World War Two
The photo's online record states that it's copyright status is 'clear'. The photo was taken in 1941. AWM photo caption: TOBRUK, LIBYA. 1941-09-08. A SMALL PATROL FROM THE 2/13TH INFANTRY BATTALION WAITING IN A ... More
SLNSW 10605 A study of an unidentified Sydney Club member
A study of an unidentified Sydney Club member
Barisan Pengawal soldiers, Bukti, p45
A portrait of a soldier from the Barisan Pengawal corps guarding a community.
A 6th Airborne Division sniper on patrol in the Ardennes, wearing a sn...
A 6th Airborne Division sniper on patrol in the Ardennes, wearing a snow camouflage suit, 14 January 1945. A 6th Airborne Division sniper on patrol in the Ardennes, wearing a snow camouflage suit, 14 January 1945.
A member of the Home Guard demonstrates a rifle equipped to fire an an...
A member of the Home Guard demonstrates a rifle equipped to fire an anti-tank grenade, Dorking, 3 August 1942. A member of the Home Guard demonstrates the EY rifle with No. 68 anti-tank grenade, Dorking, 3 August 1942.
A patrol from the 2nd Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers at Anzio, Italy, Ma...
A patrol from the 2nd Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers at Anzio, Italy, March 1944. A patrol of the 2nd Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers at Anzio, 20-21 March 1944. The men are lightly equipped, and wear cap comforters... More
A sniper from "C" Company, 5th Battalion, The Black Watch in position ...
A sniper from "C" Company, 5th Battalion, The Black Watch in position in a ruined building in Gennep, Holland, 14 February 1945. A sniper from "C" Company, 5th Battalion, The Black Watch , 51st (Highland) Divis... More
Allied Campaign in North West Europe, 6 June 1944 - 7 May 1945 B7566
Allied Campaign in North West Europe, 6 June 1944 - 7 May 1945 Royal Welsh Fusiliers cleaning their rifles and making final preparations for the protection of their slit trench, in the attack on Evrecy, South W... More
Allied Forces in the United Kingdom 1939-45 H5453
Allied Forces in the United Kingdom 1939-45 A Norwegian soldier takes aim with his rifle, Coatbridge, Scotland, 10 November 1940.
British Army Training in the United Kingdom during the First World War...
British Army Training in the United Kingdom during the First World War Snap shooting instruction with a Short Magazine Lee Enfield rifle at the British Army School of Musketry in Hythe, Kent, on 21 January 1915.
British infantry in action in the streets of Geilenkirchen, Germany, D...
British infantry in action in the streets of Geilenkirchen, Germany, December 1944 Infantry in action in the streets of Geilenkirchen, December 1944.
British infantry ride on Sherman tanks in Holland, 24 September 1944. ...
British infantry ride on Sherman tanks in Holland, 24 September 1944. Infantry ride on Sherman tanks in Holland, 24 September 1944.
Commonwealth Forces in North Africa E53
Commonwealth Forces in North Africa An Indian rifleman with a SMLE (Short Magazine Lee-Enfield) Mk III in the prone firing position, Egypt, 16 May 1940.
D-day - British Forces during the Invasion of Normandy 6 June 1944 B50...
D-day - British Forces during the Invasion of Normandy 6 June 1944 British troops pose for a photograph with a French woman in La Brèche d'Hermanville, 6 June 1944.
Dunkirk and the Retreat From France 1940 HU104612
Dunkirk and the Retreat From France 1940 Cheerful British troops in the UK after being evacuated from Dunkirk. Two are wearing labels across their chests - "Hitler's Grave Berlin" and "We demand Hitler Alive".
Hawker Hurricane at Lille-Seclin - Royal Air Force - France, 1939-1940...
Royal Air Force- France, 1939-1940. An airman, wearing gas clothing and mask, holds down the wing of a Hawker Hurricane Mark I of No. 85 Squadron RAF during a gas attack practice at Lille-Seclin.
Men of 6th Battalion, the Green Howards in an assault landing craft du...
Men of 6th Battalion, the Green Howards in an assault landing craft during Exercise 'Fabius', 5 May 1944. Men of 6th Battalion, the Green Howards in an assault landing craft during Exercise 'Fabius', 5 May 1944.
Men of 7th Battalion, The Green Howards on an exercise among the sand ...
Men of 7th Battalion, The Green Howards on an exercise among the sand dunes at Sandbanks, near Poole in Dorset, 31 July 1940. Men of 7th Battalion, The Green Howards among the sand dunes at Sandbanks, near Pool... More
Posed portrait of a soldier with rifle and bayonet standing watch behi...
Posed portrait of a soldier with rifle and bayonet standing watch behind beach defences 'somewhere in Southern England', 15 October 1940. Posed portrait of a soldier with rifle and bayonet standing watch behind... More
Royal Air Force- the Air Training Corps, 1941-1945. CH9567
Royal Air Force- the Air Training Corps, 1941-1945. Cadets of No 228 (Bromley) Squadron ATC receive instruction in firing the .303 Lee-Enfield rifle on the firing range at RAF Biggin Hill, Kent.
Sergeant J P Kenneally, Vc - 1 Battalion, Irish Guards Art.IWMARTLD339...
Sergeant J P Kenneally, Vc - 1 Battalion, Irish Guards image: a half-length, seated portrait of Sergeant J P Kenneally, holding a rifle and wearing a tin helmet.
Soldiers of the 51st Highland Division wearing gasmasks while on duty ...
Soldiers of the 51st Highland Division wearing gasmasks while on duty in a fort on the Maginot Line in France, 3 November 1939. 51st Highland Division in the Maginot Line: A British sentry on duty wearing a gas... More
The Arrest of William Joyce ('lord Haw Haw') in Germany, May 1945 BU69...
The Arrest of William Joyce ("lord Haw Haw") in Germany, May 1945 Fascist politician and Nazi propaganda broadcaster William Joyce, known as Lord Haw Haw, lies in an ambulance after his arrest by British office... More
The Battle of Passchendaele, July-november 1917 Q6046
The Battle of Passchendaele, July-november 1917 Men of the 4th Battalion, Coldstream Guards sitting on a captured German howitzer (possibly 10.5 cm Feldhaubitze M.12) outside a German concrete blockhouse on the... More
The Battle of the Somme, July-november 1916 Q1446
The Battle of the Somme, July-november 1916 British troops stacking salvaged Lee Enfield rifles at Aveluy, September 1916. These would be sent back to base, stripped and cleaned and reissued.
The Battle of the Somme, July-november 1916 Q1550
The Battle of the Somme, July-november 1916 An officer, sergeant and private soldier of the Northumberland Fusiliers, 149th (Northumbrian) Brigade, 50th (Northumbrian) Division near Millencourt, October 1916. U... More
The Battle of the Somme, July-november 1916 Q1555
The Battle of the Somme, July-november 1916 Machine Gun Corps officer, wearing trench waders, stands at the entrance of a captured German dug-out under the ruined Church at Beaumont Hamel, November, 1916. Dug-o... More
The British Army in Britain, 1941 H10633
The British Army in Britain, 1941 Men of the 12th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment in training at Hengistbury Head near Bournemouth, Dorset. Wearing his gas mask, a soldier advances through a smoke screen.
The British Army in Burma 1945 SE2374
The British Army in Burma 1945 Men of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 36th Infantry Division, man a position by the River Mu's weir in anticipation of an enemy counter attack, January 1945.
The British Army in Burma 1945 SE3396
The British Army in Burma 1945 A soldier of 19th Division holds at Fort Dufferin in Mandalay, 20 March 1945.
The British Army in Burma 1945 SE3757
The British Army in Burma 1945 An infantry patrol pauses near a possible Japanese strongpoint, 12 April 1945.
The British Army in Burma 1945 SE3965
The British Army in Burma 1945 Men of the 8th Border Regiment in Pegu after the 1/10 Gurkha Rifles had successfully captured the town, 1 May 1945.
The British Army in Burma 1945 SE4081
The British Army in Burma 1945 Indian troops of the 20th Division search for Japanese at the badly damaged station in Prome, 3 May 1945.
The British Army in Burma 1945 SE4470
The British Army in Burma 1945 British troops in the Sittang Bend area, 1 August 1945.
The British Army in France 1940 F2222
The British Army in France 1940 A soldier from the 2nd Warwickshire Regiment takes aim with his rifle while seated in a tree, Rumegies, 22 January 1940.
The British Army in France 1940 F2424
The British Army in France 1940 A soldier of the 2nd East Yorkshire Regiment wearing a snow suit and carrying a camouflaged rifle, 4 February 1940.
The British Army in France 1940 F3079
The British Army in France 1940 A No 18 wireless set on field trials with troops of 1st Battalion, Loyal Regiment, 1st Division, at Bourghelles, 12 March 1940.
The British Army in France 1940 F3552
The British Army in France 1940 Men of the 1st Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment in a section of trench named 'Pudding Lane', 4th Division near Roubaix, 3 April 1940. Note the hand grenades ready for use.
The British Army in Italy 1943 NA10444
The British Army in Italy 1943 A member of 9 Commando checks his rifle after a raid on enemy positions on the River Garigliano on the night of 29/30 December 1943.
The British Army in North Africa 1942 E15766
The British Army in North Africa 1942 A British soldier with his rifle and kit, newly-arrived in Egypt, 19 August 1942.
The British Army in North Africa 1942 E20572
The British Army in North Africa 1942 Lance Corporal Charles Jeffrey, Private George McCulloch and Sergeant John Spowart of the Camerons who all won medals for bravery at El Alamein, 26 December 1942.
The British Army in North Africa 1942 E8823
The British Army in North Africa 1942 Re-conditioned rifles being inspected in the Western Desert, 25 February 1942.
The British Army in North Africa E3080
The British Army in North Africa A soldier with goggles and scarve to protect against sandstorms, 19 May 1941.
The British Army in North Africa E846
The British Army in North Africa A rifleman of the 1st Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment wearing a light-coloured oversuit for camouflage against the dunes during training at Mersa Matruh, 25 October 1940.
The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45 B12824
The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45 Private J Donald, a sniper with 'C' Company, 4th King's Own Scottish Borderers, Holland, 11 December 1944.
The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45 BU254
The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45 Infantry of the Coldstream Guards patrol through Arras, 1 September 1944.
The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-1945 H25333
The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-1945 A section of infantry charging with fixed bayonets at the Western Command weapon training school at Altcar in Lancashire, 13 November 1942.
The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-1945 H32390
The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-1945 A trainee Army driver with an instructor learns how to drive in a gas mask. This and other photographs were part of a safety training exhibition organised by the... More
The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-45 H17112
The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-45 A patrol from 4th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment, advance warily alongside a hedge during training at Omagh in Northern Ireland, 5 February 1942.
The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-45 H19634
The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-45 Young soldiers of 1st Battalion, The Highland Regiment with blackened faces and boots wrapped in padding, ready to practise a night patrol, Dundee, 12 May 1942.
The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-45 H2141
The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-45 Lovat Scout in prone firing position, dressed in sniper camouflage, Bisley, Surrey, 9 July 1940.
The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-45 H2144
The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-45 Camouflaged Lovat Scout in prone firing position, dressed in sniper suit, Bisley, Surrey, 9 July 1940.
The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-45 H2145
The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-45 Two Lovat Scouts wearing sniper camouflage, Bisley, Surrey, 9 July 1940.
The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-45 H23505
The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-45 A sergeant instructor with the Royal Scots Fusiliers shows a recruit how to hold the SMLE Mk III Lee-Enfield rifle correctly in the prone firing position, 31 August 1942.
The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-45 H9990
The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-45 Infantry of 46th (North Midland) Division 'on patrol' during an exercise in Eastern Command, 26 May 1941.
The British Army in Training in Britain, 1944 TR1595
The British Army in Training in Britain, 1944 Private T Henderson with fixed bayonet, practises assault.
The Capture of William Joyce, Germany, 1945 BU6910
The Capture of William Joyce, Germany, 1945 William Joyce lies in an ambulance under armed guard before being taken from British 2nd Army Headquarters to hospital. He had been shot in the thigh at the time of ... More
The Chindits MH7287
The Chindits Brigadier "Mad" Mike Calvert (left) gives orders to Lieutenant-Colonel Shaw, while Major James Lumley stands with M1 carbine under his arm, after the capture of Mogaung in Burma during the second C... More
The Hundred Days Offensive, August-november 1918 Q9289
The Hundred Days Offensive, August-november 1918 A captured German Mauser 1918 T-Gewehr anti-tank rifle compared with a British Lee-Enfield rifle. Neulette, 30 August 1918.
The Royal Navy during the Second World War A1239
The Royal Navy during the Second World War On board HMS VANITY a rifle being used to throw a line to pass a message to the Commodore of the convoy. Note the sailor holding the container with the rope inside it.
Troops of the 2nd Monmouthshire Regiment leap from their Universal car...
Troops of the 2nd Monmouthshire Regiment leap from their Universal carrier during an exercise near Newry in Northern Ireland, 26 April 1941. Troops of the 2nd Monmouthshire Regiment leap from their Universal ca... More
War Office Second World War Official Collection B10047
War Office Second World War Official Collection Public domain photograph related to the British military forces, World War Two, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
12SSHJPOW - Canada in World War Two
A captured Panzergrenadier of the Hitlerjugend taken by a Canadian Intelligence Unit during the fighting for Caen. The official Public Archives of Canada caption for this photo taken a month after the activitie... More