Officers Mess Collection

A Christmas Dinner on the Heights before Sevastopol, 1855. Artist: William Simpson
A Christmas Dinner on the Heights before Sevastopol, 1855. Troops celebrating Christmas during the Crimean War. Found in the collection of the State Museum of the Defence of Sevastopol 1854-1855

British artillery officers mess on captured ground, 10 Jun 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
British artillery officers mess on captured ground, 10 Jun 1917. British artillery officers mess tent in front of Kemmel, Belgium, June 10, 1917, during the Battle of Messines during World War I

The War in China - tent of the 15th Punjaubees at Pehtang... 1860. Creator: Unknown
The War in China - tent of the 15th Punjaubees at Pehtang - from a sketch by our special artist, C. Wirgman, 1860. British officers and their Indian attendants. Note crates of cognac

U.S.S. Massachusetts, petty officers mess, between 1896 and 1901. Creator: Unknown
U.S.S. Massachusetts, petty officers mess, between 1896 and 1901

U.S.S. Massachusetts, junior officers mess, between 1896 and 1901. Creator: Unknown
U.S.S. Massachusetts, junior officers mess, between 1896 and 1901

Gun-Room - Midshipmens Mess, Breakfast, H.M.S. "Caesar" - Baltic Fleet, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Gun-Room - Midshipmens Mess, Breakfast, H.M.S. "Caesar" - Baltic Fleet, 1856. Officers and men of the Royal Navy on board a warship during the Crimean War

Entertainment to Admiral Dundas on board H.M.S. "Wellington" - Baltic Fleet, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Entertainment to Admiral Dundas on board H.M.S. "Wellington" - Baltic Fleet, 1856. Officers and men of the Royal Navy drinking in the saloon of the warship Duke of Wellington during

My First Embarkation; The experiences of a Marine Subaltern on Joining his Ship, 1890. Creator: Unknown
My First Embarkation; The experiences of a Marine Subaltern on Joining his Ship, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 41. January to June, 1890

L'Armee Britannique dans le Nord de la France; "Artists Rifles" : soiree au mess des... 1916
L'Armee Britannique dans le Nord de la France; "Artists Rifles" : soiree au mess des officiers, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII

Officers Mess Knife, c. 1938. Creator: Vincent P. Rosel
Officers Mess Knife, c. 1938

Major General Garrett and Officers of the 46th, 1855. Creator: Roger Fenton
Major General Garrett and Officers of the 46th, 1855. A work made of salted paper print, plate 46 from the album " photographs taken in the crimea" (1856)

An Evening Concert in Officers Mess of the Artists Rifles, 1917. Creator: Unknown
An Evening Concert in Officers Mess of the Artists Rifles, 1917. From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume VIII. Ending The First Three Years", edited by J. A. Hammerton

Officers group, Queens Royal Regiment, c1935. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Officers group, Queens Royal Regiment, c1935. Group of army officers posing outside the mess

Drinks all round, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Drinks all round, 1941. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

At readiness, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
At readiness, 1941. Air crew await their mission in the officers mess. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

Relaxation, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Relaxation, 1941. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

Serious recreation, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Serious recreation, 1941. Soldiers relax in the mess. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

Roughing It By The Modder River: The Officers Mess of the 3rd Grenadier Guards, 1902. The Second Boer War (1899-1902), South Africa. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. III

Army band practice, Howshera, 1917

Odious behaviour between English officers, 1903. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 14th March 1903

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