Hw Wilson Collection

Lord Fisher of Kilverstone, British Naval Commander, First World War, 1914. Artist: Haines
Lord Fisher of Kilverstone, British Naval Commander, First World War, 1914. Fisher (1841-1920) was Admiral of the Fleet. Illustration from The Great War HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Amy Johnson, pilot, c1930s (1936)
Amy Johnson, British aviator, c1920s-c1930s (1936). Johnson created a new record for a solo flight from London to Cape Town, completing the trip in 4 days, 6 hours and 54 minutes

Dreadnoughts and hydroplane, British Grand Fleet, North Sea, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Captain Scott, British polar explorer, on the Terra Nova, c1900s-c1910s (1936)
Captain Scott (1868-1912) on the Terra Nova, c1900s-c1910s (1936). It was during the Terra Nova Expedition (1910-1913) that Scott and four companions reached the South Pole

Russian prisoners, East Prussia, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Cossack attack on German troops, East Prussia, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Russian Royal ladies, Tsarkoe Military Hospital, 1914. Daughters of the Russian Tsar helping at a hospital during the First World War

Field Marshal von der Goltz, Prussian soldier, First World War, 1914
Field Marshal Wilhelm Leopold Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz, Prussian soldier, First World War, 1914. Von der Goltz (1843-1916) was also known as Goltz Pasha

Albert, King of Belgium, First World War, 1914. Artist: W&D Downey
Albert, King of Belgium, First World War, 1914. King Albert I of Belgium (1875-1934). Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

German Imperial Guard in Brussels, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

German occupation of Brussels, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

King Albert of Belgium in the trenches, First World War, 1914. Artist: PF Richie
King Albert of Belgium in the trenches, First World War, 1914. King Albert I of Belgium (1875-1934) at the front. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Winston Churchill, Charles Madden and Sir John Jellicoe, First World War, 1914. Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty; Madden, Commander-in-Chief of the Atlantic Fleet; and Admiral Jellicoe

Wounded soldiers being cared for by the Serbian Red Cross, First World War, 1914
Wounded soldiers from the battlefront being cared for by the Serbian Red Cross, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Serbian soldiers camping, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Lieutenant General Sir Douglas Haig, British soldier, First World War, 1914. Artist: John Saint-Helier Lander
Lieutenant General Sir Douglas Haig, British soldier, First World War, 1914. Haig (1861-1928) was British commander during WWI. Illustration from The Great War HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Belgian artillery avoiding German Taube planes, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Parisians watching a German aeroplane, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

British biplane versus German Taube, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Commander Samson, Royal Navy Flying Corps, First World War, 1914
Commander Samson, Royal Naval Flying Corps, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Russian Howitzer at practice fire, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

German troops travelling by train to the eastern front, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Russian Cossacks attacking German army, East Prussia, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

British sailors throwing overboard luxuries, North Sea, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

African chasseur, two Turcos and three British soldiers, Soissons, France, First World War, 1914
African chasseur, two Turcos (tirailleurs) and three British soldiers, Soissons, France, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Horsemanship of the Cossacks, First World War, 1914. Russian soldiers standing on their horses to cross a river. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

General Sir Horace Lockwood Smith-Dorrien, British soldier, First World War, 1914. Artist: John Saint-Helier Lander
General Sir Horace Lockwood General Sir Horace Lockwood Smith-Dorrien, British soldier, First World War, 1914. General Sir Horace Lockwood Smith-Dorrien (1858-1930)

British troops passing through a Galician village, Spain, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

German troops as prisoners in Antwerp, Belgium, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Admiral Sir John Rushworth Jellicoe, Commander-In-Chief, First World War, 1914. Artist: Elliott & Fry
Admiral Sir John Rushworth Jellicoe, Commander-In-Chief, First World War, 1914. Portrait of John Rushworth Jellicoe (1859-1935). Illustration from The Great War HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

British torpedo craft in North sea storms, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Grey dawn on the battlefield, British cavalry, Belgian frontier, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Armoured Belgian troops under attack by Uhlans, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Company of German scouts receiving telephone instructions, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

German troops occupying the city of Liege in Belgium, First World War, 1914. The soldier in the foreground is kicking a dog pulling one of the traditional dogcarts

French cavalry attacking German troops, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

The King Emperor as Colonel-In-Chief, Lancers, Indian Army, 1914. King George V (1865-1936) in military uniform during the First World War

Expelling the civil residents of Louvain, Brussels, 1914. German soldiers driving out Belgian civilians during the First World War. Illustration from The Great War HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Scottish Highlanders of the British Expeditionary Force at Boulogne, France, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Field Marshal Sir John DP French, British soldier, First World War, 1914. Artist: Gale & Polden
Field Marshal Sir John DP French, British soldier, First World War, 1914. French (1852-1925) was Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force in World War I

Officers in the Hussars, Chaussee de Louvain, Brussels, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

British Expeditionary Force in Rouen, France, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

British infantry battle with German forces, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Brigadier-General Sir Philip Chetwode, British soldier, First World War, 1914. Artist: John Saint-Helier Lander
Brigadier-General Sir Philip Chetwode, British soldier, First World War, 1914. Chetwode (1869-1950) was later promoted to Field Marshal

The German army in Brussels, First World War, 1914. Infantry and artillery in the Grand Place. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

German spy escorted to military prison by the Canadian authorities, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Zeppelin bombardment of Antwerp, First World War, 24 August 1914. Artist: RG Mathews
Zeppelin bombardment of Antwerp, First World War, 24 August 1914. Illustration from The Great War HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Defence of a main artery of Antwerp, First World War, 1914. Belgian soldiers in a sandbagged position by a canal. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

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