Hw Wilson Collection (page 2)

British troops on riverbank prepared for German advance, Belgium, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

German troops stopping for midday rations on the way to Brussels, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

French dragoon, delivering passport to alert Belgian picket, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

French infantry, reinforcements for the allies, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Uhlans demanding refreshments from Belgian villagers, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Field Marshall Earl Kitchener, British Secretary of State for War, First World War, 1914. Artist: Bassano Studio
Field Marshall Earl Kitchener, British Secretary of State for War, First World War, 1914. Kitchener (1850-1916), Anglo-Irish soldier and statesman

British sailors wiring a mine, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Irish national volunteers, Maryborough Corps of Nationalists, 1914
Irish national volunteers, Maryborough Corps of Nationalists, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

The Prince of Wales loading a rifle in the Grenadiers, First World War, 1914. The young prince (1894-1972), future King Edward VIII, serving in the Grenadier Guards

Stand Back!, John Bull helps little Belgium to bar the German invader, First World War, 1914. Kaiser Wilhelm II tries to push against Britain in the form of John Bull

Belgian troops nearing the scene of battle, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Cafe in Mouland, destroyed by Germans, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

The Citizen Army of Territorials, Strand, London, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Uhlans checked by barbed wire near Liege, Belgium, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

French sappers laying mines, France, First World War, 1914. French military engineers at Belfort, near the German frontier. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

French soldiers at a railway station, Paris, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

British aeroplane with quick-fire gun, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Zeppelin airship passing over Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Sir Edward Grey (1862-1933), British Foreign Secretary, First World War, 1914. Artist: HW Barnett
Sir Edward Grey (1862-1933), British Foreign Secretary, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Damaged Austrian jewellers shop, Paris, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Crowds cheering during the outbreak of hostilities, war fever in Germany, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Salvation army communal kitchen, Bermondsey, London, 1917 (1936). The Salvation Army, an evangelical Protestant charitable movement was founded by William Booth in London in 1865

King George Vs sons, 1933, (1936). From left to right: George (Duke of Kent, 1902-1942), Edward (the future King Edward VIII, 1894-1974), George (the future King George VI)

Sir Malcom Campbell (1885-1948) in Bluebird, Daytona Beach, Florida, 7th March 1935 1936)
Sir Malcom Campbell (1885-1948) in BlueBird, Daytona Beach, Florida, 7th March 1935 1936). Campbell set a world land speed record of 272.46 mph at Daytona, Florida in 1933

The airship Graf Zepplin over London, August 1931 (1936). Built in 1928, the rigid airship Graf Zeppelin was 235 m (772 ft) long and had a gas capacity of 105, 055, 490 liters (3, 710, 000 cu ft)

The R101 passing over the House of Commons, 14th October 1929 (1936)
The 101 passing over the House of Commons, 14th October 1929 (1936). The R101 crashed on October 5 1930, in Beauvais, France, killing 48 people

King George V and Queen Mary at Craigwell House, Aldwick, near Bognor Regis, c1930s (1936)
King George V (1865-1936) and Queen Mary (1867-1953) at Craigwell House, Aldwick, near Bognor Regis, c1930s (1936). George, the second son of Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark

The Shakespeare Memorial Theatre being destroyed by fire, March 1926 (1936)
The Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford Upon Avon, Warwickshire, being destroyed by fire, March 1926 (1936). Built in 1874-79

Flood damage on the Victoria Embankment, London, 1928 (1936). On 7 January 1928, 14 people were drowned and thousands were made homeless when flood waters poured over the top of the Thames

King George with the Victory bell for Westminster Abbey, c1910s-c1920s (1936)
King George V (1865-1936) and Queen Mary (1867-1953) with the Victory bell for Westminster Abbey, c1910s-c1920s (1936). George, the second son of Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark

The official notice of the armistice being read, Buckingham Palace, 1918 (1936). From His Majesty the King, 1910-1935, introduction by HW Wilson (Associated Newspapers Ltd, London, 1936)

King George V admiring allotments on Clapham Common, London, c1910s-c1920s (1936)
King George V (1865-1936) admiring allotments on Clapham Common, London, c1910s-c1920s (1936). George, the second son of Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark

King George V receiving a American soldier who had been playing baseball, c 1910s (1936)
King George V (1865-1936) receiving a American soldier who had been playing baseball, c 1910s (1936). George, the second son of Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark

Children emptying their money boxes to invest in war bonds, 1936
Children emptying their money boxes to invest in war bonds, 1914-1918 (1936). From His Majesty the King, 1910-1935, introduction by HW Wilson (Associated Newspapers Ltd, London, 1936)

David Lloyd George, British Prime Minister, with some of his colleagues, 1917 (1936). Among those featured are Walter Long, Sir Robert Borden, General Smutts, WF Massey, AJ Balfour, A Henderson

Children in a communal kitchen, London, 1917 (1936)
Children in a communal kitchen, London, 1917, (1936). From His Majesty the King, 1910-1935, introduction by HW Wilson (Associated Newspapers Ltd, London, 1936)

Women cobblers repairing footwear for the war effort, 1914-1918 (1936)

Women learning to drive a tram, 1917, (1936)
Women learning to drive a tram, 1917 (1936). From His Majesty the King, 1910-1935, introduction by HW Wilson (Associated Newspapers Ltd, London, 1936)

A woman barber, 1917 (1936). From His Majesty the King, 1910-1935, introduction by HW Wilson (Associated Newspapers Ltd, London, 1936)

King George V (1865-1936) at St Georges Hill, near Fricourt, 10th August 1916, (1936)
King George V (1865-1936) (1936) with General Sir Henry Seymour Rawlinson and General Congreve at St Georges Hill, near Fricourt, 10th August 1916

HMAS Australia, Indefatigable class battlecruiser, June 1913 (1936). HMAS Australia was launched in 1911, shortly after the formation of the Royal Australian Navy

King George V (1865-1936) having lunch after tiger hunting in Nepal, 1911 (1936)
King George V (1865-1936) having lunch after hunting tigers in Nepal, 1911 (1936). The King and Queen Mary travelled to India in 1911 to attend the Delhi Durbar, held to commemorate their coronation

King George V (1865-1936) and Queen Mary (1867-1953) at the Delhi Durbar, India, 1911 (1936). King George and Queen Queen Mary travelled to India in 1911 to attend the Delhi Durbar

King George V (1865-1936) inspecting the OTC at Bangor University College, c1920s (1936)
King George V (1865-1936) inspecting the Officer Training Corps at Bangor University College, c1920s (1936). George, the second son of Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark

Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), c1900s (1936). Florence Nightingale made her reputation by her organisation of nursing service during the Crimean War

The king and queen arriving at the Leopardstown races, Dublin, July 1911, (1936)
King George V (1865-1936) and Queen Mary (1867-1953) arriving at the Leopardstown races, Dublin, July 1911, (1936). George, the second son of Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark

King George V, 1936
King George V (1865-1936), 1936. George, the second son of Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark, was born at Marlborough House on 3rd June, 1865

Prince George as a captain in the Royal Navy, c1900s-c1920s (1936)
Prince George (1865-1936) as a captain in the Royal Navy, c1900s-c1920s (1936). George, the second son of Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark, was born at Marlborough House on 3rd June, 1865

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