Military Personnel Collection

Scotland for Ever; the charge of the Scots Greys at Waterloo, 18 June 1815
Scotland for Ever ; the charge of the Scots Greys at Waterloo, 18 June 1815. The attack by the Royal Scots Greys cavalry regiment on the French 45th infantry was immortalised in this famous painting

Major John Rouse Merriott Chard, VC, 1881. Chard (1847-1897), then a Lieutenant in the Royal Engineers, commanded the British defenders at Rorkes Drift, South Africa, in January 1879

Field Marshal Lord Roberts, Commander in Chief of the forces in South Africa, 1902. Artist: Lafayette
Field Marshal Lord Roberts, Commander in Chief of the forces in South Africa, 1902. Sir Frederick, 1st Earl Roberts (1832-1914) was one of the foremost British military figures of Victorian times

The crew of HMS Vindictive celebrating the Zeebrugge Raid on 23 April 1918. The Zeebrugge Raid was an attack carried out by the Royal Navy on the Belgian port of Zeebrugge

Pipers of the 1st Scots Guards, 1896. Artist: Gregory & Co
Pipers of the 1st Scots Guards, 1896. Pipe-Major Fraser flanked by Piper James Pourie (right) and Piper John Gordon (left). A print from The Navy and Army Illustrated, 3rd January 1896

A legionnaire, Algeria, c1910. French postcard

French Foreign Legion, Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria, 1910. French postcard

British pilot Captain Albert Ball posing with trophies from his 43rd victory, 1917. Captain Ball was one of Britains most prolific fighter aces of the First World War

Siege of Yorktown, 1781 (c1836). Artist: Auguste Couder
Siege of Yorktown, 1781 (c1836). French General Jean de Rochambeau (1725-1807) and American General George Washington (1732-1799) giving the last orders for the attack, October 1781

Charles George Gordon ( Chinese Gordon )
Charles George Gordon (1833-85) English soldier, called Chinese Gordon. His death at Khartoum when city fell to the troops of the Mahdi, 26 January 1885. After painting by G.W. Joy

The occupation of the Ruhr by France and Belgium troops, 1923. The occupation of the Ruhr between 1923 and 1925, by troops from France and Belgium

Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), French general and Emperor, 1912
Napoleon Bonaparte, French general and Emperor. Napoleon (1769-1821) enjoyed a meteoric rise through the ranks of the French Revolutionary army

The sailor lads of the training ship HMS Lion at Devonport, Devon, 1896. Artist: WM Crockett
The sailor lads of the training ship HMS Lion at Devonport, Devon, 1896. A print from The Navy and Army Illustrated, 21st August 1896

A marching out battalion parade on board the training ship HMS Lion, 1896. Artist: WM Crockett
A marching out battalion parade on board the training ship HMS Lion, 1896. A print from The Navy and Army Illustrated, 7th August 1896

Indian cavalrymen, 1896. Artist: Gregory & Co
Indian cavalrymen, 1896. Guides Cavalry (Queens Own) of the North West Frontier; the Central India Horse; the 1st Bengal Cavalry (the famous 1st Irregulars)

Casualties from the front pass destroyed tanks, Villers-Bretonneux, France, World War I, 1918. Villers-Bretonneux was the scene of the first tank battle in history, on 24th April 1918

Sir Redvers Henry Buller, British general and Victoria Cross holder, 1902. Artist: Knight
Sir Redvers Henry Buller, British general and Victoria Cross holder, 1902. Buller (1839-1908) won the Victoria Cross at Inhlobane, in the Zulu War, 1879

The Opening of the Universal Exhibition by the President of the Republic, Paris, 1900. The Exposition Universelle of 1900 was a worlds fair held in Paris, France

Fitzroy HJ Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan, British soldier, 19th century. In the course of his distinguished military career, Lord Raglan served on Wellingtons staff from 1808-1812

Admiral Teddy Evans, (1881-1957), British naval officer and Antarctic explorer, 1916
Admiral Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans (1881-1957), known as Teddy Evans, was a British naval officer and Antarctic explorer, 1916

The Look Out, c1890-c1893. Artist: William Christian Symons
The Look Out, c1890-c1893. A print from Her Majestys Navy Including its Deeds and Battles, by Lieut Chas Rathbone Low, Volume I, JS Virtue & Co, London, 1890-1893

James Ewell Brown Stuart, Confederate general, 1862-1867. Artist: J Rogers
James Ewell Brown Stuart, Confederate general, 1862-1867. A dashing cavalry commander, Jeb Stuart was known for his mastery of reconnaissance

Abercrombie In Egypt, 1801 (c1850s). Sir Ralph Abercromby (1734-1801) died in battle against the French near Alexandria in Egypt

Field Marshal Douglas Haig reviewing Canadian troops, Drocourt-Queant, 31 August 1918, (1926)
Field Marshal Douglas Haig reviewing Canadian troops, Drocourt-Queant, France, 31 August 1918. Two days later the Canadians attacked and broke through the German defences of the Drocourt-Queant Line

Armando Diaz, Italian First World War general, (1926). Diaz (1861-1928) was Italian Chief of Staff from October 1917 until the end of the war

Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, British Field Marshal, diplomat and statesman, 1902. Artist: G Lekegian
Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, British Field Marshal, diplomat and statesman, 1902. Kitchener (1850-1916) regained the Sudan for Egypt by his victory at the Battle of Omdurman (1898)

Mousquetaires Noirs, petite tenue, 1814-15. Artist: Eugene Titeux
Mousquetaires Noirs, petite tenue, 1814-15. Histoire de la Maison Militaire du Roi de 1814-1830, volume 2

Drummer, 1st regiment of the French Foreign Legion, 20th century. French postcard

Chasseurs a Cheval, (light cavalry), 1859. Artist: Auguste Raffet
Chasseurs a Cheval, (light cavalry), 1859. A depiction of French Military attire from the book Napoleon 1er et la Garde Imperiale, by Eugene Fieffe, 1859

Ensign of the Grenadier Guards, 1844. Note the grenades on the guardsmens collars and belts. From Costumes of the British Army, published by R Ackermann, 1844

Lowering the Ensign at Sunset, c1890-c1893. Artist: William Christian Symons
Lowering the Ensign at Sunset, c1890-c1893. A print from Her Majestys Navy Including its Deeds and Battles, by Lieut Chas Rathbone Low, Volume III, JS Virtue & Co, London, 1890-1893

Soldiers from the British Indian Army, France, c1915. The British Indian Army saw service in the Middle East and East Africa, at Gallipoli and on the Western Front

Burial of Rob't Bayard in France, Feb 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Burial of Rob't Bayard in France, Feb 1918. Burial at Vailly, France, of Robert R. Bayard of Dedham, Massachusetts who was shot by friendly fire on February 9, 1918 during World War I.

Italian soldiers, Chambery, 13 June 1918?. Creator: Bain News Service
Italian soldiers, Chambery, 13 June 1918? (date created or published later). Italian military personnel in Chambe´ry, France during World War I.

Mrs. E.L. Smith, Mrs. Jay Gould, Mrs. H.B. Duryea, Mrs. Lawr. Keene, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. E.L. Smith, Mrs. Jay Gould, Mrs. H.B. Duryea, Mrs. Lawr. Keene, 1918. Mrs. Edward L. Smith, Mrs. Jay Gould, Mrs. Herman B. Duryea (Ellen Homer Winchester), and Mrs

Col Chas. R. Howland & staff, 3 Dec 1918. Creator: Bain News Service. Col Chas. R. Howland & staff, 3 Dec 1918
Col Chas. R. Howland & staff, 3 Dec 1918. Colonel Charles Roscoe Howland (1871-1946) and staff at Wallendorf, Germany, after World War I, Dec. 3, 1918.

Returning French Refugees, 1918 or 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
Returning French Refugees, 1918 or 1919. Refugees returning to France after World War I.

YMCA hut, New York, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
YMCA hut, New York, 1918. Sailors playing checkers at the Y.M.C.A. Bryant Park Eagle Hut, New York City which was opened to serve military personnel during World War I.

Decorated American generals, 14 Jan 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
Decorated American generals, 14 Jan 1919. American Expeditionary Force generals in France, photographed immediately after they had been named by Marshal Petain as commanders in the French Legion of

British enter Lille, 18 Oct 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
British enter Lille, 18 Oct 1918. British soldiers of the 8th Battalion (Liverpool Regiment) with a French boy, entering Lille, France on October 18, 1918 during World War I.

Marines in France, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Marines in France, between c1915 and c1920. French civilians visiting American soldiers of the Fifth Marines in an army camp in St. Nazaire, France during World War I.

War game - Naval Reserve going ashore, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
War game - Naval Reserve going ashore, between c1910 and c1915.

U.S. soldiers in France, 16 Aug 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
U.S. soldiers in France, 16 Aug 1918. An American soldier doing his laundry with the help of a French woman as children watch in Lucy, France on August 16, 1918 during World War I.

Defense against aeroplanes with French "155", 9 Oct 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Defense against aeroplanes with French "155", 9 Oct 1918 (date created or published later). French soldiers with the Canon de 155 Grande Puissance Filloux (GPF) mle.1917, a 155 mm cannon

King Albert & Gen. Foch, 7 Oct 1918. Creator: Bain News Service. King Albert & Gen. Foch, 7 Oct 1918
King Albert & Gen. Foch, 7 Oct 1918 (date created or published later). Marshal Ferdinand Jean Marie Foch (1851-1929), a French general who served as the Allied Supreme Allied Commander during

Czechoslovaks, France, 30 Jun 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Czechoslovaks, France, 30 Jun 1918. Czech and Slovak soldiers carrying the flag of the Czechoslovak legion during a ceremony on June 30

At Hostess House, Y.W.C.A., between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
At Hostess House, Y.W.C.A., between c1915 and 1918. Women and military personnel at a "hostess house" probably in a military camp during World War I

Hostess House YWCA, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Hostess House YWCA, between c1915 and 1918. Women and military personnel at a "hostess house" probably in a military camp during World War I

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