Pith Helmet Collection (page 4)

Storming of the Boer kopje by the Suffolks at Colesberg, South Africa, Boer War, 1900. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Storming of the Boer kopje by the Suffolks at Colesberg, South Africa, Boer War, 1900. The area around Colesberg in the northern Cape Colony was the site of fierce fighting in early 1900

Gordon Highland signallers on Signal Hill, Euslin, South Africa, Boer War, 1899-1902. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Gordon Highland signallers on Signal Hill, Euslin, South Africa, Boer War, 1899-1902. Stereoscopic card detail

On the Fighting Line with the Queens Finest, Modder River, South Africa, Boer War, 1899-1902. Stereoscopic card detail

Soldiers in East Africa, c1914-1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Soldiers in East Africa, c1914-1918. East Africa saw fighting between the British and Germans during World War I, with both nations having colonies there. Stereoscopic card detail

Camp alarm at Honey Nest Kloof, South Africa, 1900. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Camp alarm at Honey Nest Kloof, South Africa, 1900. The battery repulsed a Boer attack on 12th February. Stereoscopic card

Christmas presents from home, to the troops with Methuen at Modder River, South Africa, 1900. Stereoscopic card. British troops serving in the Boer War receiving Christmas parcels

The sad roll call after some of the British were cut off at Dordrecht, 30th December 1900
The sad roll call after some of the British were cut off at Dordrecht, South Africa, 30th December 1900. Scene from the Boer War. Some of the soldiers appear to be dead or wounded. Stereoscopic card

Lord Kitchener and General Pole-Carew at Pretoria rail station, South Africa, 5th June 1901. Kitchener (left) succeeded Field Marshal Lord Roberts as commander of the British forces in South Africa

10th Hussars after repulsing a Boer attack, Colesberg, South Africa, 4th January 1900. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
10th Hussars after repulsing a Boer attack, Colesberg, South Africa, 4th January 1900. Stereoscopic card

First aid to a wounded fusilier, Honey Nest Kloof Battle, Boer War, South Africa, February 1900
First aid to a wounded fusilier, Honey Nest Kloof Battle, Boer War, South Africa, 13th February 1900. Stereoscopic card

The gallant Guards Brigade marching on Brandfort, Boer War, South Africa, 1901. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The gallant Guards Brigade marching on Brandfort, Boer War, South Africa, 1901. Stereoscopic card

Major-General John French, the intrepid cavalry leader, Pretoria, South Africa, Boer War, 1901. French commanded the British 1st Cavalry Brigade in the Second Boer War

On the fighting line with the Queens bravest, Modder River, South Africa, 1900. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
On the fighting line with the Queens bravest, Modder River, South Africa, 1900. British infantry during the Boer War. Stereoscopic card

The 38th Battery at the Modder before taking part in Roberts advance, South Africa, Boer War, 1900. Stereoscopic card

The overpowered Boer prisoners resting on the road from Paardeberg to Modder River, 1900. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The overpowered Boer prisoners resting on the road from Paardeberg to Modder River, 1900. General Piet Cronjes men, captured by the British at the Battle of Paardeberg. Stereoscopic card

Cape Garrison artillery making it hot for the Boers across the Modder River, South Africa, 1900. Stereoscopic card

Ox carts, Cochin China, Vietnam, 20th century(?). Cochin China was the name given by the French colonial rulers of the region to southern Vietnam

Rudolph Valentino (1895-1926) in The Sheikh, 1921

Blowing up of the Cashmere Gate at Delhi, 1857, (c1860). British troops during the period of East India Company rule. Illustration from The History of the Indian Mutiny, by Charles Ball, Volume III

The Rawalpindi manoeuvres military review, India, 1906. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The Rawalpindi manoeuvres military review, India, 1906. Stereoscopic card. Detail

A British officer with a tamed golden eagle, Salonika, Greece, First World War, 1914-1918, (c1920). Illustration from The Illustrated War Record of the Most Notable Episodes in the Great European War

British army transport, Agra, India, 1916-1917

A camel cart, India, 1916-1917

Europeans, Alipore, India, 1905-1906. Artist: FL Peters
Europeans, Alipore, India, 1905-1906. Portrait of white men in India during the colonial period

The Prince of Wales planting a tree at the Kumasi Church College, Ghana, 1926. On the death of his father, King George V, in January 1936, Prince Edward (1894-1972) was proclaimed King Edward VIII

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

George V shooting tigers, India, 1911, (1935). The King and Queen Mary travelled to India in 1911 to attend the Delhi Durbar, held to commemorate their coronation

West Indian band, Up-Park-Camp, Jamaica, c1905. Artist: Adolphe Duperly & Son
West Indian band, Up-Park-Camp, Jamaica, c1905. Up-Park Camp (also known as Up Park Camp) was the headquarters of the British Army in Jamaica from the late 18th century until Jamaican independence in

Mounted Turkish officer leaving Mosul, Mesopotamia, WWI, 1918. Mesopotamia, formerly part of the Turkish Ottoman empire, was under British military control from October 1918

British army C group detachment, Mesopotamia, WWI, 1918. Mesopotamia, formerly part of the Turkish Ottoman empire, was under British military control from October 1918

British army C company cooking, Mesopotamia, WWI, 1918. Mesopotamia, formerly part of the Turkish Ottoman empire, was under British military control from October 1918

A collapsed British dugout, Mesopotamia, WWI, 1918. Mesopotamia, formerly part of the Turkish Ottoman empire, was under British military control from October 1918

A British officer in a shoe shop, Baghdad, Mesopotamia, WWI, 1918. Mesopotamia, formerly part of the Turkish Ottoman empire, was under British military control from October 1918

Tiger hunting, Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India, c1900s(?). Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Tiger hunting, Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India, c1900s(?). Stereoscopic card. The Maharajah of Cooch Behar, his guests and the results of the days shoot

The dead maneater, Behar jungle, India, c1900s(?). Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The dead maneater, Behar jungle, India, c1900s(?). Two hunters with a shot tiger. Stereoscopic card

Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904), Welsh journalist and explorer, 19th century. Stanley is famous for his exploration of Africa and his search for David Livingstone. He is seen here with Kalulu

Girls and British soldiers, Chakrata hills, India, 1917. Soldiers from the 5th East Surrey regiment with young Indian girls

British troops on the way to Baghdad, First World War, 1917, (c1920). The British under General Maude captured Baghdad in 1917

Soldiers from the 5th East Surrey regiment, Chakrata, India, 1917

A street conjurer in Algiers, 1895. Artist: Richard Caton Woodville II
A street conjurer in Algiers, 1895. A print from The Illustrated London News, (16 March 1895). Hand-coloured later

The 21st (Empress of India s) Lancers, 1900. Artist: R Simkin
The 21st (Empress of India s) Lancers, 1900. The men on the left are wearing the Soudan Kit of 1898, tropical uniform as worn in Africa

Pontoon over the Vaal River, Klipdrift, South African diamond fields, 1874. A print from The Illustrated London News, (10 October 1875)

Trade: trading post in Africa, c1900. Colonial trading post. French advertisement for Liebigs extract of meat

Arrival of the Prince of Wales at Jummoo, Cashmere, 1876. The future King Edward VII travels by elephant to Jammu in Kashmir, northern India

Types of soldiers from the middle of the 19th century, 1900. Artist: Richard Knotel
Types of soldiers from the middle of the 19th century, 1900. Illustrations of uniforms from various different countries

Types of soldiers from the end of the 19th century, 1900. Artist: Richard Knotel
Types of soldiers from the end of the 19th century, 1900. Illustrations of uniforms from various different countries

Speculators On The Corner, Ballarat, Australia, 1886. Artist: William Thomas Smedley
Speculators On The Corner, Ballarat, Australia, 1886. The town of Ballarat was founded in 1852 after gold was discovered nearby

Lieutenant-General NG Lyttelton, commanding 4th Brigade in South Africa, 1902. Artist: C Knight
Lieutenant-General NG Lyttelton, commanding 4th Brigade in South Africa, 1902. Lyttleton (1845-1931) was appointed Chief of the General Staff in 1904

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