Prisoner Of War Collection (page 7)

Boer prisoners of war, South Africa, 2nd Boer War, 1900. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Boer prisoners of war, South Africa, 2nd Boer War, 1900. Cronjes men at Modder River waiting to be assigned to tents in the British prison camp

The capture of a German machine-gunner, Croisilles, France, World War I, c1917-c1918. During the assault on the Hindenburg Line. Stereoscopic card. Detail

The hanging of Henry Wirz, Washington DC, USA, 1865 (1955). Adjusting the rope. The Catholic priest is asking Wirz if he wishes to make a confession and Wirz, protesting his innocence refuses

German prisoners of war beside the ruins of the basilica of Albert, France, World War I, 1914-1918. Stereoscopic card detail

German prisoners of war, Sambre, World War I, 1914-1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
German prisoners of war, Sambre, World War I, 1914-1918. Stereoscopic card detail

Interrogating a German soldier, Hohenzollern Redoubt, France, World War I, 1914-1918. The Hohenzollern Redoubt was a fortified German position that was the scene of fierce fighting during the Battle

German soldiers surrendering, Bullecourt, France, World War I, 1914-1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
German soldiers surrendering, Bullecourt, France, World War I, 1914-1918. British and Australian troops captured Bullecourt from the Germans in May 1917 during the Battle of Arras

Notice of the arrival of Boer prisoners of war on the Milwaukee, St Helena, 5th April 1900. Some 6000 captured Boers were transported to the island of St Helena by the British during the Boer War

Cronjes Captive Warriors, the Docks, Paardeberg, South Africa, 1900. Soldiers of Piet Cronjes Boer Army after surrendering to Field Marshal Lord Roberts after the Battle of Paardeberg

General Cronjes principal commanders after surrendering, South Africa, Boer War, 1900. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
General Cronjes principal commanders after surrendering, South Africa, Boer War, 1900. The Boer general Piet Cronje (1835-1911) surrendered to Lord Roberts

Boer prisoners resting on the road from Paardeberg to Modder River, South Africa, 1900-1902. Stereoscopic card details

German prisoners carrying British wounded, World War I, 1916. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
German prisoners carrying British wounded, World War I, 1916. During the assault on Trones Wood, part of the Battle of the Somme. Stereoscopic card detail

Prussians captured by Old Contemptibles in the advance at Pozieres, World War I, 1914-1918. Old Contemptibles was the name self-adopted by British troops belonging to the regular army in 1914

Captured German prisoner giving information to his captors, World War I, 1914-1918. A German prisoner captured in a raid pointing out to staff officers the disposition of his unit

Mud Hall, the last prison occupied by the British officers at Pretoria, South Africa, 1901
Interior of Mud Hall, the last prison occupied by the British officers at Pretoria, South Africa, 1901. Prison for British officers captured by the Boers. 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

Russian prisoners, East Prussia, 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)

King Richard I (1157-1199) before the Diet of the German Empire, 19th century. Richard was King of England from 1189 to 1199

Admiral Cervera and his principle officers including Captain Eulate, c1910
Admiral Cervera (1839-1909) and his principle officers including Captain Eulate, c1910. Cervera was admiral of the Spanish Caribbean Squadron during the Spanish-American War

Escape of Confederate General John Hunt Morgan, 1863 (c1880). Morgan was captured after leading the campaign in the American Civil War that became known as Morgans Raid

General Lee Taken Prisoner, 1777 (1814)

The capture of Major Andre, 1856
The capture of Major Andre (1751-1780), 1856. John Andre (1750-1780) was a British officer hanged as a spy during the American Revolutionary War

John Brown (1807-1859) after his capture, 1859. Artist: Thomas Hovenden
John Brown (1807-1859) after his capture, 1859. Brown was the first white American abolitionist to advocate and practice insurrection as a means to the abolition of slavery

Charles, Duke of Orleans, (1806). Artist: Gerimia
Charles, Duke of Orleans, (1806). Charles (1394-1465) was wounded and captured by the English at the Battle of Agincourt. He was held hostage

German prisoners of war, First World War, 1914-1918, (c1920). Illustration from The Illustrated War Record of the Most Notable Episodes in the Great European War 1914-1918, seventh edition

Captive German prisoners removing debris from the streets of Clermont-en-Argonne, France, 1914

Interrogation of German prisoners, France, August 1914

Captured German prisoners, France, August 1914. A local woman provides the captives with food and drink while French soldiers look on

Prisoners in a hole, Reims, First World War, April 1917

German prisoners taken by Canadian forces, Vimy, France, First World War, 1917

James Graham, Marquis of Montrose, to Ferdinando, Lord Fairfax, 22nd July 1644. Letter in answer to Fairfaxs objection to exchange an unnamed prisoner of the rank of a colonel for Mr. Darly

Portion of a letter from Henry V, c1419. Artist: Henry V
Portion of a letter from Henry V, c1419. Part of a letter giving directions for the defence of the northern borders and for the safe keeping of the Duke of Orleans

German prisoners in Souville, Verdun, France, 26 March 1916, (1926). Souville was one of the forts built by the French to defend the city of Verdun

German prisoners of war with their ration of bread, 1915

Fatigue Duty at Headquaters, German prisoners in Dinan, 1915, (1926). Artist: Maurice Orange
Fatigue Duty at Headquaters, German prisoners in Dinan, 1915, (1926)

Sentimental ballad in the Canteen, German prisoners of war in Dinan, France, 1915, (1926). Artist: Maurice Orange
Sentimental ballad in the Canteen, German prisoners of war in Dinan, France, 1915, (1926)

German prisoners of war, Ypres, Belgium, 1914. Germans captured during the First Battle of Ypres (October-November 1914)

German prisoners captured by the 3rd and 4th British Armies, Somme, France, 21-22 August, 1918. Soldiers captured by the British at the Battle of Bapaume

Columns of German prisoners, Somme, France, 1918

German prisoners taken on 18 April 1918 being told the rules of their captivity, France

German prisoners taken on 18 April 1918, France

Relief French infantry passing a line of prisoners, Plessis-de-Roye, Picardy, France, 30 March 1918

Allied troops and German prisoners at the Menin Road, near Ypres, Belgium, 30 October, 1917. The Menin Road was the main road leading east out of Ypres

German prisoners on a duckboard track at the Yser Canal, Belgium, 31 July 1917. The opening day of the Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele)

Austro-Hungarian prisoners of war near a barracks, Karelia, Russia, WWI, 1915. The Russians captured some 500, 000 Austro-Hungarian soldiers during the First World War

French Ministry of War poster, c1945-1946. Artist: Chaix
French Ministry of War poster, c1944. Poster requesting freed prisoners of war and deportees to report war crimes they may have experienced or witnessed

Are You Ready to Welcome Them?, poster, c1946. Artist: Bernard Villemot
Are You Ready to Welcome Them?, poster, c1946. Poster relating to returning prisoners of war

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