Sir John Hammerton Collection (page 2)

The New Territory which General Botha added to the Empire, 1916. Creator: Unknown
The New Territory which General Botha added to the Empire, 1916. General Botha declared the Transvaal to the British Empire and represented the Boers in peace negotiations

Railway Systems of the Allies and Germany, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Railway Systems of the Allies and Germany, 1916. From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume VI. The Spring and Summer Campaign of 1916", edited by J. A. Hammerton

Missed! U Boats Torpedo Passes Beyond the Stern of British War Vessel, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Missed! U Boats Torpedo Passes Beyond the Stern of British War Vessel, 1916. From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume VI. The Spring and Summer Campaign of 1916", edited by J. A

The Last Crossing: Tragic End of the Rebel Beyers while trying to Cross the Vaal River, 1916. Christian Frederick Beyers drowned in the Vaal River while attempting to escape with a few of his men

Lieutenant A. de Bathe Brandon Attacking a Zeppelin Raider, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Lieutenant A. de Bathe Brandon Attacking a Zeppelin Raider, 1916. Alfred de Bathe Brandon (1883-1974) New Zealand military aviator credited with the destruction of two Zeppelin airships

With a British Battery at the Front, 1916. Creator: Unknown
With a British Battery at the Front, 1916. From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume IV. The Summer Campaign - 1915", edited by J. A. Hammerton

Map of the Trentino Front, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Map of the Trentino Front, 1916. On the Italian Front a series of battles at the border between Austria-Hungary and Italy were fought between 1915 and 1918

War Behind the Curtain of the Hills, 1916. Creator: Unknown
War Behind the Curtain of the Hills, 1916. From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume IV. The Summer Campaign - 1915", edited by J. A. Hammerton

The Hour of Fate on the Tigris, 1916. Creator: Unknown
The Hour of Fate on the Tigris, 1916. The Mesopotamian campaign on the Middle Eastern front was fought between the Allies and the Central Powers of the Ottoman Empire

Give Her My Love! Tommy and His Canine Friend, 1917. Creator: Stanley L Wood
" Give Her My Love!" Tommy and His Canine Friend, 1917. From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume VIII. Ending The First Three Years", edited by J. A. Hammerton

Heave-To! A British Patrol-boat Stopping a Suspect Vessel, 1916. Creator: Unknown
" Heave-To!" A British Patrol-boat Stopping a Suspect Vessel, 1916. From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume VI. The Spring and Summer Campaign of 1916", edited by J. A

British Airman Returning at Sunset After Successful Journey, 1917. Creator: Unknown
British Airman Returning at Sunset After Successful Journey, 1917. From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume VIII. Ending The First Three Years", edited by J. A. Hammerton

Antwerp and its Roots, 1915. Creator: Unknown
Antwerp and its Roots, 1915. Antwerp was ringed by forts known as the National Redoubt, besieged and captured during the German invasion of Belgium in August 1914

The Union Jack Flying Over Bagdad, 1917. Creator: Unknown
The Union Jack Flying Over Bagdad, 1917.From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume VIII. Ending The First Three Years", edited by J. A. Hammerton

The District Round Antwerp, 1915. Creator: Unknown
The District Round Antwerp, 1915. Antwerp was ringed by forts known as the National Redoubt, besieged and captured during the German invasion of Belgium in August 1914

The French Battle-Front in 1914 and 1915, 1916. Creator: Unknown
The French Battle-Front in 1914 and 1915, 1916. Following the outbreak of war in August 1914, the German Army opened the Western Front by invading Luxembourg and Belgium

Fearless Cossacks Sabre and Put to Flight Hungarian Hussars, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Fearless Cossacks Sabre and Put to Flight Hungarian Hussars, 1916. on the eve of World War I the Cossacks had 328, 705 men ready to take up arms for Russia

Map of Greater Britain in Relation to the Homeland, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Map of Greater Britain in Relation to the Homeland, 1916. From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume IV. The Summer Campaign - 1915", edited by J. A. Hammerton

Air Sickness: Incident with the Royal Flying Corps in France, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Air Sickness: Incident with the Royal Flying Corps in France, 1917. From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume VII. The Autumn Campaign of 1916", edited by J. A. Hammerton

Magnificent Charge of Indian Troops Against the German Trenches, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Magnificent Charge of Indian Troops Against the German Trenches, 1916. In World War I the Indian Army fought against the German Empire in German East Africa and on the Western Front

Twixt Sea and Sky. British Airship Towed by Warship, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Twixt Sea and Sky. British Airship Towed by Warship, 1917. From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume VII. The Autumn Campaign of 1916", edited by J. A. Hammerton

The Last German Colony, East Africa, 1916. Creator: Unknown
The Last German Colony, East Africa, 1916. General Lettow-Vorbeck led the German military in East Africa, his guerilla tactics compelled Britain to commit significant resources to a minor colonial

British Armoured Cars in the Caucasus, 1917. Creator: Unknown
British Armoured Cars in the Caucasus, 1917. The main objective of the Ottoman Empire was the recovery of territory in the Caucasus

British Heavy Howitzer in Action on the Western Front, 1916. Creator: Unknown
British Heavy Howitzer in Action on the Western Front, 1916. Artillery played a huge role in the First World War, at the start of the war the British bombarded the enemy before sending infantry over

The Battle-Fronts in the Opening Stages of the Fight for Verdun, 1916. Creator: Unknown
The Battle-Fronts in the Opening Stages of the Fight for Verdun, 1916. The Battle of Verdun was fought from 21 February to 18 December 1916 on the Western Front

Map Indicating the Area of the Rumanian Campaign, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Map Indicating the Area of the Rumanian Campaign, 1917. From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume VII. The Autumn Campaign of 1916", edited by J. A. Hammerton

Vice-Admiral Sir David Beatty, K. C. B. K. C. V. O. D. S. O. 1916. Creator: Unknown
Vice-Admiral Sir David Beatty, K.C.B. K.C.V.O. D.S.O. 1916. David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty (1871-1936) British Royal Navy officer who commanded the 1st Battlecruiser Squadron at the Battle of Jutland

Relief Map of Gorizia and the Carso Plateau, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Relief Map of Gorizia and the Carso Plateau, 1917. General Cadornas forces took the fighting north of Gorizia on the volcanic Carso plateau which had been fortified by the Austrians

Wayside Calvary in France, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Wayside Calvary in France, 1916. From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume VI. The Spring and Summer Campaign of 1916", edited by J. A. Hammerton

How the Italians Drove the Austrians out of Burning Asiago, 1917. Creator: Unknown
How the Italians Drove the Austrians out of Burning Asiago, 1917. Asiago was nearly destroyed in the war having seen many battles between Italian and Austro-Hungarian troops

Map Showing the Great British Advance of July 1916, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Map Showing the Great British Advance of July 1916, 1916. From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume VI. Allied operations during the Battle of the Somme

Retreat from Belgium: British Troops on the River Prepared To Resist the German Advance
An Incident in the Hard-Fought Retreat from Belgium: British Troops on the River Bank Prepared To Resist the German Advance, 1915

A French Recruit Among the Veterans, 1917. Creator: Unknown
A French Recruit Among the Veterans, 1917. From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume VIII. Ending The First Three Years", edited by J. A. Hammerton

The Glorious Charge of the Ninth Lancers During the Great Retreat from Mons to Cambrai, 1915. British Expeditionary Forces on the Western Front during the First World War

Canadas Great Day at Courcelette, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Canadas Great Day at Courcelette, 1917. The Battle of Flers-Courcelette (15-22 September 1916) was fought during the Battle of the Somme, the Canadian Corps fought for the first time

The Flower of the German Army in the Brussels Parade, 1915. Creator: Unknown
The Flower of the German Army in the Brussels Parade, 1915. The German occupation of Belgium began in August 1914, hussars prepare for a parade

His Hour of Triumph, Fine Study of a Soldier in a Conquered Enemy Trench, 1917. Creator: Unknown
His Hour of Triumph, Fine Study of a Soldier in a Conquered Enemy Trench, 1917. From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume VIII. Ending The First Three Years", edited by J. A

On the Heights above Lenharee - Fighting Before and After The Battle of the Marne
On the Heights above Lenharee - The Scene of Terrific Fighting Before and After The Battle of the Marne, 1915. The Battle of the Marne from 6-12 September 1914

The Hour Has Struck. British First Line of Attack in the Great Push, 1917
The Hour Has Struck. British First Line of Attack in the " Great Push", 1917. The Battle of the Somme began on 1st July 1916, with General Douglas Haigs offensive known as the Great Push

H. R. H. The Prince of Wales (A War-Time Portrait), 1916. Creator: Unknown
H.R.H. The Prince of Wales (A War-Time Portrait), 1916. Edward VIII (1894-1972) joined the Grenadier Guards in June 1914 to serve in the British Army during the First World War

Wounded in War Arriving at Waterloo Station, London, as an Outward Troop Train Leaves, 1915
Wounded in War Arriving at Waterloo Station, London, as an Outward Troop Train is About to Leave, 1915. From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume I. The First Phase", edited by J

The Tanks in Action. The Western Juggernaut Tracking Over the Mud Wastes, 1917
The " Tanks" in Action. The Western Juggernaut Tracking Over the Mud Wastes, 1917. From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume VII

The Belgian Court, 1915. Creator: Unknown
The Belgian Court, 1915. In November 1914, the British declared the entire North Sea a war zone and from then it was mined

Canadas Enthusiastic Response to the Call of the Motherland, c1915 (1916). Creator: Unknown
Canadas Enthusiastic Response to the Call of the Motherland, c1915, (1916). Canadian troops leave Victoria, British Columbia - the first contingent sailed for England in October 1914 with over 30

Map of Poland Showing Russian Territory Occupied by Germany in August, 1915, 1916. By the end of 1915, the Germans had occupied the entire Russian sector, including Warsaw

A Sporting Chance: British Soldiers Making a Dash for It, 1916. Creator: Unknown
A Sporting Chance:: British Soldiers " Making a Dash for It", 1916. From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume IV. The Summer Campaign - 1915", edited by J. A. Hammerton

His Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Nicholas, 1916. Creator: Unknown
His Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Nicholas, 1916. Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich of Russia (1859-1919) as aide-de-camp general was stationed in Kiev in August 1914

General Sir Douglas Haig, K. C. B. K. C. V. O. 1916. Creator: Unknown
General Sir Douglas Haig, K.C.B. K.C.V.O. 1916. Field Marshal Douglas Haig, (1861-1928) Scottish senior officer of the British Army who commanded the British Expeditionary Force on the Western Front

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