Uniform Collection (page 93)

Admiral the Earl of Clanwilliam, British naval officer, 1896. Artist: Gregory & Co
Admiral the Earl of Clanwilliam, British naval officer, 1896. Richard Meade, 4th Earl of Clanwilliam (1832-1907) served as Admiral of the Fleet from 1895 until 1897

Rear-Admiral Alfred Taylor Dale, Commander in Chief of the Flying Squadron, 1896. Artist: A Debenham
Rear-Admiral Alfred Taylor Dale, Commander in Chief of the Flying Squadron, 1896. In 1896 Dale (1840-1925) commanded the Particular Service Squadron

Admiral Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, 1896. Artist: Gregory & Co
Admiral Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, 1896. Culme-Seymour (1836-1920) commanded the Royal Navys Mediterranean Squadron from 1893 until 1897. A print from The Navy and Army Illustrated, 3rd January 1896

Admiral of the Fleet, the Duke of Saxe-Coburg Gotha, 1896. Artist: Gregory & Co
Admiral of the Fleet, the Duke of Saxe-Coburg Gotha, 1896. Prince Alfred (1844-1900), the second son and fourth of child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

The Prince of Wales and his brothers at the wedding of the Duke of York, 6th July 1893 (1964). Artist: W&D Downey
The Prince of Wales and his brothers at the wedding of the Duke of York, 6th July 1893 (1964). The future King Edward VII with the Duke of Connaught and the Duke of Edinburgh

Machine gun section and infantry crossing a pontoon bridge, World War I, 1914-1918. Stereoscopic card detail

Scouts making their way through the forests of East Africa, World War I, 1914-1918. Stereoscopic card detail

South African gunners with their pet zebra, East Africa, World War I, 1914-1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
South African gunners with their pet zebra, East Africa, World War I, 1914-1918. Stereoscopic card detail

Lifting wounded soldiers onto a hospital train, East Africa, World War I, 1914-1918. Stereoscopic card detail

Gallipoli Campaign, World War I, 1915-1916. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Gallipoli Campaign, World War I, 1915-1916. Reserves waiting for orders to move up to their new positions on the slopes of Cape Helles

Guns and stores captured from the Turks, Palestine, World War I, 1915-1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Guns and stores captured from the Turks, Palestine, World War I, 1915-1918. Stereoscopic card detail

British soldiers marching through the desert to Baghdad, World War I, 1914-1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
British soldiers marching through the desert to Baghdad, World War I, 1914-1918. The British captured Baghdad from the Turks in March 1917. Stereoscopic card detail

British infantry charging German positions, East Africa, World War I, 1914-1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
British infantry charging German positions, East Africa, World War I, 1914-1918. Stereoscopic card detail

Signallers of the Yorkshire Regiment, New Zealand Hill, South Africa, Boer War, 1900Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Signallers of the Yorkshire Regiment, New Zealand Hill, South Africa, Boer War, 1900. Yorkshire signaling from New Zealand Hill, held after their commanders had Fallen, Jan 14th, to Rensburg

The Earl of Denbigh, (April 7th 1900)
The Earl of Denbigh, (1900). Rudolph Feilding, 9th Earl of Denbigh (1859-1939) in military uniform. A print from Black and White Budget Vol III, WJP Monckton, London, April 7th 1900

Amedee Courbet, French admiral, 1880. In May 1880 Courbet (1827-1885) was appointed Governor of New Caledonia. He later won several victories in the Tonkin Campaign (1883-1886)

Marshal MacMahon, French soldier and politician, 1873. Of Irish descent, Patrice MacMahon (1808-1893) was the commander of the French army defeated by the Prussians at the Battle of Sedan in

Henri d Orleans, Duc d Aumale, 1890. Henri of Orleans, Duke of Aumale (1822-1897), was the fifth son of Louis-Philippe, the last King of France

Francois Certain Canrobert, French general, 1869. After serving in Africa, Canrobert (1809-1895) was appointed aide-de-camp to President Louis-Napoleon

Horse-drawn fire engine, c19th century

Lord Roberts entering Pretoria, Boer War, South Africa, 1900 (1925). Pretoria, the Boer capital of the South African Republic (Transvaal)

Pierre Paul Emile Roux, French physician, bacteriologist and immunologist, 1928. Roux (1853-1933) was one of the closest collaborators of Louis Pasteur

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

Louis Faidherbe, French soldier and general, 1870
General Louis Faidherbe in 1870, (1865-1905). Faidherbe (1818-1889) was a soldier and a colonial administrator. While serving in Senegal he created the Senegalese Tirailleurs

Sergeant Hoff, French soldier, 1872. Ignace Hoff was a hero of the Franco-Prussian War, who later became a caretaker of the Arc de Triomphe

Charles Denis Bourbaki, French soldier and general, 1868. Bourbaki commanded an army during the Franco-Prussian War in 1870-1871

Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgian playwright, poet and essayist, 1915. A member of the Symbolist movement, Maeterlinck (1862-1949) won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1911

Police discovering a nihilist printing press, St Petersburg, Russia, 1887. A print from The Illustrated London News, 16th April 1887

London fires, 1887. Lookout at the Central London Fire Brigade Station, Southwark Bridge Boad. A print from The Illustrated London News, 19th Febuary 1887

James Hall (1900-1940) and Clara Bow (1905-1965), American actors, 20th century. Bow was widely recognised as an archetypal flapper and was the original It Girl

Uniform of the 19th Regiment, 1848 (1904). From Historical Record of the British Army, by J Cannon, reproduced in Social England, edited by HD Traill and JS Mann, volume VI

Uniform of the 86th Regiment, 1842 (1904). From Historical Record of the British Army, by J Cannon, reproduced in Social England, edited by HD Traill and JS Mann, volume VI

The future King Edward VII (1894-1972) and Queen Maud of Norway (1869-1938), 1935. The duo return to Buckinham Palace as part of King George Vs silver jubilee celebrations

John Watts Young (b1930), NASA astronaut, c1990s. Artist: NASA
John Watts Young (b1930), NASA astronaut, c1990s. John Watts Young is a former NASA astronaut who walked on the Moon on April 21 1972, during the Apollo 16 mission

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

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