Wilson Collection (page 8)

Grey dawn on the battlefield, British cavalry, Belgian frontier, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Armoured Belgian troops under attack by Uhlans, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Company of German scouts receiving telephone instructions, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

German troops occupying the city of Liege in Belgium, First World War, 1914. The soldier in the foreground is kicking a dog pulling one of the traditional dogcarts

French cavalry attacking German troops, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

The King Emperor as Colonel-In-Chief, Lancers, Indian Army, 1914. King George V (1865-1936) in military uniform during the First World War

Expelling the civil residents of Louvain, Brussels, 1914. German soldiers driving out Belgian civilians during the First World War. Illustration from The Great War HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Scottish Highlanders of the British Expeditionary Force at Boulogne, France, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Field Marshal Sir John DP French, British soldier, First World War, 1914. Artist: Gale & Polden
Field Marshal Sir John DP French, British soldier, First World War, 1914. French (1852-1925) was Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force in World War I

Officers in the Hussars, Chaussee de Louvain, Brussels, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

British Expeditionary Force in Rouen, France, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

British infantry battle with German forces, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Brigadier-General Sir Philip Chetwode, British soldier, First World War, 1914. Artist: John Saint-Helier Lander
Brigadier-General Sir Philip Chetwode, British soldier, First World War, 1914. Chetwode (1869-1950) was later promoted to Field Marshal

The German army in Brussels, First World War, 1914. Infantry and artillery in the Grand Place. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

German spy escorted to military prison by the Canadian authorities, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Zeppelin bombardment of Antwerp, First World War, 24 August 1914. Artist: RG Mathews
Zeppelin bombardment of Antwerp, First World War, 24 August 1914. Illustration from The Great War HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Defence of a main artery of Antwerp, First World War, 1914. Belgian soldiers in a sandbagged position by a canal. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

British troops on riverbank prepared for German advance, Belgium, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

German troops stopping for midday rations on the way to Brussels, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

French dragoon, delivering passport to alert Belgian picket, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

French infantry, reinforcements for the allies, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Uhlans demanding refreshments from Belgian villagers, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Field Marshall Earl Kitchener, British Secretary of State for War, First World War, 1914. Artist: Bassano Studio
Field Marshall Earl Kitchener, British Secretary of State for War, First World War, 1914. Kitchener (1850-1916), Anglo-Irish soldier and statesman

British sailors wiring a mine, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Irish national volunteers, Maryborough Corps of Nationalists, 1914
Irish national volunteers, Maryborough Corps of Nationalists, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

The Prince of Wales loading a rifle in the Grenadiers, First World War, 1914. The young prince (1894-1972), future King Edward VIII, serving in the Grenadier Guards

Stand Back!, John Bull helps little Belgium to bar the German invader, First World War, 1914. Kaiser Wilhelm II tries to push against Britain in the form of John Bull

Belgian troops nearing the scene of battle, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Cafe in Mouland, destroyed by Germans, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

The Citizen Army of Territorials, Strand, London, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Uhlans checked by barbed wire near Liege, Belgium, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

French sappers laying mines, France, First World War, 1914. French military engineers at Belfort, near the German frontier. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

French soldiers at a railway station, Paris, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

British aeroplane with quick-fire gun, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Zeppelin airship passing over Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Sir Edward Grey (1862-1933), British Foreign Secretary, First World War, 1914. Artist: HW Barnett
Sir Edward Grey (1862-1933), British Foreign Secretary, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Damaged Austrian jewellers shop, Paris, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Crowds cheering during the outbreak of hostilities, war fever in Germany, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Woodrow Wilson, American president, c1920. Artist: Pash
Woodrow Wilson, American president, c1920. Thomas Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) was President of the United States during World War I

Ruins of the cathedral and St Martins Cross, Iona, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, late 19th century. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Monument of Walter de Grey, York Minster, York, North Yorkshire, early 20th century. Artist: George Washington Wilson
Monument of Walter de Grey, York Minster, York, North Yorkshire, early 20th century. Walter de Gray (d1255) was an English prelate and statesman who rose to be Archbishop of York and Lord Chancellor

Sedan, 19th century. Artist: William Henry Prior
Sedan, 19th century. Illustration from The Life & Times of Queen Victoria, by Robert Wilson, Vol III

The James River and countryside near Richmond, Virginia, USA, 19th century
The James River and country near Richmond, Virginia, USA, 19th century. From The Life and Times of Queen Victoria, vol III, by Robert Wilson

Prince Frederick Charles (1828-1885), Duke of Augustenborg, 19th century. From The Life and Times of Queen Victoria, vol III, by Robert Wilson

The Exhibition Building of 1862. Illustration from The Life & Times of Queen Victoria, by Robert Wilson, Vol III

The Royal tour in Ireland, visit to Ross Castle, Killarney, 1887. Artist: William Barnes Wollen
The Royal tour in Ireland, visit to Ross Castle, Killarney, 1887. Queen Victoria or members of her family on a visit to Ireland

Queen Victoria firing the first shot at Wimbledon, July 1860, (1887). Artist: William Barnes Wollen
Queen Victoria firing the first shot at Wimbledon, July 1860, (1887). The queen opens the first meeting of the National Rifle Association by firing the first shot from a Whitworth rifle

John Lawrence (1811-1879), 1st Baron Lawrence19th century. Lawrence was an Irishman who became a prominent British pro-consul and imperial statesman who served as Viceroy of India from 1864 to 1869

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