His Eminence inspecting the Dublin Fusiliers Brigade
Cardinal Bourne inspecting the Dublin Fusiliers Brigade. The inspection is taking place in a large grassy field. The men are lined up smartly in their ranks, with the officers standing at the front. All of the ... More
Officer judging the special competition
A young cavalryman poses for the camera next to two horses. He is holding both sets of reins. Another man, possibly a judge, stands close by. Horse shows were not organised purely for recreational purposes. The... More
Spanish Officers see a general view of the shell-pocked ground
Spanish officers visit the Western Front, during World War I. Six men make their way down a fairly steep but not long slope, towards a churned up, muddy stretch of land. The ground is filled with shell holes, i... More
Some officers studying a map of newly captured ground, Flanders
Officers examining a map, Western Front, during World War I. Five officers gathered around a map. Some of the men are using shovels to sit on, as if they were shooting sticks. The cap and collar badges of three... More
Few German prisoners being questioned
Prisoners of War, Western Front, during World War I. German prisoners being questioned by British officers. The prisoners appear to have been given bread rations, possibly for the purposes of the photograph. Th... More
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig talking to a Sergt. Major of the Gordon...
General Haig and the Gordon Highlanders' guard of honour, during World War I. Down the left half of the photograph are two long rows of soldiers for as far as the eye can see. They are standing at an angle to t... More
General and Staff in charge of the American engineers who are construc...
The men in this photograph are all wearing the same uniform, which includes a very distinctive hat. It is a beautiful sunny day, but their faces are shielded from the sun by their hats. All of the men are stand... More
Wise old owl lived in an oak during World War I
Station platform, near Amiens, France, during World War I. Two unidentified men on a station platform. One appears to have a British Army greatcoat and an officer's cap, although he is wearing civilian trouser... More
Officer leader of the Balmorals demands an opinion of the landlady's d...
'Balmorals' - an entertainment troupe of a Scotch division. The lady and the clown are focused on each other and their conversation. The lady is well-dressed in dark clothing and has her hair pinned up in a kn... More
Colonel of the regiment watching the greasy pole competition
Cavalrymen, including the Colonel of the regiment, sitting on a river bank watching a greasy pole competition, during World War I. They appear to be completely engrossed in the event. Although they are in full ... More
Leaving Boulogne during World War I
Salute on leaving France, Boulogne, France, probably December 1919. Field Marshal (Earl) Haig (1861-1928) saluting as he stands on a ferry about to leave France from Boulogne at the end of the war. Two women ca... More
Staff Officer explains to the Spanish Officers the construction of a m...
Spanish officers inspecting a trench. Five officers are grouped around the entrance to a half-constructed trench. The structure of the trench is visible. In the background lie frosty puddles...[Original reads: ... More
Officers chatting in their billets
Members of the Newfoundland Regiment. The men are positioned on a tree-lined path leading up to large and impressive collection of buildings. Most of them are sitting on low walls lining both sides of the small... More
W.A.A.C. officers visit the wreckage of a German bombing machine
W.A.A.C officers viewing a wrecked enemy plane, France, during World War I. This photograph is one showing salvage work being carried out on wrecked enemy planes. The fact that the soldier is so engrossed in co... More
Officers watching a wiring demonstration in France
Officers inspecting a barbed wire exercise, France, during World War I. This working party of soldiers is showing the assembled officers how they coil belts of barbed wire to build a defensive fence for the fro... More
Douglas Haig - Public domain portrait print
Photograph of the young Douglas Haig as an officer with the 7th Hussars...digital.nls.uk/74570250 ( http://digital.nls.uk/74570250 )
Officer chatting with a French 'Poilu'
Two men standing in a muddy field. They are both wearing steel helmets, and long overcoats over their uniforms. The man on the right, smoking a cigarette, is carrying a rifle and a pack over his shoulder. Both ... More
Spanish Officers inspecting a heap of captured German hand grenades, m...
Spanish officers inspect captured German weaponry, during World War I. Five officers are standing on ridges in a muddy field. Two are looking at the pool of water they are standing beside while two look off int... More
H.M. walking through Peronne during World War I
King George V and his entourage walking through a street in Peronne, France. The King is walking at the front of the group, with a uniformed man on either side. All of the men, including the King, are in unifor... More
H.M. watching the Australian sports
King George V is standing in the foreground, watching as soldiers take part in a sports day event. The men taking part are in full uniform and are carrying full packs. The exercise shown here is possibly part o... More
Women at Boulogne station, France, probably December 1918
Women, accompanied by French and British officers, waiting at a gateway on the station platform at Boulogne. Most of the women are in uniform but two, standing slightly apart from the others and clearly accompa... More
British officers' club in France, Flanders
British officers in France. Officers standing on a lawn outside a grand house. It is a fairly informal and relaxed scene. They are milling around and chatting. In the background there is a small group of servan... More
South African munition workers during World War I
Officers and South African civilians, during World War I. Two civilians sit in the back of the car and two officers sit in the front. Another officer stands behind the car while two other civilians stand in fro... More
Open air cookery near Miraumont-le-Grand, Flanders
Officers cooking, Western Front, during World War I. Four officers seated on chairs around a brazier. One of the men is cooking in a steel helmet on the brazier. The rather formal middle-class dining chairs are... More
Cavalry patrol during World War I
A cavalryman sitting on his horse on a ridge. Man and horse are black, outlined against a cloudy sky. This photograph is symbolic of the last days of the use of cavalry in European warfare. Trench warfare and t... More
H.M. watching a trench mortar bombardment
King George V and his entourage watching a trench mortar bombardment. They are all in uniform and are standing with their backs to the camera. The King is most likely the figure standing in front, furthest from... More
H.M. the King of Montenegro watches an aeroplane flight
King Nikola I Petrovich of Montenegro (1860-1918) has been photographed by John Warwick Brooke standing with two officers beside a small fighter plane. The pilot stands near the propeller. Another group of men ... More
Officers resting in corner on wrecked building, Flanders
Three officers are sitting amongst the rubble of a ruined building. All three men are smoking cigarettes and look fairly relaxed. In front of them there is a belt of bullets lying amidst the debris. .. Although... More
More 'pills' for the Boche, Flanders
Two uniformed men inspect a stockpile of shells. The shells are stacked in large bundles and cradled in large strips of corrugated iron. In the background a number of dugouts or stores are visible, the entrance... More
Officer writing home, Flanders during World War I
Sitting on some sandbags and surrounded by scattered debris, this officer is writing a letter home. He is wearing puttees (protective leggings) over his lower legs...Mail to and from home was strictly censored ... More
Georges Clemenceau and General Sir H. Rawlinson walking through the ma...
French President, Georges Clemenceau, and General Sir Henry Rawlinson, France. Three rows of troops are lined up for inspection beside a row of blown out and collapsed houses. In front of them walk a line of of... More
Prince Alexander of Teck and an army staff officer
Prince Alexander of Teck visits the Western Front, during World War I. This image shows Prince Alexander of Teck with an army staff officer. They are possibly standing waiting for a ceremony or march past to be... More
Haig shaking hands with Queen Alexandra
Haig greeting Queen Alexandra, London, 19 December 1918. This photograph shows Field Marshal ( Earl) Haig (1861-1928) and two other officers sitting in an open horse-drawn carriage in London. Haig is leaning do... More
Attending to an officer who has met with a car accident
A nurse tending a wounded officer. According to the photograph's original caption he has been wounded in a car accident. His head is bandaged up and the nurse is laying a hand on his forehead. They are outside ... More
H.M. climbing to the Butte de Warlancourt
King George V climbing a large mound known as the Butte de Warlencourt. He is followed, in single file, by a number of other uniformed men. Although there is no date attached to this photograph, it is known tha... More
Three cheers for the King during World War I
His Royal Highness, Arthur, Duke of Connaught (1850-1942) in the left foreground, and two officers to the right. In the background troops are drawn up in ranks across a narrow valley, with higher, wooded, groun... More
Military Police had their work cut out to keep the dogs off the parade...
Two military police dogs and their handler, during World War I. Two dogs are straining to escape this soldier. He is alone down the front of the field and silhouetted against the hill in the background. He seem... More
King inspecting the S.A.N. Labourers
King George V standing in front of members of the S.A.N.L.C. The men are standing to attention and are ready for inspection. The King is surrounded by army officials. Queen Mary is standing in the background wa... More
Spanish Officers are interested in the effects of our Artillery fire o...
Four Spanish officers visit captured German trenches, during World War I. The four men look as though they are moving slowly towards the camera, whilst peering down the steep drop into what the existing caption... More
Officers enjoy a little music outside their billets, Flanders
Officers are sitting on the steps of a villa, listening while one of their comrades plays an upright piano which has been carried outside. One officer bears the badge of the Royal Army Medical Corps and there i... More
R. E. Officers at Lunch, Flanders
Five Royal Engineer officers having lunch off salvaged tables in the middle of the rubble of a shelled building. It is an interesting illustration of the class-ridden society of the period, as they are being se... More
In train during War - Public domain print
Haig and Sir Philip Sassoon, Western Front, during World War I. Field Marshal (Earl) Haig (1861-1928) and Sir Philip Sassoon (1888-1939) in Haig's office on a train, probably in France. It appears to have been ... More
Duke of Connaught at a Training School on the British Front
The Duke of Connaught is facing the camera surrounded by four officers. He is talking to four uniformed American soldiers who are standing with their backs to the camera. It is believed that Ernest Brooks took ... More
H.M. looking at the remains of Thiepval Church
There are two men in the picture, King George V and a companion, and they are standing in an empty field. The field itself is lush with deep shrubs, which have little flower heads on them. They are undulating i... More
Spanish officers who are visiting the British Front chatting with Sir ...
British and visiting Spanish officers. Four Spanish officers are being entertained by two British officers in front of a grand house. They are all looking at a captured German trench mortar. ..[Original reads: ... More
Haig and others leaving a train, Western Front, possibly 1918
Field Marshal (Earl) Haig (1861-1928) leaving a train to walk over a board path to his waiting car. Sir Philip Sassoon (1888-1939), Secretary to the British Prime Minister Lloyd George (1863-1945), is left of H... More
King of the Belgians being received by Earl Haig
Unveiling of memorial, Messines, Belgium, after World War I. This is one of two photographs of Field Marshal (Earl) Haig (1861-1928) at the unveiling of the memorial of the London Scottish Regiment at Messines,... More
Visit of F.M. Sir Douglas to St. Andrews 19 May 1919
Haig at St Andrews University, 1919. This photograph, dated May 1919, shows Field Marshal (Earl) Haig (1861-1928) in military uniform walking alongside senior members of the University of St Andrews in a proces... More
Some Cavalry Officers in rest after the Arras fighting
This photograph shows two off-duty cavalry officers resting and fishing after the fighting at the French town of Arras. Note the cavalry emblem on the jacket sleeve of the officer with his hands in his pocket, ... More
Artillery officers at the entrance to their dugout, Flanders
Officers' dugout, Western Front. Three officers at the entrance to a dugout. The grenade collar badges confirm the caption's identification of these men as Artillery officers. The dugout is formed of earth appa... More
British officers studying maps in Peronne, Flanders
Four British officers study their maps amidst the ruins of Peronne. Although they appear to be unaware of the camera, the scene looks rather posed. ..Like numerous towns and villages on the Western Front, Peron... More
Scene in Nesle, showing the wanton damage done by the Germans before t...
A British army unit consisting of several horse-drawn wagons and some soldiers on foot have halted in the street in Nesle. The mounted officer at the front of the column is turning to look back. In the backgrou... More
King and Queen of Belgium and their children watching the presentation...
The King and Queen of Belgium at a ceremony, France, during World War I. This image shows Albert I, King of Belgium and Elizabeth, Queen of Belgium. According to the photograph's original caption they are watch... More
Three officers of the Gordons chatting at entrance of a dug-out
Dressed in their regimental kilts and army tunics, these three officers from the Gordon Highlanders are sharing a joke and cigarette at the entrance to their underworld dugout. The fresh earth on the dugouts ro... More
Mr Lloyd George, M. Albert Thomas and Lord Reading, Flanders
Mr. Lloyd George, Lord Reading and M. Albert Thomas visiting the Front, France. Five gentlemen with canes are standing on a muddy road facing the camera and looking at something behind it. Two of the men are we... More
General Gouard visits a school of instruction for officers
General Gouard, France, during World War I. According to the photograph's original caption, he is visiting an instruction school for officers. ..Visits to Allied forces' troops from high-ranking officers from t... More
Group of officers with the Prince of Wales in the centre
A rather young-looking Prince of Wales poses for the photographer, most likely John Warwick Brooke, along with a group of officers. He is sitting in the middle of the front row, with a cigarette in his right ha... More
Spanish Officers in a captured German Trench, Flanders
Spanish officers visiting the Western Front, France, during World War I. Four men stand amidst the chaos of a captured German trench. The ground is muddy, churned up and littered with the debris of war. The man... More
Open air cookery in a steel helmet near Miraumont-le-Grand
Three officers making themselves comfortable, near Miraumont-le-Grand, France, during World War I. Steel helmets had many more uses than the War Offfice might have intended. This photograph shows three Royal Ar... More
Her Majesty was very interested in the Nissen huts
Queen Mary standing outside a Nissen hut. There is a duckboard path running along the front of the hut, and two bunches of flowers decorate the doorway. Standing in the doorway is a woman dressed in white, hold... More
Cavalry officer negotiates a mined road
A cavalry officer casually smoking a pipe as his horse picks its way down the steep slope of a mine crater. A great degree of horsemanship must have been needed to control horses in the extreme noise and diffic... More
Queen interested in an aeroplane
Queen Mary inspecting a biplane, France, during World War I. Queen Mary (1867-1953) is standing in front of a biplane talking with two officers whilst looking at it. In the background stands more officers and e... More
Officer and man of the Signal Service testing wires, Flanders
Two uniformed men beneath a telegraph pole. The man on the right is using a portable telephone or wireless set. The task of installing, testing and repairing communication lines and cable during the war was nev... More
British officer conversing with a little French girl who is just going...
British officer talking to a young French girl. They are standing close to a tall gate leading to a number of buildings. The young girl is dressed in white and, According to the photograph's original caption, i... More
King of Belgium's chaffeur in trouble
Three cars are parked up in a row with three mechanics working over four tyres behind them. Four officers watch over the scene and they appear to be laughing and joking. In the background a field and tents are ... More
Colonel of the Black Watch, Flanders
A colonel from the Black Watch Regiment talking to another officer. Unfortunately the identities of the men are not known. It is an informal photograph, taken at a sports day organised for the Black Watch. Also... More
A.D.C. to the King finds a souvenir
Seven officers have stepped off duckboards which wend their way through a rough field. Four men are standing talking while three stand off in a group. One of the three officers is leaning forward on his stick w... More
Unloading meat from a meat ship, Flanders
Soldiers and officers, some in long overcoats, crowd around a quayside as a supply ship is unloaded. From 1915 onwards, the German U-boat offensive began in earnest. Supply ships were amongst those targeted by ... More
Cavalry officer leading his men through a ruined village
Cavalry travelling through a ruined village. It is very difficult to tell from this photograph that there used to be a village here. Not one building is left standing. It is a scene of total destruction and dev... More
Spanish Officers in one of the many villages wrecked by the Germans
Spanish officers surrounded by the debris of a bombed or shelled building. According to the original caption they are in a village that has been ruined by the Germans. It is impossible to tell from this photogr... More
H.M. on Wytschaete Ridge during World War I
King George V, on the right, in uniform and wearing a steel helmet. He is standing next to a man also in uniform. Both men have canes to steady themselves on this rough terrain. They are both surveying the surr... More
Officers of a Royal Fusilier Battalion, Flanders
This style of formal group photograph was intended to be used as propaganda amongst the soldiers. This one is believed to have been taken by the official war photographer, John Warwick Brooke. It was hoped that... More
Some famous Zulus being presented to the QMG
Three members of S.A.N.L.C. being presented to a military official. Two of the men salute one another. The small group is surrounded on both sides by other uniformed men. Behind the military official there is a... More
Sir Joseph Ward, General Sir Douglas Haig, Mr Massey
In this photograph General Sir Douglas Haig (1861-1928) stands second from the right. Also present are Sir Joseph Ward (1856-1930), member of the New Zealand National Government and ex-Prime Minister, and the R... More
HM and the Matron of a hospital
Queen Mary meeting the matron of a hospital. The Queen has just arrived by car. The two women are surrounded by a group of men in uniform. There is a woman in fine dress standing in the background, probably a l... More
Mr. Massey at La Boisselle during World War I
Mr Massey, the Prime Minister of New Zealand, talking to a high ranking military official. According to the existing caption he is visiting La Boiselle, France. La Boiselle is best known for the huge crater, st... More
Two officers studying a map in a captured village, Flanders
Two officers leaning against the wall of a ruined building, reading a map. The two officers are still wearing spurs, so have probably entered on horseback. They appear to belong to one of the Lancer Regiments a... More
Forest Lumber Works - officers of the Forest Control on the bank of th...
Five officers pose for this photograph, most likely taken by John Warwick Brooke. Four of them are standing on what appears to be some form of small loading bay or jetty. Although it is difficult to tell from t... More
Ridgewood, Flanders during World War I
Officers at mess by the side of a communication trench. Four officers sitting next to a makeshift table. The table is scattered with a number of items, including glasses, cups, plates, and three bottles of wine... More
Tommies have the situation explained to them after crossing the Somme
Officers showing a map to their men, the Somme, France, during World War I. This photograph appears to have been posed. Two officers are sitting down in the ruins of a burnt building. They are ostensibly pointi... More
H.M. studying a map on Wytschaete Ridge held by Gen. Plumer
King George V standing in front of General Plumer. Both men are in uniform and looking at a map. A small group of uniformed men standing next to the King are also looking at the map. Some of them peer over the ... More
King of Belgium chats with the officer of the Guard of Honour
In the background the faade of a grand house can be seen. Albert I is standing in front of the house surrounded by officers. He is talking to another group of officers. On the far left the first row of troops c... More
French ladies admiring the prizes at a Divisional Horse Show
French ladies admiring the cups at a horse-show. Three trophies and two cups are lined up across the bottom left corner of the image. They are on a table which has been covered and pinned with white cloths. The... More
H.M. visits the ruins of Peronne
King George V surveys the ruins of Peronne from a hill top. He is standing at the front of a group of uniformed men, holding a cane in his right hand. The damage to the town is extensive. Peronne along with cou... More
Field gun in a cow shed, Flanders
An artillery officer is apparently guiding soldiers who are taking a gun into, or possibly out of, a small brick-built farm building. The officer's collar badge of a flaming grenade is probably that of the Roya... More
Capt. Guy Gaunt, C.M.G., R.N. British Naval attache at Washington, U.S...
Three officers posing for a photograph, France. Three men are standing on steps which lead up to a large patio. They are standing in front of two very large and grand windows. The men are wearing heavy overcoat... More
Brigadier-General giving his orders to a Colonel, Flanders
Officers communicating orders to each other, France. The bottom storey of a grand house and the street it fronts onto is visible in this photograph. On the right are two soldiers, one with a gun, who are on gua... More
H.M. watching a display by the infantry
King George V, standing at the far right of the shot, watching a display by members of the infantry. The event is taking place in a large grassy field bordered by trees. A long line of soldiers make their way a... More
County regiment marching past during World War I
His Royal Highness, Arthur, Duke of Connaught (1850-1942) standing in the right foreground watching a march past of troops. Other senior officers stand behind him. The troops are marching with rifles with bayon... More
Officers, Newfoundland Regiment
This photograph is believed to have been taken by the war photographer John Warwick Brooke. A group of men have been positioned, some standing and some lying, in a semi-circle. There is an array of various cane... More
Brigadier and one of his staff officers make a tour of inspection
Ruined church and graveyard, during World War I. Three soldiers are visible at the foot of the photograph, although they are dwarfed by the size of the now destroyed church. The crosses in the yard at the side ... More
Brigadier general points out the place where he was wounded to a Belgi...
A brigadier general points to the location on the battlefield where he was wounded. In his right hand he is holding a pair of binoculars. He points for the benefit of the Belgian general, standing on his left. ... More
American & British officers in France discussing equipment
Two Americans and a British officer. One of the Americans is showing what appears to be a bowl with a detachable lid, possibly a US army issue mess tin. The American on the left has the collar badge of an infan... More
Bidding good-bye to Divisional Commander Primo de Rivera and Brigadier...
Departure of Spanish officers, France. Two cars are waiting on a muddy road with a little outhouse building in the background. Two cars are parked up. One of the men is already in the car and being wished well ... More
Judging the Officers' chargers, Flanders
Judging three horses at a horse show. The horses are standing in a group in the middle of the photograph all facing to the right. The men sitting on them are wearing pristine uniforms, flat hats and armbands wi... More
Officer leads the way amidst the bursting of German shells
This image, the work of the war photographer John Warwick Brooke, admirably illustrates many of the war experiences which are recounted in today's society. Most action photographs, disseminated at the time for ... More
Extraordinary predicament of a householder behind our lines in France ...
Bombed house, France, during World War I. This striking image shows a bombed house. The house appears to have collapsed totally except for the attic. The roof, with the slates almost complete, is resting at roa... More
Officer directing a stilt walking party
A dozen Chinese members of the Labour Corps are walking on wooden stilts to entertain the troops. They are being directed by a British officer who is pointing with his stick. The Chinese are wearing patterned a... More
H.M. having a mortar explained to him
King George V is being shown part of a mortar gun, or possibly the projectile that would be placed in the gun. He is surrounded by four uniformed men, one of whom is holding the mortar. Directly beside the grou... More
King watching the Battle of Pozieres from captured German trenches
HRH King George V of Britain (1865-1936) watching the Battle of Pozieres through a telescope. Other officers stand around watching through field glasses. This photograph is likely to have been taken between 23 ... More