German prisoners acting as stretcher bearers for British and German wo...
British and German wounded being administered to by German prisoners of war, during World War I. The German soldiers in this picture are easily distinguished by their distinctive round helmets. The scene they a... More
Wounded men of a third line Territorial Division being carefully moved...
Wounded soldiers are lying on stretchers, positioned across open-topped railway carriages. All of the men are bundled up in blankets to keep them warm. The last man is being loaded on, near the top of the small... More
Padre having a few cheery words with a wounded man whilst he is bought...
A wounded man being transported by light railway. He is lying on a stretcher, placed across an open-sided trolley or cart that runs along the tracks. Painted on the end of the trolley is the number '61.' He has... More
Dressing station, Flanders during World War I
A shed runs down the left of the photograph. The shed is made of sandbags and has a very large opening with no door. The roof is made of a sheet of wood and there are duckboards laid along the front of the shed... More
V.A.D. dressing station, Flanders
Looking into a wooden-clad room. There are tables and trestle seats down either side of the room and a stove in the middle. There is a soldier having his hand bandaged by a nurse on the right. There is another ... More
Bringing in the wounded, Flanders
Two soldiers carrying a wounded soldier on a stretcher, France. This is a rather disorientating picture as a lot of different backgrounds are portrayed. The soldiers are walking through what appears to be a fie... More
German prisoners helping British Tommies bring in the wounded near Mes...
German prisoners of war, Messines, Belgium, 1917. Five German prisoners of war and one guard are walking along a shady road. The prisoners look relaxed. Four of them are carrying a stretcher with a wounded Brit... More
Tending German wounded, Flanders
A wounded German prisoner is tended to by a member of the Red Cross. He is being given something to drink and is resting on a stretcher with blankets and a pillow. Next to him there is an empty stretcher and in... More
Funeral of an Anzac man - Egypt
Soldiers standing round a grave listening to a uniformed man, possibly an army chaplain, reading from a small book. All of the men have removed their hats as a sign of respect. It is a sad and sombre occasion, ... More
Party of our brave stretcher bearers who were laid low by a German she...
British stretcher bearers killed by a German shell in Peronne, France, during World War I. Bodies lie in a ruined French street with the remains of the stretcher they were carrying twisted between them. The lar... More
General Primo de Rivera inspecting some bread at one of the many great...
Spanish officers inspect the bread, France. Quite floury-looking soldiers are carrying loaves of bread out of the transit door of a wooden warehouse. As they exit a group of officers are checking the bread bein... More
German prisoners tending one of their wounded
A wounded German soldier lying in a makeshift stretcher is being tended by a German first aid worker with a red cross on his arm band. Another German soldier holds one end of the pole which was used to carry th... More
Scenes near an advanced dressing station, Flanders
This photograph was taken near an advanced dressing station. It is a busy scene of wounded men lying on stretchers on the ground and men sitting waiting to be tended to. A temporary shelter has been set up for ... More
Dressing wounds of an Anzac man
Two men having their wounds treated. They are lying on stretchers propped up with wooden legs. The man on the left is having his left foot dressed by two men; his right leg is already bandaged-up. Three men att... More
Advanced dressing station during World War I
The left of the photograph is dominated by a shelter. This shelter is made of sandbags and has a very wide door less entrance. On the ground outside are two rows of duckboards. There are pieces of equipment lea... More
Wounded Tommy being removed from trench, Flanders
Wounded man on a stretcher, near Arras, France, during World War I. Two soldiers carrying a wounded companion on a stretcher. They are trying to manoeuvre the stretcher out of the main trench into a deeper tren... More
Strecher bearer party, Flanders
Stretcher bearers, Western Front, during World War I. Stretcher bearers in a roadway. Most are bearing armbands with the letter 'SB' for 'stretcher bearer', one has a red cross instead. Many of the men look str... More
German army in WWI - Boche bringing in wounded during World War I
German prisoners carrying a wounded comrade, Western Front, during World War I. German prisoners carrying a wounded comrade on a stretcher. They appear to be climbing out of a trench or a shell hole. A village ... More
Sandwich for one of our wounded at the Dressing Station
Two wounded soldiers are lying on stretchers at a Dressing Station. One of them appears unconscious. The other, who has a bandaged leg, is being offered a plate of sandwiches. Several Red Cross workers and othe... More
German prisoners making themselves useful as stretcher bearers
German prisoners of war acting as stretcher bearers, World War I. There is a long line of men, with their backs to the camera, pushing handcarts along a wide dusty road. The houses in the picture are bombed-out... More