In the few spare moments when not pounding the Boche our gunners settl...
Three gunners playing a game of cards. They are using a wooden crate as a table, and are sitting outside a dugout or hideout constructed from sandbags. All three are smoking pipes or cigarettes. There is a bott... More
Gunners setting time fuses, Flanders
Four uniformed men stand next to a wooden table. Rows of large shells have been placed on the table. According to the original caption these men are gunners and are setting fuses. The man on the right is adjust... 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
Dinner time on the Ancre, Flanders
Soldiers, apparently near the Front, getting fed from mobile army kitchens. In the background men are lining up for their ration, while in the foreground others are sitting or standing and eating soup or stew f... More
Convalescent British soldiers in France having a rest in a recreation ...
This photograph shows a lot of convalescent soldiers sitting at long tables which extend the length of the recreation hut. They are reading and writing letters. There have been attempts, presumably by the Red C... More
H.M. presenting decorations - Public domain photogrpaph
King George V pinning a decoration to the jacket of a uniformed man. They are standing outside a building on a gravel drive. The decorations have been placed on a small table to the left of the King. One man is... More
Old man has not seen a French newspaper in over 2 years
Three soldiers are sitting round a well-presented dining table in a small, rudimentary parlour. A white-e haired man pores over a newspaper, while his wife stirs a pot on the stove...Once troops had entered a v... 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
Copy of a photograph taken from a German Officer showing Kaiser, Hinde...
German commanders, Spa, Belgium, during World War I. This is a fascinating photograph showing the war from the German perspective. It shows Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941), Emperor of Germany between 1888 and 191... More
Butchers of the natives of Manipur at work
There are six soldiers grouped around a long low table. Two of the soldiers have their backs to the camera. They are holding large meat cleavers and are all striking the meat. There are three carcasses draped o... More
Some Tommies having dinner in a captured village, Flanders
Soldiers eating, Western Front, during World War I. Soldiers relaxing in the remains of a shelled building. One man is sitting and eating at a salvaged table, while others are scavenging through the wreckage. T... More
Cooks of the K.O.Y.L.I. preparing a meal for the men in the trenches
Two members of the K.O.Y.L.I. preparing a meal, near Wieltje, Belgium, during World War I. This image shows two men preparing food on a makeshift table. They are standing outside, in front of a ruined building ... More
Drawing rations at the front, Flanders
Rations station at the Front, France. A large group of men are gathered around a crude trestle table. Some of them have boxes in which to carry the rations. There are two men with sheaves of paper and a third w... More
Tea time, Flanders during World War I
Soldiers having tea, Messines, Belgium, 1917. Group of six uniformed soldiers sitting on the ground around a makeshift picnic table. They appear to be using proper cups, plates and knives. They all look very ha... More
Military Police enjoying a meal, Flanders
Three men from the military police pausing for something to eat and drink. They are sitting in the entrance to a shelter constructed from wooden crates. The crates double as shelves, and one is being used as a ... 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
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
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
White aproned R.A.M.C. men preparing sandwiches for wounded just behin...
There is a curiously detached feeling of domesticity in this photograph of two men of the Royal Army Medical Corps making sandwiches. They have set up a table with tin mugs, bread, and a large tin labelled 'mar... More
Constructing sides of a wooden hut, Flanders
Female carpenters, France, during World War I. This image shows a group of female carpenters working in a lumber yard, constructing wooden huts. There are two teams, each standing at a large table covered with ... More
Convalescent soldiers in France in the corner of a reading-room at a r...
This photograph is one of a series which show convalescent soldiers relaxing in a recreation hut. In this example, the men are posed sitting at one end of the hut reading newspapers. A billiard table can be see... More
Open air dispensary just behind the line, Flanders
Outside of a field tent wooden crates have been turned on their sides and covered with a cloth. On top of this makeshift table various bottles and potions have been laid out. There is a queue of soldiers snakin... More
Crowd of women carpenters who work for Government contractors in Franc...
Female carpenters working in a yard surrounded by large wooden buildings. In the foreground a number of the women are standing around a large table, holding hammers. According to the original caption they are c... More
Tea time, Flanders during World War I
White tents and supporting guy ropes. To the right of the nearest tent, a trestle table has been laid out. There is also a table outside the other tent. The table is laid out with a white tablecloth and cups an... More
What have you for lunch today?, Flanders
Camp kitchen. Pots, sinks and equipment are all balanced on trestle tables surrounding a white tent. In the middle of this stand two soldiers; one is washing the pots; the other talks to two officers. The men a... More
Though near the line the M.O.'s of a Dressing Station still have their...
Soldiers eating dinner at a makeshift table outside of their dugout. The photograph is taken from a higher point than the dinners and so the whole scene is at a slight angle. There is a dugout entrance in the b... More
Drinking the King's health back in their billets, Flanders
Soldiers at Christmas. The men are raising their glasses. ..The caption on the previous photograph in the sequence reveals that the glasses were filled with beer, not wine. There was not much cheer for the sold... More
Waiting their turn for tickets, Flanders
Soldiers queuing for refreshments. The sign just on the edge of the photograph reads, 'Tea and Sandwiches 30 cent. Pay Here.' Behind the sign is a rather grimy tepee tent with its flap open. A trestle table has... More
Lady Ambulance Drivers decorated for bravery during air-raids, Flander...
Lady ambulance driver being presented with the Military Medal, France. The picture is taken in a field which is lush with deep grass and bordered in with dark, shiny rhododendrons. In the middle of the picture,... More
Comfort in a dug-out, Flanders during World War I
An interior shot of a wood-lined room. According to the photograph's original caption it is the inside of a dugout. It has been carefully constructed with a beam running along the ceiling, and a supporting wood... More
Runner arrives with a message to a company in reserve and is seen awai...
A runner of the Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) stands and waits for a return message from three officers sitting at a table. Several tables and chairs have been arranged outside a line of reserve s... More
Some Cavalry officers in rest billets
Officers sit round a table in their rest billets. They all look happy and relaxed as they pose for the camera. On the table in front of them are bottles of alcohol. There are two maps pinned up on the wall behi... More
Washing day on the bank of the Scarpe, Flanders
A soldier in his shirtsleeves is standing on the bank of the Scarpe. According to the original caption this photograph was taken at Feuchy, a small French village not far from Arras. The soldier is standing on ... More
Captured German dugout, Flanders
Four soldiers in a captured German dugout. Inside there is a lantern, table and chairs, and a few pictures on the wall. One soldier holds a record, whilst another cleans or fixes a gramophone...A dugout was a s... More