Captain S.W. Onslow and Lieutenant Ward, 12th Regiment, British Army
Public domain vintage photo from New Zealand archive, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan - camel soldier of the native forces of the Briti...
Photograph shows a soldier standing next to a camel. Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection (Library of Congress).
British Army Monoplane - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, aviator, 1910s-1920s, early 20th-century aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
British army war kite. Photo by Bain News Service collection
Photograph shows three photos, mounted together on card stock, of British soldiers with kite and parachute. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
Tired Tommy makes a resting place in the mud with German ammunition
A soldier is lying in a hollow in the middle of a trench system. The hollow is lined with ammunition. He is propped up asleep against them. Beside him is a pile of equipment and a bike...Tommy' is 'Tommy Atkins... More
Two British Tommies have an impromptu game of nap among the ruins of a...
British soldiers playing cards in a ruined town near Rheims, in France, during World War I. The devastation caused by the fighting on the front line, yet also conveys the attitude that the British government we... More
King George in conversation with General Henry Rawlinson of the Britis...
British Photographs of World War I Public domain photograph - British army, military forces, during World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Indian Cavalry in desert on the Tigris
Photograph shows Indian cavalry in the British Army in Iraq during World War I.
Men dressing prisoners, Flanders
A German prisoner of war. His wounds are being dressed by a member of the R.A.M.C. The other German prisoners in this shot are distinguishable by their distinctive helmets, known as the German 'Stahlhelm'. R.A.... More
Stacks of food, etc. during World War I
Boxes of food supplies being piled up. The number of boxes is so vast that the men working there are dwarfed by the sheer size of the stores. Boxes are being unloaded from two horse-drawn carts and a truck. In ... More
British despatch rider, Flanders
A British army dispatch rider sitting on his motorcycle, apparently looking at a map. The painting and logo on the frame below the cross bar suggest that this motorcycle is a Triumph. Triumph produced some 30,... More
Captured battery of German 4.2 guns
British soldiers firing captured German guns, near Bapaume, France, during World War I. This picture of a British officer firing a captured heavy gun was almost certainly posed for propaganda purposes, rather t... More
Prescription of medals to the 56th Brigade. British Army. In France
British Photographs of World War I Public domain photograph - British army, military forces, during World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Mr Briand et le Gal. Douglas Haig
Haig and Briand at Montreuil, France, June 1916. This photograph, which has a French press stamp, shows Field Marshal (Earl) Haig (1861-1928) and the French Prime Minister Aristide Briand (1862-1932) walking to... More
Friendly tug-of-war between a British and French battery
Friendly tug-of-war, Western Front, during World War I. French and British troops having a friendly tug-of-war. In the background there is the entrance to a dugout and a large pile of shells forms the foregroun... More
Sir Douglas Haig and Commander-in-Chief of the Portuguese Expeditionar...
British Photographs of World War I Public domain photograph - British army, military forces, during World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Our R.E. busy completing a railway bridge over a waterway in France
Engineers moving piles for a bridge, France, during World War I. This is one of a series of photographs showing different processes in the construction of a railway bridge by Royal Engineers. It shows a group o... More
General Sir Douglas Haig - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
Photograph shows Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig,(1861-1928), who served as a British senior officer during the World War I. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2014)
General Sir Alex Godley - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
Photograph shows General Sir Alexander John Godley (1867-1957) who served in the British Army during World War I. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2014)
Ocean liners: F. Bartram Towle - Glass negative photogrpah. Public dom...
Photograph shows Francis Bartram Towle (1896-1976) probably on board the White Star liner "Lapland", while returning from serving in the French Foreign Legion and the British Army Aviation Corps during World Wa... More
General Edw. Northey - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
Photograph shows Major-General Sir Edward Northey (1868-1953), a British Army officer who served in World War I. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2014)
France - in a front line trench
Photograph shows British troops in a trench in France during World War I. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2015)
Field kitchen & Tommies resting
Photograph shows field kitchens and British troops resting on the road between Neuville and Wancourt, France during the Battle of Arras, April 29, 1917. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2015 and similar image a... More
Foot ball match British Army v. French Army. H.E. (i.e., His Excellenc...
Picryl description: Public domain image of the British Empire armed forces, 19th-20th century war and military conflict, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
A Royal Army (British) Foden (6x6) Recovery Vehicle (Foden Heavy Recov...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A Royal Army (British) Foden (6x6) Recovery Vehicle (Foden Heavy Recovery Vehicle, Wheeled, GS, 6x6), 22nd Engineer Regiment, i... More
Milo Marceta, leader of the Freedom talks with British Army (United Ki...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Tito Drvar Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Christopher R. Salazar Re... More
A member of the British Army plays the bagpipes during the change of c...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Sean Worrell Release Status: R... More
A group of North Atlantic Treaty Organization-International
A group of North Atlantic Treaty Organization-International Security Assistance Force medals are displayed on a table before being presented by senior ISAF officials to service members during a joint presentati... More
Soldiers of the British Army (United Kingdom) march for a "pass and re...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Soldiers of the British Army (United Kingdom) march for a "pass and review" during the opening cermonies of exercise Central As... More
Armed with Enfield L85A1 automatic rifles, members of the 3rd Battalio...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SGT Mauricio Campino, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More
Armed with Enfield L85A1 automatic rifles, members of the 3rd Battalio...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SGT Mauricio Campino, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More
A paratrooper assigned to the 1st Battalion, 325th
A paratrooper assigned to the 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, charges through the door of a shoot house on Fort Bragg, N.C., July 22. The Red Fa... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Nathaniel E. Knipp, left, Landing
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Nathaniel E. Knipp, left, Landing Support Specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 8, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, speaks with Royal Artillery Battery Sgt. M... More
British Army Brig. Gen. Leigh R. Tingey overlooks the
British Army Brig. Gen. Leigh R. Tingey overlooks the mountainous terrain of Southeastern Afghanistan while flying aboard a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter following a fly-to advise mission with Afghan partners, Feb... More
A Peshmerga officer gives a command during proficiency
A Peshmerga officer gives a command during proficiency training near Erbil, Iraq, October 5, 2017. This training is part of the overall Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve building partner ca... More
A British soldier of the Princess of Wales Royal Regiment
A British soldier of the Princess of Wales Royal Regiment tracks troop movements on a computer at a tactical operations center during Exercise Allied Spirit V at 7th Army Training Command's Hohenfels Training A... More
Soldiers from the United Kingdom conduct higher command
Soldiers from the United Kingdom conduct higher command planning and operations during Combined Resolve XI, Dec. 8, 2018, in Hohenfels, Germany. Combined Resolve XI is a biannual exercise that serves as the com... More
A British soldier, with the Rifles Regiment, shows
A British soldier, with the Rifles Regiment, shows Peshmerga soldiers, assigned to Support Force Command 1, where a simulated improvised explosive device was hidden inside a vehicle during counter-IED training ... More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael Kingsley, left, director
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael Kingsley, left, director of the NATO-Afghanistan Transformation Task Force, presents a German army service member with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization – International Sec... More
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Clark Lemasters Jr, the deputy
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Clark Lemasters Jr, the deputy commander support operations, NATO Training Mission Afghanistan, passes the Regional Support Command Southwest colors to U.S. Marine Corps Col. Scott Arnold, ... More
An Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) soldier shoots an AK-47
An Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) soldier shoots an AK-47 assault rifle during a drill at Al Taqaddum, Iraq, July 8, 2019. The drill helps the ISF increase proficiency shooting behind cover and in nonstandard posi... More
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Michael Langley, center, commanding
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Michael Langley, center, commanding officer for the 215th Corps Advisor Team, Regional Command (Southwest), presents a rose during a Minden Day ceremony at Camp Tombstone, Helmand provinc... More
Joint Communications Support Element members, Staff
Joint Communications Support Element members, Staff Sgt. Jordan Duke and Chief Jaime Corretjer, examine the target of British Army Signaller David Jenkins, 258th Signal Squadron communications operator, at the ... More
British Royal marine commandos take part in Operation
British Royal marine commandos take part in Operation Sond Chara, the clearance of Nad-e Ali District of Helmand province in southern Afghanistan by Afghan national security force and troops deployed with the I... More
U.S. Army 1st. Lt. Jose Marrero, with Bravo Company,
U.S. Army 1st. Lt. Jose Marrero, with Bravo Company, Allied Forces North Battalion, checks the handling of the Glock 17 pistol as members of the U.K. forces and U.S. Soldiers train with their counterparts' weap... More
U.S. Army Soldier, assigned to United States Army Pacific,
U.S. Army Soldier, assigned to United States Army Pacific, engages in conversation with 1st. Lt. Pete Falcone of 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division d... More
A British Soldier helps one of his peers to wear a
A British Soldier helps one of his peers to wear a high impact reduction suit, both are assigned to the King's Royal Hussars, during the first joint U.S.-British Combatives class taught by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Cl... More
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig during World War I
Item is a photograph from an album of World War One-related photographs in the William Okell Holden Dodds fonds. Brigadier General Dodds joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force in 1914 and was commanding office... More
Arthur Henri Poole - Leitrim Boy
Irish Guards' Band Drummer Boy, pictured at Waterford Barracks with the regiment's mascot, an Irish Wolfhound...Believe it or not, we now have a name for this dog. He was Leitrim Boy, out of Galtee Boy and Carl... More
John Quartley's Battle of Towton
Engraving of Edward IV extolls his troops to fight their Lancastrian foes at the Battle of Towton (29 March 1461). This was first published in: Grant, James (1880) [1878] "Chapter XVI" in British Battles o... More
Defeat of the British army [...] Défaite de l'armée Anglaise [...] / /...
Print shows a scene during the battle of New Orleans between the British under General Edward Pakenham and the Americans under Major General Andrew Jackson, with Mississippi River in the foreground. "Drawn on t... More
12th Foot uniform
Uniform of the 12th Foot.
Takow harbour, Taiwan, 1870s
中文(臺灣):1868年的打狗港,建造中的英國領事館 English: British Consul's residence under construction, overlooking Takow (Kaohsiung) harbour, Taiwan, 1868
Miss Lila & Mrs. Bramhall Gilbert (Mrs. C.P. Dugmore)
Photograph shows Lilla Brokaw Gilbert Dugmore (b. 1873) who first married Henry Bramhall Gilbert and then married British Army Officer Capt. Cyril Patrick William Francis Radclyffe Dugmore. (Source: Flickr Comm... More
Tommy enjoys possession of newly captured Hun trench
British soldiers at the old German Front Line, during World War I. In front of a mound and standing in a network of trenches are groups of soldiers, mostly smiling and laughing. They are all wearing large ponch... More
French doctor attending to a wounded British Tommy
A French doctor treating the wounds of a British soldier, while a kneeling French nurse, two other 'Tommies, a French soldier and an American soldier look on. With such an international gathering of soldiers an... More
Stunter, the clever mascot of the Tank Corps who, owing to his experie...
Tank Corp's mascot, 'Stunter', and his officer, France, during World War I. The officer and his bike look clean and well-kept and they appear to be in front of a grand house surrounded by gardens. The subjects ... More
Middlesex returning from the trenches in the pouring rain, Flanders
Soldiers and trucks on a muddy road, during World War I. This image shows a very wet and muddy road, bordered by high banks of earth. On the left-hand side of the road there is a convoy of trucks stretching int... More
H.M. the King of Montenegro and the Commander-in-Chief
King Nikola I Petrovic of Montenegro ( 1860-1918) has been photographed by John Warwick Brooke with Sir Douglas Haig, the Commander-in-Chief of the British forces. They are standing on the steps of a brick-buil... More
Sir Douglas Haig saying goodbye to the President of Portugal - the lat...
Visit of the President of Portugese Republic to the Portuguese Expeditionary Force in France...[Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE. VISIT OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE ... More
Sir Joseph Ward, General Sir Douglas Haig, Mr. Massey
From left to right, an unidentified uniformed man; Sir Joseph Ward, the Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand; General Sir Douglas Haig, British Commander-in-Chief and William Massey, the Prime Minister of New Z... More
King George V and Allied commanders, France, during World War I
This photograph is a group shot of a number of Allied officers with King George V of Britain (1865-1936) who is standing third from right in the front row. George V, who reigned from 1910 to1936, visited the Fr... More
Depart du Mal. Douglas Haig [Departure of Field Marshal Haig]
Haig leaving Bergues, France, 1917. This photograph, which has a French press stamp, shows Field Marshal (Earl) Haig (1861-1928) talking to a group of French officers before getting into his waiting car. French... More
General Birdwood, George Grantham Bain Collection
Photograph shows Field Marshal William Riddell Birdwood (1865-1951) who was a British Army officer during the Second Boer War and World War I. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2014) Title from data provided by ... More
Thomas, Haig, Joffre, Lloyd George
Photograph shows Lloyd George, British Minister of Munitions; Gen. Douglas Haig, Commander-in-Chief of the British Army; Gen. Joseph Jacques Césaire Joffre, Commander-in-Chief of the French Army; and French Und... More
King George, Poincare & wives - Public domain portrait print
Photograph shows King George V and Queen Mary, President of France Raymond Poincaré and Madame Henriette, Edward, Prince of Wales; Sir Douglas Haig and Sir Francis Bertie, on the steps of the British Officers' ... More
Foot ball match British Army v. French Army. Spectators in the grand s...
Public domain photograph of a crowd, event, meeting, demonstration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
8th Army in Tripoli. Faces of Tripoli's residents as they watch the ar...
Public domain photograph of life in the United States in the 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Funeral services for Private J. T. Mackall. Services presided over by ...
Picryl description: Public domain image related to death, funeral, burial, monument, cemetery, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
CPL. S.A. Woodcock, left, and STAFF SGT. P.D. Andrews of the British a...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: Lance CPL. J.O. Alvarado Release Status: Released to Public C... More
A Royal Army (British) King 35 tonne Tank Transporter Stepframe Semi-t...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Kupres Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Brian Gavin Release Status: R... More
Several Royal Army (British) vehicles convoy through Kupres, Bosnia-He...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Kupres Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Brian Gavin Release Status: R... More
A British Army Reservist has his MILES gear checked prior to initiatin...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Efrain Gonzalez Release Status: Released to ... More
British Royal Army soldiers use a forklift to load Humanitarian Assist...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Umm Qasr Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Aw) Ronald V. Woxland, USN Release Status: Relea... More
A British Army (UK) Medical Doctor performs a physical examination on ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Umm Qasr Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Matthew R. Jones, USMC Release Status: Released... More
Sapper Dave Davenport, a soldier with the British Army’s
Sapper Dave Davenport, a soldier with the British Army’s Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers Reserve Regiment, checks a level while laying block during Resolute Castle 17, at Cincu, Romania, June 16, 2017. A p... More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Edward Cloyd, the deputy commander
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Edward Cloyd, the deputy commander of the 218th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, South Carolina Army National Guard, gives opening remarks during the Final Planning Conference for Resolute Castl... More
Lt. Gen. Sir Nicholas Carter, commander Land Forces
Lt. Gen. Sir Nicholas Carter, commander Land Forces British Army is briefed by members of the U.S. Army Staff during a distinguished foreign visit to the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Feb. 27, 2014. (U.S. Army ... More
U.K. Sgt. Rob Veasey, a troop sergeant with 1st The
U.K. Sgt. Rob Veasey, a troop sergeant with 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards, emplaces M18A1 Claymore mine during a multinational claymore training exercise with Battle Group Poland at Bemowo Piskie Training Area... More
British Royal Marine Commandos with Alpha Company,
British Royal Marine Commandos with Alpha Company, 40 Commando Battle Group approach a building during Integrated Training Exercise 1-20 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif. Oct. 2... More
British Army Col. Hugh Baker, Director CJ5 Plans &
British Army Col. Hugh Baker, Director CJ5 Plans & Policy, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, lays a wreath during a Remembrance Day ceremony at the New European Cemetery, Nov. 8, 2020, at Djibouti Cit... More
A cricket wicket in the ground after a game between
A cricket wicket in the ground after a game between British army soldiers and Afghans at Lashkar Gah Training Center, Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 14, 2012. The British soldiers lost to the Afghans 155-50.
Master Sgt. Scott Piper, 352nd Special Operations Support
Master Sgt. Scott Piper, 352nd Special Operations Support Squadron Medical Element flight chief from Las Vegas, and Staff Sgt. Tyler Hamilton, 352nd SOSS independent duty medical technician from Choctaw, Okla.,... More
Brandon Howard, with the U.S. Army Forces Command's
Brandon Howard, with the U.S. Army Forces Command's Petroleum Training Module, Fort Pickett, Va., discusses pump operations to U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 728th Quartermaster Company, Fremont, Neb. duri... More
U.K. forces' Glock 17 pistols lay on a table as members
U.K. forces' Glock 17 pistols lay on a table as members of the U.K. forces and U.S. Soldiers train with their counterparts' weapons during a multinational training event on Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, March 16,... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Benjamin Jones, 140th
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Benjamin Jones, 140th Civil Engineering Squadron, Colorado Air National Guard, and British Army Mac McLaren, 39 Engineer Regiment, removes soil from an area that will later become a... More
The band of the British Army's 1st Battalion, Scots
The band of the British Army's 1st Battalion, Scots Guards, performs in the Pentagon courtyard May 1, 2014. The Scots Guards is the oldest unit in the British Army and can trace its lineage back to 1642. (DOD p... More
ALEXANDER(1857) British lines under fire
Picryl description: Public domain image of armed forces, cavalry, infantry, 18th-19th century war, military conflict, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Lieutenant J R Merriott Chard - Public domain portrait drawing
Drawing of Lieutenant John Rouse Merriott Chard (1847-1897) who commanded troops stationed at Rorke's Drift during the Anglo-Zulu wars in January 1879, where he won a VC.
47th at the storming of San Sebastian
Painting by William Heath depicting the assault of the 47th regime at the storming of Saint Sebastian
British and American Troops meet on the Anzio Road
British and American troops meet on the Anzio Road in Italy during World War 2, the men are exchanging hands and having polite conversation.
Macdonough's victory on Lake Champlain and defeat of the British Army ...
Print shows the naval battle that ensued on Sept. 11, 1814, between American forces commanded by Thomas Macdonough and British forces commanded by Captain George Downie. The Americans emerged victorious and the... More
British Tommy bringing up shells to the guns, Flanders
Young soldier transporting shells, Messines, Belgium, 1917. A young soldier wearing a German helmet is pushing a wheelbarrow full of shells down a dusty road. Behind him are another two soldiers, one holding a ... More
Troops moving up at eventide - men of a Yorkshire regiment on the marc...
Five soldiers silhouetted against the sky. Rays of sun burst through dark clouds to create a dramatic and atmospheric shot. They are all wearing steel helmets, and three of them are clearly carrying rifles and ... 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
French girl who controls traffic at Arques for the British Army
British Photographs of World War I Public domain photograph - British army, military forces, during World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Dfil des troupes devant le Mal. Douglas Haig [Procession of troops in ...
Haig inspecting troops, Bergues, France, 1917. This shows Field Marshal (Earl) Haig (1861-1928) saluting as French troops march past on parade. Two French generals stand behind him. This is one of several photo... More