Chinese during World War I
Photographs of Chinese visitors and the Chinese Labour Corps...digital.nls.uk/75209726 ( http://digital.nls.uk/75209726 )
Australians off up to the trenches to take up their position
Soldiers standing on a muddy track...[Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN ON THE FRONT IN FRANCE. - AUSTRALIANS OFF UP TO THE TRENCHES TO TAKE UP THEIR POSITION.']..digital.nls.uk/74546828 ( http://dig... More
Desolation at Chaulnes, Flanders
This shows the devastation in Chaulnes. Although difficult to make out, a small group of soldiers relax at the side of the road beside a line of horse-drawn carts. The buildings behind them are mere shells and ... More
W.A.A.C. cooks in France watching a British soldier doing a juggling t...
W.A.A.C. members watching a juggler, France, during World War I. The people in this image are standing in a tight, cosy circle, although the women are standing to the right and the gents to the left. They are f... More
Brief spell duing the bombardment for Zonnebeke, Flanders
Gun crew taking a break during the advance to Zonnebeke, Belgium, 1917. A large gun is sitting at a crazy angle in the midst of heaps of sticky mud and jumbled debris. The gun is pointing off to the right and i... More
View of Moislaine which we have just taken with the ridge beyond
Badly damaged buildings at Moislaine, France. It is difficult to tell what these buildings were once used for. The large building on the right, possibly a factory, has a car parked in front of it. Nearby there ... More
Scene at a school of instruction for officers, Flanders
Officers being trained in bayonet practice. Most Corps developed training schools in France, to which officers could be sent to learn how to train their own troops. This became increasingly necessary as the war... More
Blown up bridge at Nesle which town the British captured
The remains of a wooden bridge that once traversed this canal can be seen stacked up in the background. As a temporary replacement, a makeshift bridge of wood and corrugated iron has been constructed. A group o... More
Dominion journalists visit messenger dog depot in France
The value of war photography is not restricted to capturing the conditions and consequences of battles; it also records the more curious or obscure details of life during wartime. This is one such detail, a fie... More
Meteren as it appeared after capture by the British, Flanders
The destruction at Meteren, France, during World War I. A long, open-fronted shed runs along the left side of the picture. It has a corrugated iron roof and supporting struts spaced to the width of the tank hav... More
Alarm Posten bei Ozrenj. 27.8.17.
The Isonzo is a river in the Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Slovenia) that was the site of several major battles during World War I. The Isonzo Front was the name given to the area where the fighting took place. ... More
Thousands of German prisoners in a cage
This photograph shows German prisoners in the background in wire-fenced compounds. It is not clear if the two lines of Germans alongside the road in the foreground are also fenced in, or if they are waiting the... More
Street outside the Cathedral, Arras, Flanders
At the front of a narrow, curving street of tall houses a load of rubble has obscured the entrance. The end house has collapsed in and the rest have no roofs. A very square passage has been cleared into the rub... More
Wiring a ditch during World War I
A soldier wearing his uniform, a tin helmet and a few bits of equipment is standing in the middle of a criss-cross of barbed wire. He is holding a huge spiral of it up in front of him and is winding it off the ... More
Members of the Workmen and Soldiers' Committee entering the Reichstag
Men, some in military uniform, entering a door in a large building identified in the original caption as the Reichstag or German parliament building. A military car and what appears to be a gun limber, are park... More
Tommies playing with their little pet, Flanders
Two uniformed men with a small dog. The two men are sitting outside on a pile of sandbags. The man on the left holds the front paws of the dog as it stands on its hind legs. There is another man sitting on the ... More
On board a hospital barge, Flanders
Four nurses and a uniformed man on board a hospital barge. It is a relaxed and informal scene with three of them looking into the camera and smiling. To the left of the group there is an empty deckchair with a ... More
Taking up ammunition along the very muddy roads, Flanders
Members of the cavalry transporting ammunition. This image shows members of the cavalry, with their horses, wading through an extremely muddy and slippery field. The horses are laden down with ammunition, and t... More
Big gun raising the dust as it is fired, Flanders
A heavy gun has just been fired. One of the crew has his hands over his ears because of the noise. The psychological effect of the constant noise of shelling caused severe stress often resulting in shellshock. ... More
Showing one of the ovens with trays of newly baked bread
Men, some local civilians, some probably members of the Army Service Corps, stand beside the big wooden stretchers full of loaves they have just taken from the ovens in the background. The logistics of feeding ... More
Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig with H.R.H. The Prince of Wales
All the major members of the royal family visited the Western Front during the conflict, and this photograph captures The Prince of Wales on one of his visits. Field Marshall Haig is the bareheaded gentleman on... More
Scene outside the Mayor's house at Nesle which the British captured
This image shows a busy street scene in the French town of Nesle. It has been taken outside the Mayor's house, situated on the corner of 'PLACE D'ARMES' and 'RUE DE LA MONNAIT'. A number of soldiers and officer... More
General view of the dance during World War I
South Africans, from the S.A.N.L.C., performing a traditional dance. Most of the dancers are wearing lengths of material wrapped round their waist - cleverly combined with what is very probably parts of their u... More
Highlanders at work making fascines for road building, Flanders
Two Highlanders have a chain wrapped around the brushwood bundle or fascine and each is pressing down on a lever handle to tighten the chain so that the bundle can be tied. This photograph is by John Warwick Br... More
Officers in a concealed communication trench, Flanders
Four officers are crouched next to a structure made of wood and chicken wire. According to the original caption, it forms part of a concealed communications trench - long branches are being used to camouflage i... More
Sprengarbeiten auf der Bocchespitze.
Public domain photograph of Austro-Hungarian troops during World War One, army, military, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Resting in a shell hole in newly captured ground near Wytschaete
Soldiers huddle around their rifles, which are propped up in a stook-like formation. There are billycans dotted around the scene, and most of the men appear to be eating. Behind them, a trench runs through a de... More
Field kitchen on the roadside, Flanders
Cooking on the Front, Western Front, during World War I. A row of field kitchens mounted on wagons are drawn up alongside a road, sheltered by a high bank. In the foreground a soldier is sorting boxes of suppli... More
Good friends, Flanders during World War I
A soldier, identified in the caption as a driver from the Royal Regiment of Artillery, is lying in the grass reading. His horse is lying resting on the grass beside him. This peaceful scene is testament to the ... More
Tommy on the ice, Flanders during World War I
Soldiers walking through the snow, France. This image shows a group of soldiers walking in single file through snow. It is a happy and relaxed scene, with many of the soldiers laughing and sliding through the s... More
German army in WWI - Prisoners during World War I
A wide dry-dirt road cuts diagonally across the picture. It is bound on either side by flat fields and a small farmstead is visible in the background. It is a very pretty rural scene with hay ricks in the field... More
Horse laden with trench boots on the Somme Front, Flanders
Horse and soldier transporting boots. A soldier is leading a small horse along a boggy path. The path is inches deep in wet mud discernable by the deep imprint round the soldiers boot and the fact that the hors... More
Engineers wiring a road, Flanders
Engineers constructing a barbed wire entanglement. It is positioned across the entire width of a road running through open countryside. Although the frame for this particular entanglement is made from wood, man... More
Wood is used for making up the roads on the Somme
Soldiers in kilts, possibly from a Highland Regiment, working in a wooded area. They appear to be wearing a protective covering or 'apron' over their kilts. The two men in the foreground are carrying a long and... More
Looking down the Rue Sadi-Carnet at Bethune
Two British soldiers walking through the shell-damaged streets of Bethune, France, during World War I. With shell-damaged buildings all around them, these two British soldiers make their way through the Picardi... More
In a new trench, Flanders during World War I
Taken from above, this image shows a group of soldiers walking along a narrow trench in single file. All of the men are wearing steel helmets and carrying rifles with bayonets. The walls of the trench are high,... More
How Fritz barricaded himself at Serre, with iron girders, Flanders
A bleak and depressing landscape, Serre, France, during World War I. The ground is muddy and water-logged. There are a few planks of wood in the foreground, possibly the remains of a walkway. To the left of thi... More
Ebert, the Chairman, opening the sitting
Imperial conference of the German Federal States in the Congress Hall of the Imperial Chancellor's Palace. Friedrich Ebert, Berlin, possibly 1918. This photograph shows Friedrich Ebert (1871-1925) addressing co... More
She is very stupid but I am very fond of her
Soldier and his mule, Western Front, during World War I. A soldier, standing in the mud, with his mule resting her head over his shoulder. He is dressed in a rather bizarre goat- or sheep-skin jacket, possibly ... More
Highlanders working on the roads, Flanders
Highlanders working on a road in France. They are all in kilts and most of them are wearing balmorals. Some of the men appear to be wearing a cover or 'apron' to protect their kilt. The road they are working on... More
Working parties following up the advance, Flanders
Work party on the move, France. A line of foot soldiers carrying equipment are passing a row of horses, some un-laden, travelling in the same direction. Empty baskets lie at the front of the picture and the lan... More
Cricket during World War I
Cricket team of Women's Army Auxiliary Corps members, France, during World War I. The woman in this photograph looks a little apprehensive about hitting the ball, which presumably is travelling towards her. Sh... More
Having a good look at it before going over
This photograph shows a New Zealand officer attempting a jump at an army horse show. The jump is a wide bank made of sandbags which the horse appears to be clambering over rather than jumping. Other officers ar... More
Montbrehain, Flanders during World War I
Annotated panorama of British Third Army troop positions at Montbrehain, France, during World War I. The annotations on the front of this photograph, the fourth of eight sections, read: 'MONTBREHAIN./ Estrees N... More
Irish troops march past the Duke of Connaught and General Sir Herbert ...
Irish troops march along a dusty tree-lined road. Some of the troops are playing the bagpipes. Onlookers watch from the side of the road. In the distance are a number of vehicles and a man on a grey horse. The ... More
Derelict train with soldiers standing in it, France, during World War ...
Derelict train with soldiers standing in it, France, during World War I. The camera is face-on to the end of a blown out train carriage which is still sitting on its lines. The ground around the train is litte... More
Lady lorry drivers, Flanders during World War I
Two female lorry drivers, France, during World War I. One woman wearing the uniform of the VADs drives the lorry, and has one hand on the wheel as she leans out of the side window and looks at the camera. The s... More
Brought down German aeroplane, Flanders
A badly damaged German biplane. Although it has been 'brought down', it appears that the pilot has managed to land the plane safely despite the damage. There is no sign of a pilot, however, in this photograph..... More
Members of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry outside one of their huts
Gathered in front of their Nissen-type hut, this photograph shows six women from the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY) with their regimental mascot, posing for the camera...Since the nature of FANY members duti... More
Before stacking ammunition the ground which has been terribly cut up b...
Pairs of mules can be seen dragging a heavy weight, which has been harnessed to them, across the earth. A man walks behind, pushing the weight down to add extra pressure. A temporary wooden walkway has been pla... More
They beat the Red Cross Barge Sisters in the contest
Soldiers fishing in a canal, France, during World War I. This image shows a group of soldiers relaxing and fishing with rods in a canal. They are sitting and standing on a low boat. There are two larger barges ... More
This man on the left has just been extricated from the mud into which ...
Two men uniformed and equipped are standing in the middle of the picture between two withered bushes. They are covered in mud although the older of the two is saturated. The mud on him is gleaming black up to h... More
Scene in one of the German trenches in front of Guillemont, showing th...
The image is taken end-on, looking down a shallow trench in a mud field. A short hill runs right across the back of the photograph while the rest of the flat battlefield is visible just in front of this. The st... More
Pure water being pumped into a water cart, to be taken to the troops
A view along a village street. Four soldiers are pumping water through a hose from a canvas cistern into a horse-drawn water tank. Only one horse is visible but its position to the right of the cart, and the de... More
Cheery pilot and observer with their mascot pup ready for a flight ove...
Pilot and observer inside the cockpit of a two-man biplane, in France, during World War I. Holding up the regimental mascot of a pet dog and with big smiles on their faces, a pilot and an observer are pictured ... More
House shelled falls over the trench, Flanders
This photograph shows a group of soldiers with shovels clearing rubble from a trench. A shelled house has collapsed across part of the trench. A high brick wall stands behind the soldiers...Despite the shell da... More
Solid tyres being sent to be remade
Tyres being loaded on to a ship, France, during World War I. This image shows a bunch of tyres, suspended from a loop of rope being hoisted over the side of a ship by a crane. There are a few soldiers on the sh... More
King with French President and Sir W Haig, Flanders
King George V with the French President, Raymond Poincare, Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, and two French generals, during World War I. This official photograph shows from right to left, King George V of Britai... More
Shall the Hun pay? during World War I
Taken from above, there are two women and a man standing in a grassy depression. The ladies are dressed in fine, dark dresses. Their skirts are long and they are wearing hats and carrying bags. The man they are... More
Well clad British soldier, Flanders
British soldier wrapped up against the cold, Western Front, during World War I. The British soldier in this photograph is sitting in the snow in a wood. He does not have his rifle or other equipment and it appe... More
Going up to their dug out, Flanders
In the foreground two soldiers are clambering up the muddy slope to get to their dugout, which can just be seen in the background. The man at the top of the slope is smoking a pipe and pulling his comrade up wi... More
Cup of coffee for the wounded, Flanders
First Aid Post, Western Front, during World War I. This photograph, by an unidentified photographer, shows a member of the Army Medical Corps handing a cup of coffee to a wounded soldier. The walking wounded, l... More
Blown up bridges at 'Chipilly' which village was captured after hard f...
A collapsed bridge near Chipilly, France. A well constructed bridge, it must have received a severe blow to cause such extensive damage. Still propped up on one side, it now leans into the waters beneath. A sol... More
General view of Bailleul, Flanders
The town of Bailleul, France, after being bombed and shelled. The photograph has been taken from a good vantage point, showing the full extent of the destruction and devastation. The scene is mainly filled with... More
Queen chats with a patient during World War I
Queen Mary visiting a hospital on the Western Front. She is standing outside on a wooden balcony talking to a wounded soldier. He is lying on a bed with a sunshade propped up beside his head, to protect his fac... More
How the Germans generate electricity for wireless in the trenches
A soldier sitting on a stationary bicycle. The wheels of the bicycle have been removed and it has been adapted to sit on a free-standing frame. According to the original caption, this contraption has been devel... More
Pack mules on their way to the trenches, Flanders
Mule transport, Western Front, during World War I. This photograph shows a long line of transport mules. The mules have wooden panniers loaded with ammunition. In the foreground there are piles of rifles and ba... More
Tank in action, Flanders during World War I
A tank, with guns apparently firing, crossing a trench or shell-hole. The tank appears to be a Mark I type, nicknamed, 'Mother'. These were the first tanks used in action and were developed from a prototype dem... More
Flooded station at Valenciennes
Station destroyed by the Germans, Valenciennes, France, 1918. The station at Valenciennes after it had been destroyed by the retreating German army. The tracks are flooded and covered with rubble and the main s... More
Lt. Gen. Pershing the Chief of American Expeditionary Force, landing o...
General Pershing, Commander-in-Chief of the American Expeditionary Force, leads the way in this photograph. He has just disembarked from a boat and is being escorted by members of the French forces. This photog... More
Scene just behind the line, Flanders
Soldiers playing cards, during World War I. Three soldiers play cards sitting on the ground. A fourth stirs a pot, which sits in the entrance to their dugout. The rest of the 'camp' is visible behind them...Sol... More
Artillery passing through the Canal du Nord by a destroyed bridge
Horse-drawn artillery wagon passing through the Canal du Nord, France, during World War I. This image shows a gun carriage pulled by a team of horses moving through the Canal du Nord, with a destroyed bridge in... More
Group of Canadian Officers during World War I
Three rows of soldiers are standing while a row of soldiers sits in front, in the middle of a very snowy field. They are wearing mixed uniforms. In the background a line of troops is filing past away from the c... More
Waiting their turn in advance - tank moving in distance, Flanders
Infantry waiting in a trench for their turn to advance, while others to the right are already advancing. There is a tank in the background in front of the infantry, so the image must have been taken after 15 Se... More
Gun going back to hospital for repairs, Flanders
Damaged gun being taken for repairs, Western Front. A field gun being pulled along a road by six pairs of horses. Two of the gun team walk behind and the officer rides in front. They are passing lines of parked... More
Troops cheering the King - Public domain photogrpaph
King George V reviewing troops, Western Front, during World War I. This is one of a number of photographs of royal visits to the Western Front. On this occasion, King George V of Britain (1865-1936) and some of... More
Besuch Kaiser Karl in Trient. (bei Kaiserjäger.)
Picryl description: Public domain photograph related to the Austro-Hungarian Empire army, Austrian troops in the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
French and British on the roadside
This photograph, believed to have been taken by John Warwick Brooke, shows a road junction in a village or town. French and British troops, including members of the Medical Corps, are sitting and standing at th... More
Lowering the coffin during World War I
Funeral of a Red Cross nurse, Western Front, during World War I. Soldiers lowering the coffin of a Red Cross nurse into a grave. Other nurses stand around holding wreaths and a bugler is waiting at the head of ... More
![Mal. Douglas Haig salue le drapeau des fusiliers marins [Field Marshal Haig salutes the flag of the French Navy Riflemen]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn2/L3RodW1ibmFpbC8xOTE0LzEyLzMxL21hbC1kb3VnbGFzLWhhaWctc2FsdWUtbGUtZHJhcGVhdS1kZXMtZnVzaWxpZXJzLW1hcmlucy1maWVsZC1tYXJzaGFsLWhhaWctc2FsdXRlcy0yMDAuanBn/40/40/webp "Mal. Douglas Haig salue le drapeau des fusiliers marins [Field Marshal Haig salutes the flag of the French Navy Riflemen]")
Mal. Douglas Haig salue le drapeau des fusiliers marins [Field Marsha...
Haig saluting French Navy Fusiliers, Bergues, France,1917. This photograph, which has a French press stamp, shows Field Marshal (Earl) Haig (1861-1928) and two French officers saluting the flag as they inspect ... More
Counting the prisoners as they come in from Beaumont Hamel
A line of German prisoners walk up a slope into a barbed wire enclosure. British soldiers from several regiments watch. One is counting and listing numbers on a paper held against his knee. A soldier with a rif... More
Ruined church at Courcelette during World War I
Destroyed church at Courcelette, France, 1916. The scene is one of destruction and obliteration. In the middle of a picture, which is dominated by mounds of building rubble, remain two damaged walls. The centra... More
Indian Cavalry on the move during World War I
Members of the Indian Cavalry make their way up a hillside, passed two soldiers travelling on foot. The cavalrymen are distinguishable by the turbans they are wearing, in place of helmets, and the spears they a... More
Weighing the meat before it is entrained, Flanders
A crowd of uniformed men standing on a quayside watches as sacks of newly arrived supplies are hoisted on to a trolley. They are about to be loaded on a train, destined for the Front. Train carriages are visibl... More
W.A.A.C's bathing on the coast somewhere in France
Women's Auxiliary Army Corps members, France, during World War I. This photograph, thought to be by Tom Aitken, shows four Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC) members enjoying a swim on a beach in France. The W... More
Getting water from a stream for cooking, Flanders
Two soldiers in their shirtsleeves. They are both filling containers with water. The man on the right is filtering it through a piece of cloth. Since there was not a regular supply of fresh water at the Front, ... More
Wounded under an awning near Messines, Flanders
Wounded soldiers lying on stretchers, lined up along the ground. They are reasonably sheltered, with sandbags behind them and awnings propped up over them. The soldier nearest the camera is being helped by a ma... More
Working party about to start off in the rain wearing waterproof sheets...
Digging different types of holes, such as dugouts and trenches, comprised a large part of a soldiers life on the Western Front, and this image shows a working party about to set off on such a duty. Equipped wit... More
Chinese entertain soldiers and nurses in an open air theatre in France
Chinese entertainment for the troops, France, during World War I. This photograph shows a group of Chinese men in costumes walking on stilts. They are performing on an open-air stage with part of their audience... More
Filling an Indian pot with water from the cart
Indian Army cavalrymen at water cart, France, during World War I. This image shows cavalrymen from the Indian Army getting water from a water cart. The men are wearing dark coloured turbans, most have short jac... More
At the window of one of their huts
Labour camp, Western Front, during World War I. This shows a group of young black members of one of the Labour Corps. They are smiling and looking out of a hut window in one of the Labour Camps. They are probab... More
Wet and muddy trench, Flanders during World War I
Trench during World War I. An extremely wet and muddy trench. In the background there is a soldier sheltering from the rain, outside what could be the entrance to a dugout. Sandbags are piled up around the wall... More
British gun going to its position, Battle of Flanders, Ypres, Belgium,...
British gun going to its position, Ypres, Belgium. This shows a heavy artillery gun being transported along a road towards the Front. The gun, strapped to an eight-wheeled carriage, is being hauled by a tractor... 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
Travelling canteen - a gift from the British women, Flanders
Soldiers lining up outside a mobile canteen. The canteen itself appears to be a converted truck with wooden sides. The main body of the truck, which resembles a hut on wheels, has steps leading up to it. Clearl... More
Arrival of hot rations during World War I
Five soldiers are standing in a trench. The trench is relatively wide and more than a person deep. Along the right side it is topped by tall grasses and bushes and lined with duckboards. The other side of the t... More
German graves, Flanders during World War I
German graves. Some of the crosses are made out of slim tree branches or trunks. Most of the graves have a wreath hanging from the makeshift cross. The existing caption comments on the destruction of the trees ... More
Cathedral at Ypres as it appeared at the end of 1916
The ruined tower of St Martin's Cathedral dominates the right hand side of the picture. To the left, one soldier stands in front of the doorway and another is walking away from the ruins. The photographer, John... More
View taken inside the Cathedral
British soldier in the ruins of Albert Cathedral, France, during World War I. The ferocity of the fighting and bombardment endured by the small French town of Albert during World War I. Despite the terrible dam... More
Americans at the Front during World War I
Six soldiers are standing looking into the camera. They are wearing American uniforms and hats but they are not armed or equipped. The background is mostly obscured by the soldiers and is also out of focus. Thr... More