Casualty Collection

JAMES DOUGLAS (1358-1388). 2nd Earl of Douglas and Mar. Scottish statesman. The death of Douglas at the Battle of Otterburn. Oil on canvas by Charles Landseer (1799-1879)

WW1 silhouettes, wounded soldiers and medical care
Silhouettes of wounded soldiers and medical care during the First World War. From the top: stretcher bearers, a field ambulance, the casualty clearing station, a train taking men off to the base

BATTLE OF FRANKLIN, 1864. The Battle of Franklin, Tennessee, 30 November 1864. Lithograph, 1891, by Kurz & Allison

Rubbing from an 18th century New England gravestone for an American soldier killed at the Battle of Bennington in 1777
GRAVESTONE: 18th CENTURY. Rubbing from an 18th century New England gravestone for an American soldier killed at the Battle of Bennington in 1777

Vintage Civil War print of the Battle of Gettysburg. The famous battle took place in early July 1863 and resulted in the largest number of casualties during The American Civil War

GWR staff loading a stretcher into a parcel van which has been converted into an ambulance, 1940. The van bears the GWR roundel branding and a stylised poster on the side

Casualties from the front pass destroyed tanks, Villers-Bretonneux, France, World War I, 1918. Villers-Bretonneux was the scene of the first tank battle in history, on 24th April 1918

MEMORIAL DAY, 1868. Mourners decorating the grave of General Frederick W. Lander in Salem, Massachusetts, during the first nationwide observance of Memorial (Decoration) Day, 30 May 1868

Picture No. 10768905
DOG - paw being bandaged by vet Date:

Battle at the Porte St Denis, 28th July, 1830, Paris. Artist: Hippolyte Lecomte
Battle at the Porte St Denis, 28th July, 1830, Paris. Fighting between the people and royalist troops during the French Revolution of July 1830. From the Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Japanese nurses carrying a patient on a stretcher, c1905. Creator: Underwood & Underwood
Japanese nurses carrying a patient on a stretcher, c1905

Nurses and a doctor attending wounded soldiers on a hospital ward, c1905. Creator: Underwood & Underwood
Nurses and a doctor attending wounded soldiers on a hospital ward, c1905

Japanese nurses attending to a patient in an operating room, c1905. Creator: Underwood & Underwood
Japanese nurses attending to a patient in an operating room, c1905

Carrying wounded Russian in a jinriksha from the front down to the hospital in Port Arthur, c1905

Bicycle stretchers bringing Russian wounded to a surgical station -- siege of Port Arthur, c1905

The International Exhibition: "The Two Friends - Sebastopol, 1855", by J. L. H. Bellange... 1862
The International Exhibition: "The Two Friends - Sebastopol, 1855", by J. L. H. Bellange, in the French Gallery, 1862

New Receiving Room at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, 1862. Creator: Unknown
New Receiving Room at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, [London], 1862. The...new hall or receiving-room...is seen externally as a continuation of the facade of the original

Battle of Camerone, campaign of Mexico, 1863, (20th century). Artist: Jean Basin
Battle of Camerone, campaign of Mexico, 1863, (20th century). Fought on 30 April 1863, the Battle of Camaron established the legendary status of the French Foreign Legion as a fighting force

The Entry of Mehmet II into Constantinople, 1876. Artist: Jean Joseph Benjamin Constant
The Entry of Mehmet II into Constantinople, 1876. The capital of the Eastern Roman Empire since the 4th century AD, Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turkish army commanded by Sultan Mehmet II in

Studies for "Gassed", 1918-1919. Creator: John Singer Sargent
Studies for " Gassed", 1918-1919

Convair C-131A Samaritan O-52-5805 (msn 53-25) casualty evacuation aircraft of Miltary Airlift Command somewhere in Germany

All That Was Left of Them. The Black Watch After the Battle of Magersfontein, 1900
" All That Was Left of Them." The Black Watch After the Battle of Magersfontein, 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. II", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C

England captain Eddie Hapgood receives treatment for a broken nose after a match with Italy, 1934. Tom Whittaker (1898-1956), the England teams trainer, treats Hapgoods (1908-1973) broken nose

The decisive charge of the Life Guards at the Battle of Waterloo, 1815 (1896). Artist: WM Bromley
The decisive charge of the Life Guards at the Battle of Waterloo, 1815 (1896). A print from The Navy and Army Illustrated, 21st October 1896

Battle of Montereau, France, 18th February 1814 (1882-1884). Artist: A Gerard
Battle of Montereau, France, 18th February 1814 (1882-1884). Napoleon defeated an Austrian and Wurttemberg army at Montereau-Faut-Yonne, south-east of Paris, stopping their advance on the city

The Royal Army Medical Corps at Monchy dressing station, France, World War I, 1914-1918. Members of the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) attending to wounded coming down the line

Ward in General Hospital No 10, formerly Greys College, Bloemfontein, South Africa, 1901. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Ward in General Hospital No 10, formerly Greys College, Bloemfontein, South Africa, 1901. Casualties of the Boer War recuperating. Stereoscopic card

Bodies in a trench at Mort Homme, Verdun, France, 9 April 1916. The small ridge known as Mort-Homme (Dead Man) saw some of the fiercest fighting at the Battle of Verdun

Napoleon Bidding Farewell to Marshal Jean Lannes, 1858. Artist: Dorian
Napoleon Bidding Farewell to Marshal Jean Lannes, 1858. The Emperor Napoleon (1769-1821) with Marshal Lannes (1769-1809) after the latter suffered a mortal wound at the Battle of Aspern-Essling in

Marshal Massena at the Battle of Wagram, Austria, 5th-6th July 1809, (1904). At the Battle of Wagram, near Vienna, Napoleons French forces defeated Archduke Charles Austrian army

Battle of the Little Big Horn, Montana, USA, 25-26 June 1876, (c1900). Artist: Amos Bad Heart Buffalo
Battle of the Little Big Horn, Montana, USA, 25-26 June 1876, (c1900). Retreat of US 7th Cavalry battalions under Major Marcus Reno. Also known as Custers last stand

A Civil Defence training exercise, recovering a casualty Date: circa 1955

The Serbo-Bulgarian War Winds Down
Scenes from the ending of the Serbo-Bulgarian War. Serbian families and soldiers read from a list of casualties in Belgrade, and Count Khievenhuller, Austrian diplomatic resident at Belgrade

The looting of Dervish dead, Omdurman
Photograph of the looting of Dervish dead, Omdurman. Photograph from an album associated with the 2nd Sudan War (1896-1899). Date: 1898

Allied bombing compared with the Somme by G. H. Davis
Big damage at low cost: the Allied bombing offensive during the Second World War compared with one day's casualties on the Somme during the First World War

Cartoon, Close Formation, WW1
Cartoon, Close Formation, commenting on harsh German tactics on the battlefield during the First World War. Before the war, Kaiser Wilhelm defended his use of close formation of troops

Combined Civil Defence exercise, WW2
Civil defence rescue workers administering first aid to a released casualty from the exercise site. The R on the helmet signifies Rescue team workers

Faked American Civil War photograph
Early photography: a soldier lies dead between two boulders with his gun resting on the rocks. Supposedly taken at the Battle of Gettysburg, but later found to be posed for propaganda. Date: 1863

Turkish Hearse - Dead soldier
Dead Turkish soldier (very rare to see the face exposed like this) - on a horse-drawn hearse, returning his body from the battlefield. A number of his comrades in arms stand behind

Casualty sent home to die 1871
A casualty of the fighting is carried home to die

SOLDIER'S DOG MOURNS
A German Shepherd Dog lies above the grave of its master, a casualty of World War One. Date: 1916

Cartoon, Disenchantment, WW1
Cartoon, Disenchantment. The old ones are no fun, they die too quickly, muses a German U-boat commander. Date: 1916

Figurine of a horse trampling a man, from Staffordshire (ceramic)
GLS314041 Figurine of a horse trampling a man, from Staffordshire (ceramic) by English School, (19th century); Glasgow Art Gallery and Museum, Scotland; © CSG CIC Glasgow Museums Collection

Firemen of the wartime British National Fire Service being alerted to the presence of a badly wounded victim of an air
5226744 Firemen of the wartime British National Fire Service being alerted to the presence of a badly wounded victim of an air raid, World War II, 1940s (colour litho) by Mills

Albert I, King of the Belgians, carrying a wounded soldier into the hospital where Queen Elisabeth was working
6000329 Albert I, King of the Belgians, carrying a wounded soldier into the hospital where Queen Elisabeth was working, World War I, 1915 (colour litho) by Damblans

French general visiting a badly wounded soldier in a hospital to give him a medal, World War I, 1915 (colour litho)
6000352 French general visiting a badly wounded soldier in a hospital to give him a medal, World War I, 1915 (colour litho) by Damblans

French soldier refusing to let go of the flag despite his wounds, World War I, 1915 (colour litho)
6000327 French soldier refusing to let go of the flag despite his wounds, World War I, 1915 (colour litho) by Damblans, Eugene (1865-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

With the Knights of Malta - the Luxury of a Smoke, Serbo-Bulgarian War, 1885 (1886) Creator: Unknown
With the Knights of Malta - the Luxury of a Smoke, Serbo-Bulgarian War, 1885 (1886). From, The Graphic. An Illustrated Weelky Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886

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"Casualty: A Glimpse into the Shadows of War" In the haunting silhouettes of World War I, we witness the grim reality of casualties. Wounded soldiers, their bodies bearing the scars of battle, lay scattered across the desolate landscape. Amidst this devastation, brave medical personnel tirelessly work to provide much-needed care and solace. Traveling back in time to 1864 at the Battle of Franklin in Tennessee, we encounter a lithograph capturing the intensity and sacrifice that unfolded on that fateful day. The image transports us to an era where valor clashed with tragedy as soldiers fought for their beliefs. A rubbing from an 18th-century New England gravestone serves as a poignant reminder of those lost during the Battle of Bennington in 1777. Each etched line tells a story untold but not forgotten – tales of bravery cut short by war's merciless hand. Fast forward to 1940, amidst another global conflict; railway staff convert a parcel van into an ambulance. This makeshift vehicle becomes a symbol of hope as it carries wounded soldiers away from danger towards life-saving treatment. The Battle at Porte St Denis in Paris takes us even further back in time to July 1830. Artist Hippolyte Lecomte captures both triumph and despair within his brushstrokes - casualties strewn across cobblestone streets while others valiantly fight for freedom. Memorial Day, 1868 brings mourners together as they decorate General Frederick W. Lander's grave in Salem. Their actions honor not only one man but also all those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country - forever etching their names into history's annals. From there, our journey leads us to Mexborough in South Yorkshire during a first aid competition held in 1961. Here we witness ordinary citizens honing life-saving skills - proof that even amidst peace times, preparedness for casualties remains paramount.