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"Colonel: A Legacy of Courage, Leadership

Background imageColonel Collection: Seven Days Leave, Lyceum Theatre, Strand, London

Seven Days Leave, Lyceum Theatre, Strand, London
Seven Days Leave, a new play by Walter Howard, at the Lyceum Theatre, Strand, London. With Alfred Paumier as Captain Fielding, Annie Saker as Lady Mary, and Leslie Carter as Colonel Sharrow

Background imageColonel Collection: Some Stalwarts of the Greyhound Racing World by Autori

Some Stalwarts of the Greyhound Racing World by Autori
Caricatures of well-known personalities in the greyhound racing world in 1933. Among those shown is A. C. Critchley and Lady Chesham. Date: 1933

Background imageColonel Collection: Caricature of a Lieutenant Colonel of the Army Service Corps

Caricature of a Lieutenant Colonel of the Army Service Corps
First World War caricature of a Lieutenant Colonel of the Army Service Corps. Godfrey H. Brennan

Background imageColonel Collection: Things that Matter

Things that Matter
THINGS THAT MATTER. Colonel Fitz-Shrapnel received the following message from GHQ - Please let us know, as soon as possible, the number of tins of raspberry jam issued to you last Friday

Background imageColonel Collection: Irene Cholmondeley and stepmother by Madame Yevonde

Irene Cholmondeley and stepmother by Madame Yevonde
Irene Cholmondeley (1913-?) and her stepmother by Madame Yevonde. She was the daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Lord George Hugo Cholmondeley

Background imageColonel Collection: Robert E. Lee with eldest son and aide

Robert E. Lee with eldest son and aide
Portrait of General Robert E. Lee (center) and his aides-de-camp, Major General George Washington Custis Lee (left), who is his eldest son, and Colonel Walter Taylor (right). circa 1865

Background imageColonel Collection: Lady Charlotte Bury - 1

Lady Charlotte Bury - 1
Lady CHARLOTTE SUSAN MARIA BURY, daughter of the 6th duke of Argyll, wife (1) of Colonel John Campbell, (2) rev Edward Bury. Not just a pretty face, she wrote poetry and stuff. Date: 1756 - 1861

Background imageColonel Collection: Liutenant Colonel Tench Tilghman of General Washingtons staff announcing the surrender of

Liutenant Colonel Tench Tilghman of General Washingtons staff announcing the surrender of Cornwallis from the steps of
YORKTOWN: SURRENDER, 1781. Liutenant Colonel Tench Tilghman of General Washingtons staff announcing the surrender of Cornwallis from the steps of the State House in Philadelphia, 23 October 1781

Background imageColonel Collection: Directors of Chelsea Football Club 1938

Directors of Chelsea Football Club 1938
The Directors of Chelsea F.C. gathered in the Boardroom. At the back, from the left, Mr J.H.Mears, vice-chairman; Mr Jack Budd; Mr Leslie Knighton, the Secretary-Manager; Mr H.Palmer

Background imageColonel Collection: David Low, cartoonist

David Low, cartoonist
David Low (1891 - 1963), New Zealand born British political cartoonist. Drew cartoons for the Star and then Beaverbrooks Evening Standard

Background imageColonel Collection: Sense & Sensibility

Sense & Sensibility
Colonel Brandon has some explaining to do with Elinor

Background imageColonel Collection: Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia

Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (1895 - 1918), eldest daughter of the Tsar Nicholas II and Alexandra Feodorovna wearing the unifom of Colonel-In-Chief of the 3rd Regiment of Uhlans of

Background imageColonel Collection: Colonel Udnys Bay Colt Truffle by Sorcerer Held by a Groom, 1815 (oil on canvas)

Colonel Udnys Bay Colt Truffle by Sorcerer Held by a Groom, 1815 (oil on canvas)
990567 Colonel Udnys Bay Colt Truffle by Sorcerer Held by a Groom, 1815 (oil on canvas) by Cooper, Abraham (1787-1868); 64.8x80 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageColonel Collection: The Adventure of the Empty House, Sherlock Holmes

The Adventure of the Empty House, Sherlock Holmes
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, the Adventure of the Empty House, a Sherlock Holmes story by Arthur Conan Doyle. " Colonel Moran sprang forward

Background imageColonel Collection: Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Norman Nissen, Nissen hut inventor

Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Norman Nissen, Nissen hut inventor
Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Norman Nissen(1873-1930), mining engineer, and inventor of the Nissen hut, and the Nissen stamp for crushing gold ores

Background imageColonel Collection: GUY JOHNSON (c1740-1788). American (Irish-born) military officer and diplomat

GUY JOHNSON (c1740-1788). American (Irish-born) military officer and diplomat. With the Mohawk chief Karonghyontye (a.k.a. Captain David Hill). Oil on canvas, 1776, by Benjamin West

Background imageColonel Collection: KNOX: ARTILLERY, 1776. The arrival of Colonel Henry Knox in the Continental Army

KNOX: ARTILLERY, 1776. The arrival of Colonel Henry Knox in the Continental Army camp besieging Boston, January 1776, with artillery seized at Fort Ticonderoga

Background imageColonel Collection: Advertisement from an American magazine, 1968

Advertisement from an American magazine, 1968
KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN AD. Advertisement from an American magazine, 1968

Background imageColonel Collection: Fort Duquesne, 1758

Fort Duquesne, 1758
FORT DUQUESNE, 1758. Colonel George Washington of the Virginia militia planting the British flag at Fort Duquesne (rebuilt as Fort Pitt), November 1758. Wood engraving, late 19th century

Background imageColonel Collection: British Howitzer inspected by Maharaja of Patiala, WW1

British Howitzer inspected by Maharaja of Patiala, WW1
A British 12 inch Mark III railway Howitzer being inspected by the Maharaja of Patiala (Maharaja Bhupinder Singh, 1891-1938) on the Western Front near Borre in France during the First World War

Background imageColonel Collection: King George V

King George V
Photographic portrait of King George V of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1865-1936), pictured in his uniform as Colonel of the Black Watch, date unknown

Background imageColonel Collection: Lt. Col Alfred Kirby

Lt. Col Alfred Kirby
Lieutenant-Colonel and Sheriff Alfred Kirby

Background imageColonel Collection: Colonel Festing rescuing Lieut. Eardley-Wilmots body

Colonel Festing rescuing Lieut. Eardley-Wilmots body
Colonel Francis Worgan Festing (1833-1886), rescuing the body of Lieut. Eardley-Wilmot during the Ashanti War (1873-74) from a sketch by the officer of the expedition

Background imageColonel Collection: Kluski and Bird

Kluski and Bird
At Warsaw, in the presence of Colonel Okolowicz and others, though searched before and after, Kluski materialises a huge bird

Background imageColonel Collection: Colonel Fitzgeralds Charge at San Sebastian, Peninsular War - Field Marshal Sir John

Colonel Fitzgeralds Charge at San Sebastian, Peninsular War - Field Marshal Sir John Forster FitzGerald, Irish officer in the British Army. Date: early 19th century

Background imageColonel Collection: Sir Trevor Dawson, vice-president of Vickers, seen with Colonel

Sir Trevor Dawson, vice-president of Vickers, seen with Colonel and Madame Beldy at a garden party held at his home, Edgwarebury House in July 1930. Date: 1930

Background imageColonel Collection: Enver Pasha taking to Lieutenant Colonel Tyrrell 1913

Enver Pasha taking to Lieutenant Colonel Tyrrell 1913
Enver Pasha taking to Lieutenant Colonel Ernest Tyrrell, head of the British military in Istanbul. Date: 24 January 1913

Background imageColonel Collection: The Return of Lord Roberts, the Irish Guards inspected by their Colonel (litho)

The Return of Lord Roberts, the Irish Guards inspected by their Colonel (litho)
1040127 The Return of Lord Roberts, the Irish Guards inspected by their Colonel (litho) by Haenen, Frederic de (1853-1928); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Return of Lord Roberts)

Background imageColonel Collection: Officers of the 1st Royal Dragoons attending the review by the German Emperor of Queen Victorias

Officers of the 1st Royal Dragoons attending the review by the German Emperor of Queen Victorias own Dragoon Guards
1064570 Officers of the 1st Royal Dragoons attending the review by the German Emperor of Queen Victorias own Dragoon Guards (engraving) by English School

Background imageColonel Collection: James Farquharson

James Farquharson
Lieutenant-colonel JAMES R FARQUHARSON Scottish soldier - seemingly also something of a playboy... Date: CIRCA 1883

Background imageColonel Collection: George Curzon / V Fair 92

George Curzon / V Fair 92
GEORGE NATHANIEL LORD CURZON OF KEDLESTON Viceroy of India and statesman Date: 1859 - 1925

Background imageColonel Collection: 14th Hussars - Colonel Brown Victoria Cross Re-enactment

14th Hussars - Colonel Brown Victoria Cross Re-enactment
Victoria Cross Re-enactment of the bravery of Colonel Edward Douglas Brown (Edward Douglas Browne-Synge-Hutchinson VC) (18611940) of the 14th Hussars - who

Background imageColonel Collection: Cartoon, Royal Bird Catchers

Cartoon, Royal Bird Catchers -- two men attempting to capture Queen Victoria. 1881

Background imageColonel Collection: Oval portrait of Lieutenant Colonel C V Bulstrode

Oval portrait of Lieutenant Colonel C V Bulstrode
" Oval portrait of Lieutenant Colonel C. V. Bulstrode, DSO, RAMC. in a pewter frame with RAMC badge. Dated June 1918, Athens

Background imageColonel Collection: Colonel Adye & Captain Whitmore

Colonel Adye & Captain Whitmore. Colonel Adye and Captain Whitmore, one man mounted, the other standing by horse, full-length portrait, facing front. Date 1855. Colonel Adye & Captain Whitmore

Background imageColonel Collection: Colonel Doherty, officers & men of the 13th Light Dragoons

Colonel Doherty, officers & men of the 13th Light Dragoons. Group of men of the 13th Light Dragoons, including Colonel Doherty, Cornet Danzil Chamberlayne, Captain Jenyns

Background imageColonel Collection: Lady Louis Mountbatten - Tatler front cover

Lady Louis Mountbatten - Tatler front cover
The Hon. Mrs Wilfred Ashley (left), Colonel Geoffrey Carr-Glyn and Mrs Ashleys daughter, Lady Louis Mountbatten (1901 - 1960), later Countess Mountbatten of Burma

Background imageColonel Collection: Georg Bruchmuller, German general

Georg Bruchmuller, German general
Georg Bruchmuller (1863 - 1948), Lieutenant Colonel during World War One, gained wide renown throughout the German Army as a pioneer of artillery tactics

Background imageColonel Collection: Colonel-In-Chief of Russian Uhlans: The Grand Duchess Tatiana

Colonel-In-Chief of Russian Uhlans: The Grand Duchess Tatiana

Background imageColonel Collection: Kerensky & Cabinet

Kerensky & Cabinet
Alexander Kerensky and his military cabinet. From left to right: General Baranovsky; Colonel Yakubovich; Savinkov; Kerensky; and Prince Tumanov

Background imageColonel Collection: Edward Vii / 10th Hussars

Edward Vii / 10th Hussars
EDWARD VII, BRITISH ROYALTY as Colonel of 10th Hussars

Background imageColonel Collection: Racial / Dodge / Comanche

Racial / Dodge / Comanche
Colonel Dodge meets with a Comanche war party

Background imageColonel Collection: The relief at Ekowe

The relief at Ekowe
Lord Chelmsford(1827-1905) riding out to meet Colonel E.K Pearson(1834-1909) about a mile from Fort Ekowe, with troops following

Background imageColonel Collection: Colonel E. K Pearson

Colonel E. K Pearson
COLONEL CHARLES KNIGHT PEARSON He distinguished himself during the Zulu War, and was made a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1879

Background imageColonel Collection: Colonel Festing aged 41

Colonel Festing aged 41
Colonel Francis Worgan Festing (1833-1886) of the Royal Marine Artillery, aged 41. He distinguished himself in the heroic rescue of the body of Lieut

Background imageColonel Collection: Edmund Y. W Henderson

Edmund Y. W Henderson
LIEUTENANT-COLONEL SIR EDMUND YEAMANS WALCOTT HENDERSON shown soon after he was appointed as Chief Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police in 1869. He succeed the late Sir Richard Mayne in this post

Background imageColonel Collection: Samuel Cody / 1913

Samuel Cody / 1913
Colonel Samuel Cody, English aviator

Background imageColonel Collection: The Interview Standing Elk, No 1; Running Hog, No 2; Little Wolf, No 3... between 1887 and 92

The Interview Standing Elk, No 1; Running Hog, No 2; Little Wolf, No 3... between 1887 and 92. Creator: John C. H
The Interview Standing Elk, No 1; Running Hog, No 2; Little Wolf, No 3; Col Oelrich, No 4; Interpreter, No 5, between 1887 and 1892



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"Colonel: A Legacy of Courage, Leadership, and Adventure" From the Last Absolution of the Munsters by Matania to Colonel David Stirling leading a patrol in the unforgiving desert, history is adorned with remarkable individuals who have held the esteemed rank of colonel. Whether it was Colonel Norton defying gravity at 28, 000 ft on Everest in 1924 or T. E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) traversing vast landscapes alongside his loyal camels, these men epitomized bravery. In Bruce Bairnsfather's "Things That Matter, " we discover that a true colonel understands that honor and integrity are paramount. This sentiment resonates through time as exemplified by Stauffenberg's unwavering determination during critical moments. The roar of engines fills the air as a B-25 Mitchell Bomber takes off from Hornet during World War II - an emblematic image capturing the audacity and strategic brilliance often associated with colonels. Even amidst treacherous mountain peaks like Everest in 1924, where lives hang precariously in balance within an intrepid group led by Colonel Crockett; or during historic battles such as Rorke's Drift in the Zulu War or Cowpens in 1781 - British Military hero Frederick Roberts embodied resilience and tactical prowess befitting a true colonel. These glimpses into history remind us that behind every great military achievement lies a leader who inspires others to rise above adversity. Colonels throughout time have left indelible marks on our collective memory - their stories etched forever into the annals of valor and sacrifice.