Frontline Collection

Attack of the Ulster Division, 1 July 1916, (c1930). Creator: James Prinsep Beadle
Attack of the Ulster Division, 1 July 1916, (c1930). Scene from the Battle of the Somme in northern France during the First World War

How Piper Laidlaw won the Victoria Cross on September 25, 1915, (c1920). Creator
How Piper Laidlaw won the Victoria Cross on September 25, 1915, (c1920). Playing the 7th Kings Own Scottish Borderers out of their trenches at the Battle of Loos in the midst of the gas attack

Map of Suvla Bay, Gallipoli peninsula, First World War, 1915, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Map of Suvla Bay, Gallipoli peninsula, First World War, 1915, (c1920). After the Suvla Bay Landing: Approximate Positions of General Stopfords Divisions on the night of August 7, 1915

Cartoon, Arf a Mo, Kaiser! WW1
Cartoon, Arf a Mo, Kaiser! by Bert Thomas of the Artists Rifles, showing a British soldier lighting his pipe. The cartoons purpose was to raise money to supply tobacco

Battle of the Somme, First World War, July 1916, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Battle of the Somme, First World War, July 1916, (c1920). Map of northern France showing Successive Stages of Advance at the Fricourt Salient...British line in black, Enemy Defences [Germans] in red

Map showing approximately the area gained on the Thiepval Ridge... 1916, (c1920)
Map showing approximately the area gained on the Thiepval Ridge between September 14 and October 31, 1916, (c1920). The British line in northern France during the Battle of the Somme

Hooded British Territorials charging the German Trenches at Loos, September 25th, 1915, 1916. British troops in gas masks charged German trenches at the Battle of Loos on the Western Front

Those who went to shelters began a new kind of night-life, 11th November, 1940, 1942. London residents taking shelter in Elephant and Castle tube station during the World War II

First Blood in the Battle of the Somme, First Worlds War, 1 July 1916, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
First Blood in the Battle of the Somme, First Worlds War, 1 July 1916, (c1920)....the storming of Montauban [in northern France] over the sunken road in front of the village. Drawn by S. Begg

positions in the Battle of Verdun, northern France, First World War, 1916, (c1920)
French and German positions in the Battle of Verdun, northern France, First World War, 1916, (c1920). Solid red line indicates French

It Was Her Business To Get There, c1941 (1942). A girl Ambulance Driver sets out through the blitz. From Frontline 1940-1941. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1942]

The Siege of Silistria, (1854), 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Siege of Silistria, 1854, (1890). The Siege of Silistra took place during the Crimean War when Russian forces besieged the Ottoman fortress of Silistra

Thousands Were Suddenly Made Homeless, c1940 (1942). Families made homeless by the blitz of World War II. From Frontline 1940-1941. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1942]

Map illustrating the Brest-Litovsk Treaties, First World War, c1918, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Map illustrating the Brest-Litovsk Treaties, First World War, c1918, (c1920). Pink: Areas taken by Germany ; dark blue: Nationalities of self-determination ; light blue

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 Mishap to the Victorians at Wilmansrust, June 12, 1901, 1902. Victorian Mounted Rifles under attack on their camp at Wilmansrust by Boers dressed in captured khaki uniforms and turned up hats

Their Ordeal of Fire: The Grenadier Guards at the Battle of Biddulphs Berg, 1901. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. V", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C

Map of the Battle of Gravelotte, 18 August 1870, (c1872). Creator: R. Walker
Map of the Battle of Gravelotte, 18 August 1870, (c1872). Map: Drawn under the Superintendance of Captain Hozier, showing the enemy positions

Map of the Battle of Sedan, 1 September 1870, (c1872). Creator: R. Walker
Map of the Battle of Sedan, 1 September 1870, (c1872). Map: Drawn under the Superintendance of Captain Hozier, showing the enemy positions

Map of the Battle of Beaumont, 30 August 1870, (c1872). Creator: R. Walker
Map of the Battle of Beaumont, 30 August 1870, (c1872). Map: Drawn under the Superintendance of Captain Hozier, showing the enemy positions

Map illustrating the Closing Phases of the East African Campaign, 1917-18, (c1920). European powers in Africa during the First World War

Map illustrating the Operations at Verdun, First World War, August-November, 1917, (c1920). Map of the area around the town of Verdun in northern France, showing Line from which the French started

Map of Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium, First World War, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Map of Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium, First World War, (c1920). The Ypres Salient before the Battle of July 31, 1917: map showing the approximate positions of the Franco-British Line

The Pipers at Longueval... July 14, 1916, First World War, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
The Pipers at Longueval: how the Highlanders were led into battle on July 14, 1916, First World War, (c1920). Scots pipers of the 9th (Scottish)

The Allies Line facing the Bulgarians in the closing Campaign of 1916, (c1920). Map of Salonika (Thessaloniki) in Greece, showing Allied positions during the First World War: Russian, French

Gorizia and the Carso: map illustrating the Italian advance towards Trieste in 1916, (c1920). Italian lines in northern Italy during the First World War

Colonial possessions in East Africa during the First World War, c1916, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Colonial possessions in East Africa during the First World War, c1916, (c1920). Map showing German East Africa, British East Africa, the Belgian Congo, Rhodesia, Uganda

Map illustrating the German Retirement after the Battle of the Somme, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Map illustrating the German Retirement after the Battle of the Somme, (c1920). The First World War Battle of the Somme, fought between the armies of the British Empire

Map illustrating the Russian Invasion of East Prussia, 1915. Creator: Unknown
Map illustrating the Russian Invasion of East Prussia, 1915. From August to September 1914, the Russian Empire invaded Germany on the Eastern Front

Large Scale Map of First Phase of the Struggle for Verdun, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Large Scale Map of First Phase of the Struggle for Verdun, 1916. The Battle of Verdun was fought from 21 February to 18 December 1916 on the Western Front

French soldiers raiding a German trench, First World War, 1914-1918, (1933). Creator: Unknown
French soldiers raiding a German trench, First World War, 1914-1918, (1933). French troops making a daylight raid on the German trenches in search of prisoners for information purposes

Australian troops in Turkey, First World War, 1915, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Australian troops in Turkey, First World War, 1915, (c1920). Behind the Firing Line at Anzac Cove: " Splinter Villa", one of the Australian dug-outs

Army post office, First World War, c1915, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Army post office, First World War, c1915, (c1920). News from Home: the Arrival of the Mails for the Troops at the Front. From " The Great World War - A History" Volume III

The Ypres Salient before and after the Second Battle of Ypres... First World War, 1915, (c1920)
The Ypres Salient before and after the Second Battle of Ypres, April 22-May 13, First World War, 1915, (c1920). Map showing positions of the allied forces around Ypres in Belgium: French

Map of the Turkish attack on the Suez Canal, Egypt, First World War, 1915, (c1920). Map showing approximately the direction of the Turkish Attack on the Suez Canal, January 25 - February 3, 1915

Map of the border between Russia and Turkey, First World War, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Map of the border between Russia and Turkey, First World War, (c1920). Map illustrating Turkeys disastrous Advance in the Caucasus and her Invasion of Persia - December, 1914 - January, 1915

Sketch Map of the Valley of the Aisne above Soissons, 1914, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Sketch Map of the Valley of the Aisne above Soissons, 1914, (c1920). Part of northern France, showing Laon and Rheims, at the start of the First World War

The Second Phase of the Great Retreat... 1914, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
The Second Phase of the Great Retreat: Plan Showing the British Positions from August 28 to September 6, 1914, 1920. The map also indicates the positions of the Allies

The First Phase of the Great Retreat... 1914, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
The First Phase of the Great Retreat: Plan Showing the British Positions from August 23 to August 28, 1914, (c1920). Map of northern France and Belgium

The British attacking French Lines with Bayonets in the Battle of Maida, (1806), 1816
The British attacking the French Line with the Bayonet in the Battle of Maida, (1806), 1816. John Stuart led British expeditionary forces against French soldiers under Jean Reynier at the Battle of

Photograph showing a Nationalist infantry unit, led by their officer (on left, with pistol), running across open ground towards a ruined house during the Spanish Civil War, 1936

The Black Mountain Expedition, Western Himalayas; Ghazi Fanatics Charging the 18th Royal Irish at Creator: Unknown
The Black Mountain Expedition, Western Himalayas; Ghazi Fanatics Charging the 18th Royal Irish at Kotkai, 1888. From, The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 38. July to December, 1888

The Battle of Ferozeshah, c1891. Creator: James Grant
The Battle of Ferozeshah, c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. II.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York]

Fletchers Defence of the Redoubt at Tanjore, c1891. Creator: James Grant
Fletchers Defence of the Redoubt at Tanjore, c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. I.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York]

Tippoo Sahib at the Lines of Travancore, c1891. Creator: James Grant
Tippoo Sahib at the Lines of Travancore, c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. I.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York]

Captain Yorke Leading the Forlorn Hope at Masulipatam, c1891. Creator: James Grant
Captain Yorke Leading the Forlorn Hope at Masulipatam, c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. I.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York]

The Absolution of Volunteers, 1915 (litho)
STC407198 The Absolution of Volunteers, 1915 (litho) by Jonas, Lucien Hector (1880-1947); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

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"Frontline: A Glimpse into the Courage and Sacrifice of War" Step back in time as we explore captivating images from various battlefields, shedding light on the bravery displayed by soldiers on the frontline. In "Attack of the Ulster Division, " witness the determination etched upon their faces as they charge forward on 1 July 1916. James Prinsep Beadle's creation captures a pivotal moment during World War I. Travel to Suvla Bay with an intriguing map from Gallipoli peninsula, revealing strategic positions during this fierce conflict in 1915. The unknown creator invites us to delve into history and understand its complexities. The Battle of the Somme comes alive through an anonymous artist's lens, showcasing scenes from July 1916. These haunting visuals depict both triumphs and tragedies that unfolded amidst this monumental clash. Discover how Piper Laidlaw earned his Victoria Cross on September 25, 1915. This remarkable tale unfolds before your eyes through another unknown creator's work, reminding us of individual heroism amid chaos. Amidst war's darkness, humor emerges in a thought-provoking cartoon titled "Arf a Mo, Kaiser. " Reflecting societal sentiments during WWI, it offers a glimpse into propaganda efforts aimed at boosting morale. Witness history being made as you observe "First Blood in the Battle of the Somme. " Created by an unidentified artist around 1920, this image encapsulates raw emotions experienced by soldiers stepping onto treacherous grounds for the first time. A detailed map reveals territorial gains achieved during Thiepval Ridge battles in 1916. Its intricate lines highlight strategic advancements while honoring those who fought valiantly for every inch gained. Explore positions held during one of history's longest battles – Verdun – through another mysterious artist’s depiction dating back to 1920. Gain insight into trench warfare and comprehend its immense toll on all involved.