Infantryman Collection

Australian troops counter-attack at Amiens, WW1
Australian troops hold the line at Villers Bretonneux nine miles east of Amiens during a German attack during the Battle of Amiens in April 1918

French Soldier Sniping
An infantryman gets a target in his sights during the Franco-Prussian war Date: 1870

Recruitment Poster - British Military
THE MIDDLESEX REGIMENT, 57TH Regimental District - Headquarters, HOUNSLOW, 1900. Chromolithograph poster, printed by Gale and Polden Limited, 1900

WW2 - British infantryman in desert fatigues
Photograph of a British infantryman in desert fatigues advancing with fixed-bayonet and a shell bursting in background, El Alamein, 1942

Tommy Guardsman in full war-paint 1914
A Guardsman ready to take his place in the firing - line. The field service kit of the British infantryman in detail, with diagram. Date: 1914

British soldiers take interest in an Egyptian lady
Humourous Postcard - World War One era. British soldiers (a sailor and a Scots infantryman) take interest in an Egyptian lady who stroll demurely along under a pink parasol

Russian army uniforms, WW1
Russian army uniforms during the First World War. From left to right: general, guards infantry officer, guards infantryman, sergeant, guards infantryman. Date: 1914-1918

A veteran East Prussian Infantryman Frenkiel (who won the Iron Cross) in his full service uniform - clearly of Polish extraction. Date: circa 1900s

Nationalist Artillery in Southern Spain; Spanish Civil War
Photograph showing an infantryman (left foreground) and an artillery unit (centre) of the Nationalist army, somewhere in Southern Spain, 1936

An American pineapple, of the kind the Axis finds hard to digest... Fort Belvoir, VA, c1941-c1945. Creator: Unknown
An American pineapple, of the kind the Axis finds hard to digest, is ready to leave the hand of an infantryman in training at Fort Belvoir, Va. American soldiers make good grenade throwers

Infantryman with halftrack, a young soldier of the armed forces, holds... Fort Knox, Ky. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Infantryman with halftrack, a young soldier of the armed forces, holds and sights his Garand rifle like an old timer, Fort Knox, Ky

Halftrack infantryman with Garand rifle, Ft. Knox, Ky. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Halftrack infantryman with Garand rifle, Ft. Knox, Ky

Ascension of the Poilu, 1922 (oil on canvas)
XIR293868 Ascension of the Poilu, 1922 (oil on canvas) by Desvallieres, Georges (1861-1950); Musee National d Art Moderne, Centre Pompidou, Paris, France; (add.info.: The Ascension of the Hairy; )

Warrior from the tomb of Emperor Shihuangdi, 221-206 BC (terracotta)
6184639 Warrior from the tomb of Emperor Shihuangdi, 221-206 BC (terracotta) by Chinese School, Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC); Xi an Beilin Museum, Shaanxi Province, China; (add.info.: Qin dynasty)

Three warriors from the tomb of Emperor Shihuangdi, 221-206 BC (terracotta)
6184642 Three warriors from the tomb of Emperor Shihuangdi, 221-206 BC (terracotta) by Chinese School, Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC); Xi an Beilin Museum, Shaanxi Province, China; (add.info.: Qin dynasty)

Three warriors from the tomb of Emperor Shihuangdi, 221-206 BC (terracotta)
6184643 Three warriors from the tomb of Emperor Shihuangdi, 221-206 BC (terracotta) by Chinese School, Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC); Xi an Beilin Museum, Shaanxi Province, China; (add.info.: Qin dynasty)

Warrior from the tomb of Emperor Shihuangdi, 221-206 BC (terracotta)
6184628 Warrior from the tomb of Emperor Shihuangdi, 221-206 BC (terracotta) by Chinese School, Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC); Xi an Beilin Museum, Shaanxi Province, China; (add.info.: Qin dynasty)

Warrior from the tomb of Emperor Shihuangdi, 221-206 BC (terracotta)
6184626 Warrior from the tomb of Emperor Shihuangdi, 221-206 BC (terracotta) by Chinese School, Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC); Xi an Beilin Museum, Shaanxi Province, China; (add.info.: Qin dynasty)

Grenadier Guard, 1824 (coloured engraving)
3744581 Grenadier Guard, 1824 (coloured engraving) by Bellange, Joseph-Louis-Hippolyte (1800-1866); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

American infantryman of WWI, 1917 (b / w photo)
702008 American infantryman of WWI, 1917 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures; American, out of copyright

Bugler of the Light Infantry, 1876 (oil on panel)
877125 Bugler of the Light Infantry, 1876 (oil on panel) by Neuville, Alphonse Marie de (1835-85); 34.3x24.2 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA; French

Unknown Union soldier (b / w photo)
PNP270232 Unknown Union soldier (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: in photographers studio; American Civil War 1861-65;)

Private Thomas Taylor, Confederate Army Soldier (b / w photo)
PNP277164 Private Thomas Taylor, Confederate Army Soldier (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Marmaduke Marshall, Confederate Army Soldier (b / w photo)
PNP277159 Marmaduke Marshall, Confederate Army Soldier (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Marshall)

Eldred J. Kay, Confederate Army Soldier, 1862 (b / w photo)
PNP277158 Eldred J. Kay, Confederate Army Soldier, 1862 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kay, Company L, Calhoun Guard, Orrs Rifles)

Turkish Soldier, from Costumes of the Various Nations, Volume VII
STC172372 Turkish Soldier, from Costumes of the Various Nations, Volume VII, The Military Costume of Turkey, by Thomas MacLean, published c.1800-18 (hand coloured aquatint) by English School

Janissary (pen & ink with w / c on paper)
BAT320567 Janissary (pen & ink with w/c on paper) by Ligozzi, Jacopo (1547-1626); Gabinetto dei Disegni e Stampe, Galleria Degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany

Soldier of Albania, an infantryman of the Ottoman Army, 1818 (coloured aquatint)
468831 Soldier of Albania, an infantryman of the Ottoman Army, 1818 (coloured aquatint) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Spanish-American War 1898, US infantryman armed with Krag-Jorgensen magazine rifle
3470766 Spanish-American War 1898, US infantryman armed with Krag-Jorgensen magazine rifle, 1901 (coloured pencil on paper) by Remington

Mysore Rocket Man, 1793-94 (w / c on paper)
3869541 Mysore Rocket Man, 1793-94 (w/c on paper) by Home, Robert (1752-1834); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Born Sultan Fateh Ali Sahab Tipu, Tipu Sultan (1750-99)

Little boy dressed as a soldier (colour photo)
3091276 Little boy dressed as a soldier (colour photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Little boy dressed as a soldier)

A Roman Soldier
A Roman legionary in his armour holding a shield. Date: Circa 55BC

Private John LeRoy Williams, Confederate Army Soldier (b / w photo)
PNP277163 Private John LeRoy Williams, Confederate Army Soldier (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: 12th Mississippi Infantry; American Civil War)

The Cossack in Paris, c. 1815 (pen & ink and w / c on paper)
CHT174163 The Cossack in Paris, c.1815 (pen & ink and w/c on paper) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Wellingtons Army: soldier of the 69th Foot loading his Brown Bess
PNP389319 Wellingtons Army: soldier of the 69th Foot loading his Brown Bess musket in 1815 (colour litho) by English School; Private Collection; Peter Newark Military Pictures; English

A hussar, an infantryman and a dragoon, all in undress uniform
2975475 A hussar, an infantryman and a dragoon, all in undress uniform, scrambling for the entrance of a canteen, c.1890 (w/c on paper) by English School, (19th century); National Army Museum

The Battle of Fromigny, 14 April 1450, ms Fr 2691 fol. 183
XIR139017 The Battle of Fromigny, 14 April 1450, ms Fr 2691 fol. 183, from Chronique de Charles VII by Jean Chartier (vellum) (b/w photo) by French School, (15th century); Bibliotheque Nationale

An Infantryman at an Inn (litho)
2794640 An Infantryman at an Inn (litho) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Infantryman at an Inn)

Turkish Infantryman and Officer (left) and Bulgarian Infantry Officer
358785 Turkish Infantryman and Officer (left) and Bulgarian Infantry Officer and Foot Soldier of 1917 (right) of 1917 (colour litho) by Dobrich, E

Aga, or leader, of the Janissaries, 1780 (coloured engraving)
468679 Aga, or leader, of the Janissaries, 1780 (coloured engraving) by Duflos, Pierre (1742-1816); Private Collection; (add.info.: Janissaries were elite Turkish infantrymen)

Private James Greer, 4th Georgia Infantry, Confederate Army (b / w photo)
PNP277156 Private James Greer, 4th Georgia Infantry, Confederate Army (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: American Civil War)

Unknown Union soldier armed with Colt Dragoon revolver (b / w photo)
PNP270230 Unknown Union soldier armed with Colt Dragoon revolver (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Playing card: Jack of Clubs (colour litho)
DHS212774 Playing card: Jack of Clubs (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Dallas Historical Society, Texas, USA; eDallas Historical Society; American, out of copyright

Temple Association Volunteer, plate 14 from Loyal Volunteers of London
STC174261 Temple Association Volunteer, plate 14 from Loyal Volunteers of London and Environs, published 1798 (colour litho) by Rowlandson

German infantryman in field uniform, 1936 (colour litho)
1153847 German infantryman in field uniform, 1936 (colour litho) by Dobrich, E. (fl.1917) (after); Private Collection; Peter Newark Military Pictures; British, out of copyright

Uncle Sams Last Indian War, Sketches with the United States Troops in Southern Arizona and Northern Sonora
1050410 Uncle Sams Last Indian War, Sketches with the United States Troops in Southern Arizona and Northern Sonora, Old Mexico (engraving) by English School

Boluch-Bassi, Officer of the Janissaries, 1780 (coloured engraving)
468678 Boluch-Bassi, Officer of the Janissaries, 1780 (coloured engraving) by Duflos, Pierre (1742-1816); Private Collection; (add.info.: Janissaries were elite Turkish infantrymen)

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"From the Trenches to the Desert: The Unyielding Spirit of Infantrymen" In the midst of chaos and conflict, Australian troops counter-attack at Amiens during World War 1, displaying unwavering courage in their fight for freedom. A French soldier sniping from a hidden vantage point showcases the precision and stealth required by infantrymen as they navigate treacherous battlefields. Dressed in desert fatigues, British infantrymen in World War 2 endure scorching temperatures while bravely defending their positions against enemy forces. With war-paint adorning his face, a Tommy Guardsman stands resolute on the frontlines of 1914, embodying the indomitable spirit of soldiers facing unprecedented challenges. Amidst foreign lands, British soldiers find solace and intrigue as they take interest in an Egyptian lady's captivating presence amidst the turmoil of war. The allure of adventure beckons through a recruitment poster for the British Military; calling upon brave souls to join ranks and defend their nation with honor. Russian army uniforms worn during World War 1 symbolize resilience and determination as infantrymen valiantly fought against formidable foes on Eastern fronts. In Southern Spain's tumultuous Spanish Civil War era, nationalist artillery units demonstrate their fierce loyalty to country and cause through relentless firepower. Donning Russian infantry uniforms during World War 1 exemplifies soldiers' dedication to duty despite harsh conditions endured on unforgiving battlegrounds. Echoing ancient warriors' valor, modern-day infantrymen draw inspiration from Ancient Greek costumes that harken back to a legacy steeped in bravery and sacrifice. As a veteran East Prussian Infantryman Frenkiel reflects upon his service with pride; his experiences etched into history alongside countless others who have answered duty's call. During World War 2, an American soldier looks up the word "kiss" in French - reminding us that even amidst the horrors of war, love and humanity endure.