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"Tommy: A Symbol of Strength, Resilience, and British Heritage" From the iconic New British Sten gun by G. H

Background imageTommy Collection: Well, if you knows of a better ole, go to it

Well, if you knows of a better ole, go to it
Ttwo soldiers stuck in a trench, during a battle in World War One

Background imageTommy Collection: Tommy Farr using a punch ball, 1937

Tommy Farr using a punch ball, 1937
Photograph showing Tommy Farr (1914-1986), the Welsh heavyweight boxer also known as the Tonypandy Terror, training at a gym, 1937

Background imageTommy Collection: New British Sten gun by G. H. Davis

New British Sten gun by G. H. Davis
The Sten gun: the new British machine gun, introduced during the Second World War, explained in detail

Background imageTommy Collection: Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill (1874-1965) holding tommy gun while visiting America

Background imageTommy Collection: Territorial Army Poster

Territorial Army Poster
A recruitment poster for encouraging new recruits to enlist in the British Territorial Army, stressing the camaraderie of being one of the Lads of the Village

Background imageTommy Collection: Tommy Milligan - Scottish welter / middleweight boxer

Tommy Milligan - Scottish welter / middleweight boxer
Boxer Tommy Milligan (1904-1970) - Scottish professional welter/middleweight boxer of the 1920s. Date: 1920s

Background imageTommy Collection: THE CLANCY BROTHERS, 1962. Irish folk group The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem

THE CLANCY BROTHERS, 1962. Irish folk group The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem. Photograph by James J. Kriegsmann, 1962

Background imageTommy Collection: Wrights Coal Tar Soap - WW1

Wrights Coal Tar Soap - WW1
Advertisement for Wrights Coal Tar Soap from the Great War showing a soldier and his wife or sweetheart bidding farewell to each other

Background imageTommy Collection: Advert for Horlicks ration of malted milk tablets 1916

Advert for Horlicks ration of malted milk tablets 1916
Restoring energy and vitality Horlicks malted milk compressed tablets, supplied in a air tight tin. 1916

Background imageTommy Collection: Remember Belgium Poster

Remember Belgium Poster
A WWI recruitment poster stirring memories of the horrors of the German invasion of Belgium to encourage young men to enlist in the armed forces

Background imageTommy Collection: World War I recruitment poster

World War I recruitment poster
Poster produced by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee during World War I, depicting a typical British Tommy in uniform with bayonet fixed, calling across from France to England for more volunteers

Background imageTommy Collection: Ww1 Postcard Soldier

Ww1 Postcard Soldier
Tommy guards the flag with bayonet in hand and pipe in mouth!

Background imageTommy Collection: Wrights Coal Tar Soap advertisement, WW1

Wrights Coal Tar Soap advertisement, WW1
Lucky Beggar!...Send a bar to YOUR soldier friend. Advertisement for Wrights coal tar soap with a soldier the envy of all his comrades as he is enjoying a wash with a whole bar sent to him from home

Background imageTommy Collection: Tommy Farr (1914-1986)

Tommy Farr (1914-1986)
Photographic portrait of Tommy Farr, the Welsh heavyweight boxer, pictured in 1936

Background imageTommy Collection: Jockey / Tommy Weston 20C

Jockey / Tommy Weston 20C
Tommy Weston, jockey, in the colours of Lord Derby

Background imageTommy Collection: Tommy Dorsey / Postcard

Tommy Dorsey / Postcard
TOMMY DORSEY Jazz musician

Background imageTommy Collection: WW1 - Patriotic - Little Tommy has a pee on a German Helmet

WW1 - Patriotic - Little Tommy has a pee on a German Helmet
Tommys Kiddie. WW1 - Patriotic - Little Tommy has a pee in a German Helmet. Date: circa 1916

Background imageTommy Collection: Where Did That One Go To? by Bruce Bairnsfather

Where Did That One Go To? by Bruce Bairnsfather
The very first cartoon published in The Bystander by Bruce Bairnsfather (later Captain) of the 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Background imageTommy Collection: Periscope and All by Gerald C. Hudson, WW1

Periscope and All by Gerald C. Hudson, WW1
Humorous cartoon depicting the grimness of life in the trenches. THOMAS (encountering a pal on the surface of a flooded crater): Lor! Enry, ow you did make me jump. I thought you was a submarine

Background imageTommy Collection: Tattoo-artist, George Burchett, at work on a Tommy

Tattoo-artist, George Burchett, at work on a Tommy
A tattoo artist, George Burchett, in his shop near Waterloo station working on the forearm of a soldier, while a lady who has just received a tattoo of her own, admires his handiwork

Background imageTommy Collection: Silhouette of a Tommy in marching order, WW1

Silhouette of a Tommy in marching order, WW1
Silhouette of a Tommy in marching order, by Espinasse, First World War. circa 1916

Background imageTommy Collection: Wall mural of Tommy Sands with Moya & Fionan at Belfast

Wall mural of Tommy Sands with Moya & Fionan at Belfast
Belfast. Wall mural of Tommy Sands with Moya & Fionan - Rising from the troubles. Date: 2011

Background imageTommy Collection: British soldier bears to the firing line WWI

British soldier bears to the firing line WWI
Double page showing a British private soldier, commonly know as a Tommy, showing a diagram of tools and equipment that he would have carried when marching to the trenches in World War One. 1915

Background imageTommy Collection: Salutes Assorted by Alfred Leete

Salutes Assorted by Alfred Leete
Humorous caricatures of various Army types showing the assorted styles of salutes used. Date: 1918

Background imageTommy Collection: A set of 8 lithographs - WWI era

A set of 8 lithographs - WWI era
A set of 8 lithographs in a folio. 1) Inscribed Private B

Background imageTommy Collection: British troops resting after six days fighting, 1944

British troops resting after six days fighting, 1944
A group of jocular British soldiers take a rest after six days spent attacking the strongly defended German positions on Mounts Camino and Maggiore, fighting through thick mud and unceasing rain

Background imageTommy Collection: ENGLAND: SOCCER GAME, 1973

ENGLAND: SOCCER GAME, 1973. Pat Jennings of Tottenham Hotspur blocks a penalty kick by Tommy Smith of Liverpool during a soccer game, 31 March 1973

Background imageTommy Collection: Tommy Guardsman in full war-paint 1914

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

Background imageTommy Collection: Cartoon - WWI - Haircut

Cartoon - WWI - Haircut
A cartoon making light of the perils of life on the front line and the frequent need for surgical intervention to operate on soldiers

Background imageTommy Collection: Will They Never Come? World War One poster

Will They Never Come? World War One poster
World War One recruitment poster using a photograph from the Weekly Dispatch showing a bloodied

Background imageTommy Collection: Lance Corporal - Grenadier Guards

Lance Corporal - Grenadier Guards
A Lance Corporal of the Grenadier Guards

Background imageTommy Collection: Frederick Gorringe advert - cardigans for soldiers, WWI

Frederick Gorringe advert - cardigans for soldiers, WWI
Advertisement by Frederick Gorringe for wool, khaki cardigans and service scarfs for British soldiers during World War I

Background imageTommy Collection: Tommies kicking a football on the way to the German Trenches

Tommies kicking a football on the way to the German Trenches

Background imageTommy Collection: Twenty-eight days furlough by Alfred Leete

Twenty-eight days furlough by Alfred Leete
A British soldier waits patiently, along with many others at a dispersal station as he goes through the process of demobilisation at the end of the First World War. Date: 1919

Background imageTommy Collection: Tommy, as Seen by French

Tommy, as Seen by French
Caricature of a Tommy, as seen by the French

Background imageTommy Collection: Jockey / Tommy Lowrey 20C

Jockey / Tommy Lowrey 20C
Tommy Lowrey, jockey, in the colours of Major JS Courtauld

Background imageTommy Collection: Dapper British Serviceman - Studio Portrait

Dapper British Serviceman - Studio Portrait. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageTommy Collection: Comedians

Comedians
Ken Dodd, Norman Wisdom, Tommy Cooper, Billy Connolly, Max Miller, Beny Hill, Eric Morecambe, Frankie Howerd - Comedians

Background imageTommy Collection: British soldier in uniform, 1915, WW1

British soldier in uniform, 1915, WW1
A British private soldier, commonly known as a Tommy with annotations showing the tools and equipment that made up his kit when marching to the trenches during the First World War

Background imageTommy Collection: A barter exchange in Luneburg, Germany after the Second World War

A barter exchange in Luneburg, Germany after the Second World War

Background imageTommy Collection: Farm worker with scythe - 1

Farm worker with scythe - 1
Farm worker Tommy Watkins cutting long grass with a scythe in Herefordshire, England. Tommy wears a cloth cap and smokes a pipe as he works. Full length portrait Date: circa 1975

Background imageTommy Collection: Poilu and Tommy after the painttng by Sir William Orpen

Poilu and Tommy after the painttng by Sir William Orpen
2915218 Poilu and Tommy after the painttng by Sir William Orpen. by Orpen, William (1878-1931) (after); Photo © Hilary Morgan

Background imageTommy Collection: Anthropomorphism, 'Tommy Atkins', 1905

Anthropomorphism, "Tommy Atkins", 1905

Background imageTommy Collection: Aboriginal men and woman, Brisbane area, Australia

Aboriginal men and woman, Brisbane area, Australia
Two aboriginal men and one woman in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia. They have their names on brass plates around their necks. Date: 1922

Background imageTommy Collection: WW1 Gallipoli British soldiers preparing to evacuate

WW1 Gallipoli British soldiers preparing to evacuate

Background imageTommy Collection: Harrogate - Volunteers Battalion Camp - Lieutenant

Harrogate - Volunteers Battalion Camp - Lieutenant Harries-Jones - Victorian period

Background imageTommy Collection: Harrogate - Volunteers Battalion Camp - Victorian period

Harrogate - Volunteers Battalion Camp - Victorian period

Background imageTommy Collection: General John French

General John French

Background imageTommy Collection: 11th Hussars Victorian period

11th Hussars Victorian period

Background imageTommy Collection: Queens Own Cameron Highlanders Victorian period

Queens Own Cameron Highlanders Victorian period

Background imageTommy Collection: British Army Camp Victorian period

British Army Camp Victorian period

Background imageTommy Collection: British Army Camp - barber - Victorian period

British Army Camp - barber - Victorian period

Background imageTommy Collection: Royal Scots Fusiliers Victorian period

Royal Scots Fusiliers Victorian period

Background imageTommy Collection: Highland Light Infantry Victorian period

Highland Light Infantry Victorian period

Background imageTommy Collection: Coldstream Guards Victorian period

Coldstream Guards Victorian period

Background imageTommy Collection: Sergeant Major in the 2nd Dragoon Guards Victorian period

Sergeant Major in the 2nd Dragoon Guards Victorian period

Background imageTommy Collection: Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Review at Aldershot

Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Review at Aldershot - Volunteers - Victorian period

Background imageTommy Collection: 38th Gharwal Rifles Victorian period

38th Gharwal Rifles Victorian period

Background imageTommy Collection: 2nd Prince of Wales Own Gurkha Regiment - The Sirmoor Rifles

2nd Prince of Wales Own Gurkha Regiment - The Sirmoor Rifles - Victorian period

Background imageTommy Collection: Royal Scots Guards Victorian period

Royal Scots Guards Victorian period

Background imageTommy Collection: 6th Dragoon Guards - Review Order - Victorian period

6th Dragoon Guards - Review Order - Victorian period

Background imageTommy Collection: Commissariat and Transport Corps Victorian period

Commissariat and Transport Corps Victorian period

Background imageTommy Collection: Aborigine King Tommy Carrs Creek New South Wales

Aborigine King Tommy Carrs Creek New South Wales Australia Victorian period

Background imageTommy Collection: General Allenby leaving Damascus during WW1

General Allenby leaving Damascus during WW1

Background imageTommy Collection: General Allenby leaving Church in Bethlehem during WW1

General Allenby leaving Church in Bethlehem during WW1

Background imageTommy Collection: Australian troops watering their horses during WW1

Australian troops watering their horses during WW1

Background imageTommy Collection: Crossing the Ladder of Tyre on the way to Beirut during WW1

Crossing the Ladder of Tyre on the way to Beirut during WW1

Background imageTommy Collection: British Sergeant Artillery planning in a trench during WW1

British Sergeant Artillery planning in a trench during WW1

Background imageTommy Collection: German Infantry in a trench during WW1

German Infantry in a trench during WW1

Background imageTommy Collection: British Munitions factory during WW1

British Munitions factory during WW1

Background imageTommy Collection: Over the top - trench warfare during WW1

Over the top - trench warfare during WW1

Background imageTommy Collection: British troops at Mouslimie Station in Syria during WW1

British troops at Mouslimie Station in Syria during WW1

Background imageTommy Collection: London Scottish Regiment marching through Es Salt during WW1

London Scottish Regiment marching through Es Salt during WW1

Background imageTommy Collection: A Divisional Horse Transport Pack during WW1

A Divisional Horse Transport Pack during WW1

Background imageTommy Collection: General Allenby during WW1

General Allenby during WW1

Background imageTommy Collection: British biplane dropping a torpedo during WW1

British biplane dropping a torpedo during WW1

Background imageTommy Collection: William Reefe Robinson VC RFC during WW1

William Reefe Robinson VC RFC during WW1

Background imageTommy Collection: Belgian family begging in front of their burnt-out

Belgian family begging in front of their burnt-out home during WW1

Background imageTommy Collection: The Triple Entente during WW1

The Triple Entente during WW1

Background imageTommy Collection: Moving Artillery Guns by Raft during WW1

Moving Artillery Guns by Raft during WW1 Date: circa 1916

Background imageTommy Collection: Machine Gun Corps training during WW1

Machine Gun Corps training during WW1 Date: circa 1916

Background imageTommy Collection: A London Recruiting Depot during WW1

A London Recruiting Depot during WW1 Date: circa 1916

Background imageTommy Collection: King and Queen visit France during WW1

King and Queen visit France during WW1 Date: circa 1916

Background imageTommy Collection: King and Prince of Wales visit France during WW1

King and Prince of Wales visit France during WW1 Date: circa 1916



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"Tommy: A Symbol of Strength, Resilience, and British Heritage" From the iconic New British Sten gun by G. H. Davis to the soothing Wrights Coal Tar Soap used during WW1, Tommy represents a rich history intertwined with courage and determination. Even Winston Churchill recognized the indomitable spirit embodied by Tommy as he led Britain through its darkest hours. The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem's Irish folk tunes in 1962 echoed this sentiment, reminding us of the power of unity. The Territorial Army Poster called upon Tommies to defend their homeland with unwavering loyalty while the Remember Belgium Poster served as a poignant reminder of sacrifices made during World War I. A simple Ww1 Postcard Soldier captured moments frozen in time, showcasing bravery amidst chaos. Meanwhile, recruitment posters rallied young men to join forces for a greater cause. "Well if you knows of a better ole, go to it, " resonated across generations as an anthem for those who dared challenge adversity head-on. Boxer Tommy Farr personified this fighting spirit both inside and outside the ring. Wrights Coal Tar Soap advertisement during WW1 not only cleansed bodies but also symbolized purity amid turmoil—a testament to resilience even in times of darkness. Jockey/Tommy Weston from the 20th century exemplified dedication and skill on horseback—another facet of what it meant to be a Tommy. Through these hints emerges an image that encapsulates valorous tales etched into history—the story of Tommy; steadfast guardians who embody strength against all odds.

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