Trench Warfare 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

British soldiers in hand to hand combat with Germans on Bastille Day (14 July), Bazentin, France, Battle of the Somme
6000438 British soldiers in hand to hand combat with Germans on Bastille Day (14 July), Bazentin, France, Battle of the Somme, World War I, 1916 (colour litho) by Damblans

French soldiers capturing a German position manned by enemy soldiers secured to their machine guns by their officers to
6000279 French soldiers capturing a German position manned by enemy soldiers secured to their machine guns by their officers to prevent them from retreating, World War I, 1915 (litho) by Bombled

World War I first-aid station, artwork
World War I first-aid station. Artwork showing stretcher-bearers and wounded soldiers arriving at a first-aid station during the First World War (1914-1918)

Sergeant Somers holding back the enemy by bombing them when a barricade was being raised
STC413345 Sergeant Somers holding back the enemy by bombing them when a barricade was being raised (litho) by Valda, John Harris (d.1941); Private Collection; (add.info)

A section of Seaforth Highlanders snatching a moments respite, World War I, c1914-c1918. Stereoscopic card. Detail. (Colorised black and white print)

World War 1: British soldiers sleeping in shell holes
3787046 World War 1: British soldiers sleeping in shell holes; (add.info.: World War 1: British soldiers sleeping in shell holes. British Offical War Photograph, published on postcard. Series 10, No)

World War 1: British soldier helping a wounded comrade
3787047 World War 1: British soldier helping a wounded comrade; (add.info.: World War 1: British soldier helping a wounded comrade. British Official War Photograph published on postcard. Series III)

World War 1: British soldiers loading a trench mortar
3787056 World War 1: British soldiers loading a trench mortar; (add.info.: World War 1: British soldiers loading a trench mortar (indirect fire weapon that fires explosive projectiles)

World War 1: Lancashire regiment cheering
3787048 World War 1: Lancashire regiment cheering; (add.info.: World War 1: Lancashire regiment cheering when ordered back to the trenches. British Offical War Photograph, published on postcard)

World War 1: East Yorkshire Regiment
3787054 World War 1: East Yorkshire Regiment; (add.info.: World War 1: East Yorkshire Regiment going to the trenches. Official War Picture. Series 16. No. 125)

WW1: The Fighting Fifth ('Northumberland Fusiliers')
3787051 WW1: The Fighting Fifth ('Northumberland Fusiliers'); (add.info.: WW1: The Fighting Fifth ('Northumberland Fusiliers') after the Battle of St Eloi, 14-15 March 1915

World War I: Siege of Antwerp, 1914
3786989 World War I: Siege of Antwerp, 1914; (add.info.: World War I: Siege of Antwerp, 1914. The Belgian Army retreats from the German Army at the Siege of Antwerp. 28 September - 10 October 1914)

World War 1: Tommy at home in German dug-outs
3787044 World War 1: Tommy at home in German dug-outs; (add.info.: World War 1: Tommy at home in German dug-outs. Offical War Photograph published on postcard. Series III. No.2)

World War 1: Battle of Verdun
3787014 World War 1: Battle of Verdun; (add.info.: World War 1: Battle of Verdun. 21st of February - 18th of December 1916. French soldiers firing grenades in the German trenches)

World War 1: Australians parading for the trenches
3787052 World War 1: Australians parading for the trenches; (add.info.: World War 1: Australians parading for the trenches. Official War Photograph, published on postcard. Series 10. No. 80)

Mauser C96 9 mm self-loading pistol, Export model converted to 9 mm Parabellum (pistol
5929966 Mauser C96 9 mm self-loading pistol, Export model converted to 9 mm Parabellum (pistol, self-loading, Mauser, 9 mm C96 conversion) by German School, (19th century); National Army Museum

A communication trench somewhere in North Africa during Second World War. Circa 1940s

Russian soldier using a periscope rifle, First World War, 1914-1918, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Russian soldier using a periscope rifle, First World War, 1914-1918, (c1920). Taking the Enemys Range with a Hyposcope: a masked Russian officer at his trench-post

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

Canada, Nova Scotia, Halifax, Citadel Hill National Historic Site, military display for the end of World War One centenial, display of British trenches

World War 1: Canadian soldier being decorated
3787049 World War 1: Canadian soldier being decorated; (add.info.: World War 1: Canadian soldier being decorated on the battle field. Receiving a war medal)

Second-Lieutenant Turner leading a bombing attack down a German communication trench (litho)
STC413359 Second-Lieutenant Turner leading a bombing attack down a German communication trench (litho) by Dadd, S. T. (fl.1882-1915); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Second Battle of Ypres, 1914-19 (litho)
STC359899 The Second Battle of Ypres, 1914-19 (litho) by Jack, Richard (1866-1952); Private Collection; (add.info.: April-May, 1915;); The Stapleton Collection

The charge of the Scottish regiments at the Battle of Loos (colour litho)
968989 The charge of the Scottish regiments at the Battle of Loos (colour litho) by Tennant, C. Dudley (1867-1952) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

French army officer in a blockhouse, armed with a machine gun, single-handedly holding off two batallions of Germans
6000418 French army officer in a blockhouse, armed with a machine gun, single-handedly holding off two batallions of Germans during the defence of the Bois des Caures, Battle of Verdun, World War I

Russian army recruits undergoing training, World War I, !916 (colour litho)
6000416 Russian army recruits undergoing training, World War I, !916 (colour litho) by Damblans, Eugene (1865-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Russian army recruits undergoing training)

French infantry launching an attack, World War I, 1915 (litho)
6000332 French infantry launching an attack, World War I, 1915 (litho) by Damblans, Eugene (1865-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: French infantry launching an attack, World War I, 1915)

New Year at the front line: French Army officers and soldiers exchanging gifts, World War I, 1915 (colour litho)
6000277 New Year at the front line: French Army officers and soldiers exchanging gifts, World War I, 1915 (colour litho) by Damblans

Death presenting Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany with a harvest of the dead to celebrate his birthday, World War I
6000276 Death presenting Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany with a harvest of the dead to celebrate his birthday, World War I, 1915 (colour litho) by Damblans

French machine gunners holding off a German attack, Battle of Verdun, World War I, 1916 (colour litho)
6000402 French machine gunners holding off a German attack, Battle of Verdun, World War I, 1916 (colour litho) by Damblans

Nurse leading a batallion of Russian troops into an attack on a German trench, World War I, 1915 (litho)
6000359 Nurse leading a batallion of Russian troops into an attack on a German trench, World War I, 1915 (litho) by Damblans

Hindenburg, the German Moloch (colour litho)
6000340 Hindenburg, the German Moloch (colour litho) by Damblans, Eugene (1865-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hindenburg, the German Moloch. Hindenburg, le Moloch Allenand)

German soldiers asphyxiated by poison gas deployed by them against the Russians but blown back into their own trenches
6000321 German soldiers asphyxiated by poison gas deployed by them against the Russians but blown back into their own trenches by the wind, World War I, 1915 (colour litho) by Damblans

German soldiers surrendering to the French and delivering, tied up, one of their officers who had tried to stop them
6000274 German soldiers surrendering to the French and delivering, tied up, one of their officers who had tried to stop them, World War I, 1915 (litho) by Damblans

Lieutenant-Colonel Emile Driant commanding French chasseurs in the defence of the Bois des Caures, Battle of Verdun
6000407 Lieutenant-Colonel Emile Driant commanding French chasseurs in the defence of the Bois des Caures, Battle of Verdun, World War I, 1916 (colour litho) by Damblans

King Peter I of Serbia visiting the trenches at the front, World War I, 1915 (colour litho)
6000369 King Peter I of Serbia visiting the trenches at the front, World War I, 1915 (colour litho) by Damblans, Eugene (1865-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

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)

Heroic French defence of the Fort Vaux, commanded by Major Sylvain-Eugene Raynal, Battle of Verdun, World War I
6000427 Heroic French defence of the Fort Vaux, commanded by Major Sylvain-Eugene Raynal, Battle of Verdun, World War I, 1916 (colour litho) by Damblans

French infantry making a bayonet charge on a German position at the Battle of Verdun, World War I, 1916 (colour litho)
6000397 French infantry making a bayonet charge on a German position at the Battle of Verdun, World War I, 1916 (colour litho) by Damblans

Huge numbers of dead German soldiers at Vachereauville, France, Battle of Verdun, World War I, 1916 (colour litho)
6000394 Huge numbers of dead German soldiers at Vachereauville, France, Battle of Verdun, World War I, 1916 (colour litho) by Damblans

Quick-thinking French Army cook throwing a pot of soup in the face of a German soldier attacking his position with
6000315 Quick-thinking French Army cook throwing a pot of soup in the face of a German soldier attacking his position with grenades, World War I, 1915 (litho) by Damblans

Wounded French soldiers getting up to repel a German attack on their trench, World War I, 1915 (litho)
6000310 Wounded French soldiers getting up to repel a German attack on their trench, World War I, 1915 (litho) by Damblans

An Australian V. C. who accounted for seven turks, 1914-19 (litho)
STC359707 An Australian V.C. who accounted for seven turks, 1914-19 (litho) by Sheldon, Charles Mills (1866-1928); Private Collection; (add.info.: On May 19th-20th)

The Capture of the German trenches at Neuve Chapelle (litho)
STC311000 The Capture of the German trenches at Neuve Chapelle (litho) by Sheldon, Charles Mills (1866-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battle of Neuve Chapelle and Artois)

Storming the Trenches, illustration from Glorious Battles of English History by Major C. H. Wylly, 1920s (colour litho)
IL193446 Storming the Trenches, illustration from Glorious Battles of English History by Major C.H. Wylly, 1920s (colour litho) by Payne, Henry A

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"Trench Warfare: A Glimpse into the Brutality and Heroism of World War I" In this captivating collection of images, we are transported back to the harrowing days during World War I. The first image takes us to the Attack of the Ulster Division on 1 July 1916, a haunting scene captured by James Prinsep Beadle. We can almost feel the tension in the air as soldiers prepare for battle. Next, we witness Piper Laidlaw's incredible bravery that earned him the Victoria Cross on September 25, 1915. This powerful image from c1920 reminds us of the extraordinary acts of valor displayed by individuals amidst chaos and destruction. Sergeant Somers becomes our next hero as he holds back enemy forces with his expert bombing skills while a barricade is being raised. His determination and resourcefulness shine through in this moment frozen in time. The artwork depicting a World War I first-aid station serves as a poignant reminder of the immense suffering endured by soldiers on both sides. It highlights their resilience and unwavering commitment to saving lives even amidst unimaginable circumstances. Amidst all this turmoil, we catch a glimpse of humanity when a section of Seaforth Highlanders snatches a precious moment's respite from battle. Realistic Travels Publishers skillfully captures this rare instance where camaraderie triumphs over conflict. Moving across continents, we witness Canadian soldiers being decorated for their service during World War I. Their courage and sacrifice echo throughout history as they proudly wear their medals. Second-Lieutenant Turner leads an intense bombing attack down a German communication trench in litho form—a testament to strategic brilliance amidst chaos and uncertainty. We shift gears momentarily to appreciate weaponry with an image showcasing Mauser C96 self-loading pistols—an iconic firearm used extensively during wartime conflicts around the world.