Trench Warfare Collection (page 7)

Private T. G. Turrall guarding a wounded officer and holding his ground amid machine-gun
STC412082 Private T.G. Turrall guarding a wounded officer and holding his ground amid machine-gun fire and bombs (litho) by Pearse

Acting-Sergeant J. Erskine bandaging his wounded officer while being repeatedly fired at
STC412074 Acting-Sergeant J. Erskine bandaging his wounded officer while being repeatedly fired at (litho) by Pearse, Alfred (19th/20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sapper W. Hackett refuses to leave a comrade who was lying seriously injured in a mine
STC412072 Sapper W. Hackett refuses to leave a comrade who was lying seriously injured in a mine gallery (litho) by Pearse

Drummer W. Ritchie standing on the enemys parapet to sound the "charge"
STC412052 Drummer W. Ritchie standing on the enemys parapet to sound the " charge" under heavy machine-gun fire and bomb attacks (colour litho) by Elcock, Howard K

Naik Shahamad Khan, with two others, holding his ground after his machine-gun had been
STC412051 Naik Shahamad Khan, with two others, holding his ground after his machine-gun had been knocked out by shell-fire (litho) by Avis, W

Winter in Manchuria, Russo-Japanese War (colour litho)
2795914 Winter in Manchuria, Russo-Japanese War (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Winter in Manchuria, Russo-Japanese War)

In the trenches before Mukden, Russo-Japanese War (colour litho)
2795909 In the trenches before Mukden, Russo-Japanese War (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: In the trenches before Mukden, Russo-Japanese War)

The special correspondent of Le Petit Journal following the course of a battle in Manchuria during... (colour litho)
2795905 The special correspondent of Le Petit Journal following the course of a battle in Manchuria during... (colour litho) by French School

Japanese soldiers attacking Russian trenches, Russo-Japanese War (colour litho)
2795847 Japanese soldiers attacking Russian trenches, Russo-Japanese War (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Japanese soldiers attacking Russian trenches)

The life of Russian soldiers in the trenches in Manchuria, Russo-Japanese War (colour litho)
3097450 The life of Russian soldiers in the trenches in Manchuria, Russo-Japanese War (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Where a German Commandant expected to be comfortable for the winter
STC292952 Where a German Commandant expected to be comfortable for the winter! Enemy hut - architecture in the Tahure trenches

The Weapon which is said to have changed German Infantry tactics
STC292944 The Weapon which is said to have changed German Infantry tactics: A Machine-gun in the German trenches, from The Illustrated War News (sepia photo) by German Photographer (20th Century)

Cottage window-curtains as Trench loop-hole screens: A French expedient to baffle
STC312650 Cottage window-curtains as Trench loop-hole screens: A French expedient to baffle the Enemy sharpshooter, from The Illustrated War News, 1915 (litho) by English School

Reading a newspaper in the trenches, 1916-17 (b / w photo)
NAM280945 Reading a newspaper in the trenches, 1916-17 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); National Army Museum

Gunners of the Royal Regiment of Artillery resting in the trenches of Sebastopol, c
NAM280821 Gunners of the Royal Regiment of Artillery resting in the trenches of Sebastopol, c.1855 (w/c on paper) by Alderson, Lt

Machine Gun, attended (sepia photo)
STC331800 Machine Gun, attended (sepia photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; German, out of copyright

Drummer W. Ritchie standing on the enemys parapet to sound the charge
IL352824 Drummer W. Ritchie standing on the enemys parapet to sound the charge under heavy machine gun fire and bomb attacks, illustration from Deeds that Thrill the Empire

Laying Telephone Wire, c. 1919
LIS76556 Laying Telephone Wire, c.1919 by Gill, Colin Unwin (1892-1940); 61x41 cm; Private Collection; eLiss Fine Art; English, out of copyright

Panoramic view of the Argonne Forest esctor of the Western Front, World War I, 1916 (colour litho)
6000490 Panoramic view of the Argonne Forest esctor of the Western Front, World War I, 1916 (colour litho) by Bombled, Louis Charles (1862-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Two wounded German soldiers shooting French officers who had helped them to shelter in the back, World War I
6000318 Two wounded German soldiers shooting French officers who had helped them to shelter in the back, World War I, 1915 (litho) by Bombled

As at the Battle of Valmy in 1792, French infantry making a bayonet charge while singing la Marseillaise, near Ypres
6000312 As at the Battle of Valmy in 1792, French infantry making a bayonet charge while singing la Marseillaise, near Ypres, World War I, 1915 (colour litho) by Bombled

German soldier carrying flammable materials turned into a human torch during a night battle, World War I, 1915 (litho)
6000289 German soldier carrying flammable materials turned into a human torch during a night battle, World War I, 1915 (litho) by Bombled

British tank squadron passing artillery positions at Graincourt on their way to attack Bourlon Wood, Battle of Cambrai
6000116 British tank squadron passing artillery positions at Graincourt on their way to attack Bourlon Wood, Battle of Cambrai, France, World War I, November 1917 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

British soldiers in a reserve trench awaiting the order to advance during the attack on Ginchy, France
6000091 British soldiers in a reserve trench awaiting the order to advance during the attack on Ginchy, France, Battle of the Somme, World War I

In the British trenches at Salonika: a sergeant using his periscope
STC407130 In the British trenches at Salonika: a sergeant using his periscope, from The Illustrated War News, 21st June 1916 (sepia photo) by English Photographer

Field artillery cross over a stormed enemy trench; fascine bundles fastened to the gun
STC406126 Field artillery cross over a stormed enemy trench; fascine bundles fastened to the gun carriage for use in overcoming enemy positions (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century)

The Russo-Japanese War: a hand-to-hand struggle in the earthworks at Port Arthur (litho)
STC358043 The Russo-Japanese War: a hand-to-hand struggle in the earthworks at Port Arthur (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton (1825-55) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Runner delivering orders to the Front Line, 1914-19 (litho)
STC359835 Runner delivering orders to the Front Line, 1914-19 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Faithful unto death : Wounded British runner dies as he delivers his message
STC359739 Faithful unto death : Wounded British runner dies as he delivers his message, 1914-19 (litho) by Wollen, William Barnes (1857-1936); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English

British troops, under orders of Major Borrett, retaking a trench at Zillebeke captured
STC413365 British troops, under orders of Major Borrett, retaking a trench at Zillebeke captured from them by the enemy (litho) by Mosley

Driver Tanser extricating horses under heavy shell-fire (litho)
STC413362 Driver Tanser extricating horses under heavy shell-fire (litho) by Elcock, Howard K. (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Driver T.A)

Lieutenant Geary hurrying, under heavy shell-fire, to a trench on the right of Hill 60 to
STC413358 Lieutenant Geary hurrying, under heavy shell-fire, to a trench on the right of Hill 60 to get into touch with an officer (litho) by Holloway

Private Harris throwing himself on a bomb to save a comrade (litho)
STC413343 Private Harris throwing himself on a bomb to save a comrade (litho) by Pearse, Alfred (19th/20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Private W.B)

Second Lieutenant C. F. H. Calvert unearths and rescues two men from a mine-gallery which
STC412126 Second Lieutenant C.F.H. Calvert unearths and rescues two men from a mine-gallery which had fallen in (litho) by Ripperger, H

Private J. Hutchinson shooting two German sentries when leading an attack on a German
STC412067 Private J. Hutchinson shooting two German sentries when leading an attack on a German trench (litho) by Ripperger, H

Temporary Lieutenant G. St. G. S. Cather bringing in a wounded man in full view of
STC412062 Temporary Lieutenant G. St. G. S. Cather bringing in a wounded man in full view of the enemy and under machine-gun and artillery fire (litho) by Pearse

Lieutenant De Pass bombing the enemy after entering one of their saps (litho)
STC413317 Lieutenant De Pass bombing the enemy after entering one of their saps (litho) by Ripperger, H. (fl.1915); Private Collection; (add.info)

Lance-Naik Lala drags a wounded officer, whom he found lying close to the enemy
STC412060 Lance-Naik Lala drags a wounded officer, whom he found lying close to the enemy, to a shelter and there bandages his wounds (litho) by Rowlandson

Corporal Brown and Lance-Corporal Dobson dragging a wounded man across the open to
STC413393 Corporal Brown and Lance-Corporal Dobson dragging a wounded man across the open to the British lines under fire (litho) by Pearse

The dreadful hollows that led to Oppy Wood, British bombers working along the German
STC359881 The dreadful hollows that led to Oppy Wood, British bombers working along the German trenches, 1914-19 (litho) by English School

"We need books, donate money!", 1917 (colour litho)
697916 " We need books, donate money!", 1917 (colour litho) by Antlers, Max (1871-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: Poster shows German soldiers reading books in a trench)

Postcard depicting French soldiers in the trenches, 1914-18 (coloured photo)
MTL190355 Postcard depicting French soldiers in the trenches, 1914-18 (coloured photo) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

The Christmas Day Truce of 1914, published 1915 (litho) (b / w photo)
ILN239395 The Christmas Day Truce of 1914, published 1915 (litho) (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); The Illustrated London News Picture Library, London, UK; English

The Russo-Japanese War: a hand-to-hand struggle in the earthworks at Port Arthur
STC306671 The Russo-Japanese War: a hand-to-hand struggle in the earthworks at Port Arthur, illustration from The History of the Nation (litho) by Woodville

The Russo-Japanese War: a hand-to-hand struggle in the earthworks at Port Arthur
STC373338 The Russo-Japanese War: a hand-to-hand struggle in the earthworks at Port Arthur, illustration from The History of the Nation (litho) by Woodville

Lieutenant Campbell and Private Vincent, Canadians, at Stony Mountain
STC310903 Lieutenant Campbell and Private Vincent, Canadians, at Stony Mountain, May 1915 (litho) by Dadd, Frank (1851-1929) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English

The Russians fighting their way over the Carpathians
STC308714 The Russians fighting their way over the Carpathians, illustration from Told in the Huts: The YMCA Gift Book, published 1916 (colour litho) by Cuneo

The Great War of 1914-1918 (colour litho)
3621093 The Great War of 1914-1918 (colour litho) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville, Jacques (1858-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Great War of 1914-1918)

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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.