Trench Warfare Collection (page 8)

French Army manoeuvres (colour litho)
2818567 French Army manoeuvres (colour litho) by Royer, Lionel (1852-1926) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: French Army manoeuvres. Soldiers of an engineers regiment defending a trench)

Fighting in the trenches at Port Arthur, Russo-Japanese War (colour litho)
2795903 Fighting in the trenches at Port Arthur, Russo-Japanese War (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fighting in the trenches at Port Arthur)

Japanese attack on Russian trenches at Mukden, Russo-Japanese War (colour litho)
2795877 Japanese attack on Russian trenches at Mukden, Russo-Japanese War (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The King of the Belgians and his staff working in the trenches (colour litho)
2785921 The King of the Belgians and his staff working in the trenches (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

French soldiers eating in a dugout, First World War (chromolitho)
1093621 French soldiers eating in a dugout, First World War (chromolitho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: French soldiers eating in a dugout, First World War)

Acting Sergeant John Raynes putting his smoke-helmet on Sergeant Ayres following the explosion of a gas shell
976446 Acting Sergeant John Raynes putting his smoke-helmet on Sergeant Ayres following the explosion of a gas shell, 11 October 1915 (litho) by Pearse

Drummer Walter Ritchie standing on the enemys parapet to sound the charge
976434 Drummer Walter Ritchie standing on the enemys parapet to sound the charge, under heavy machine-gun fire and bomb attacks, Beaumont Hamel, France, 1 July 1916 (colour litho) by Elcock

British machine gunners wearing gas helmets, World War I (colour photo)
3620753 British machine gunners wearing gas helmets, World War I (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: British machine gunners wearing gas helmets)

German infantry digging trenches, First World War (coloured photo)
3103719 German infantry digging trenches, First World War (coloured photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: German infantry digging trenches, First World War)

Bulgarians besieging Adrianople, 1913, illustration from
STC306675 Bulgarians besieging Adrianople, 1913, illustration from The History of the Nation (litho) by Cuneo, Cyrus (1879-1916); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English

They bombed and bayoneted their way up the enemy trench
STC308701 They bombed and bayoneted their way up the enemy trench, illustration from Told in the Huts: The YMCA Gift Book, published 1916 (colour litho) by Cuneo

Lieutenant Leach and Sergeant Hogan recapturing a trench from the Germans
STC359709 Lieutenant Leach and Sergeant Hogan recapturing a trench from the Germans, 1914-19 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English

Storming the Schwaben Redoubt: surrender of the German Front Line as the British swept
STC359771 Storming the Schwaben Redoubt: surrender of the German Front Line as the British swept over the summit, 1914-19 (litho) by English School

War Illuminations of various types which have proved their value
STC292922 War Illuminations of various types which have proved their value, from The Illustrated War News (litho) by English School

Soldiers in a trench during the Amiens Offensive, 1918 (b / w photo)
NAM283397 Soldiers in a trench during the Amiens Offensive, 1918 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); National Army Museum

Suvla Bay, Gallipoli at Chocolate Hill, c. 1915 (b / w photo)
NAM281538 Suvla Bay, Gallipoli at Chocolate Hill, c.1915 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); National Army Museum

Men digging trenches (b / w photo)
NAM280946 Men digging trenches (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: from an album of 168 photographs and ephemera)

Troops in training, jumping over a trench, 1916-17 (b / w photo)
NAM280937 Troops in training, jumping over a trench, 1916-17 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); National Army Museum

Ecrevisses de rempart, soit; mais ne vous y frottez pas
STC195061 Ecrevisses de rempart, soit; mais ne vous y frottez pas: celles-la ne marchent pas a reculons!, front cover of Le Rire Rouge, 23 January 1915 (colour litho) by Delaw

Private Chillingworth assisting in bombing the enemy from a trench which they had
STC413318 Private Chillingworth assisting in bombing the enemy from a trench which they had captured (litho) by Ripperger, H

Risaldar Faiz Muhammad Khan and a Sowar rescuing two wounded sepoys (litho)
STC412101 Risaldar Faiz Muhammad Khan and a Sowar rescuing two wounded sepoys (litho) by Elcock, Howard K. (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hafiz Khor)

Private J. Miller staggers back, mortally wounded, with the answer to a message
STC412086 Private J. Miller staggers back, mortally wounded, with the answer to a message and falls at the feet of an officer on delivering it (litho) by Pearse

The Rev. W. R. F. Addison carries a wounded man to the cover of a trench under heavy rifle
STC412047 The Rev. W.R.F. Addison carries a wounded man to the cover of a trench under heavy rifle and machine-gun fire (litho) by Ripperger, H. (fl.1915); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rev)

A grenade exploding which Temporary Lieutenant Knox was about to pick up
STC413396 A grenade exploding which Temporary Lieutenant Knox was about to pick up and fling out of the trench (litho) by Pearse

A French Priest in the lines: a Cure taking a peep through a trench-periscope
STC405610 A French Priest in the lines: a Cure taking a peep through a trench-periscope, illustration from The Illustrated War News, 31st January 1917 (b/w photo) by French Photographer

The battles of Liao-Yang, illustration from Manchuria
STC405514 The battles of Liao-Yang, illustration from Manchuria: images from the Russo-Japanese War, edited by A. Martynoff, St

The French Front: watching the enemys trench through a periscope before a throw
STC405604 The French Front: watching the enemys trench through a periscope before a throw, illustration from The Illustrated War News, January 1917 (b/w photo) by French Photographer

Sergeant Fuller runs forward, under a terrific fire, to rescue his wounded officer
STC413354 Sergeant Fuller runs forward, under a terrific fire, to rescue his wounded officer, Captain Haggard (litho) by Ripperger, H

Sergeant Tuersley running to assist a wounded Corporal half of whose leg had been blown
STC413349 Sergeant Tuersley running to assist a wounded Corporal half of whose leg had been blown off by a shell (litho) by Rowlandson

Second-Corporal Smith propping up part of a mine gallery to ensure the rescue of his
STC413332 Second-Corporal Smith propping up part of a mine gallery to ensure the rescue of his comrades (litho) by Avis, W. (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Second-Corporal G)

Farrier-Sergeant T. Harrison rescuing horses and guns from an untenable position under
STC412115 Farrier-Sergeant T. Harrison rescuing horses and guns from an untenable position under shell-fire when the officer in command had been wounded (litho) by Elcock, Howard K

While waiting for the order to advance, 1914-19 (b / w photo)
STC359766 While waiting for the order to advance, 1914-19 (b/w photo) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Second-Lieutenant Rochfort picks up a bomb which was about to explode
STC413330 Second-Lieutenant Rochfort picks up a bomb which was about to explode and hurls it from the trench (litho) by Ripperger, H

Sergeant Coxon shoots two of a party of three Germans who had attacked him during an
STC413394 Sergeant Coxon shoots two of a party of three Germans who had attacked him during an attack on their trenches (litho) by Avis, W

Abide with me, 1919 (oil on canvas)
TW426719 Abide with me, 1919 (oil on canvas) by Ximenes, Pio (d.1919); 105.5x79.3 cm; Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, UK; eTyne & Wear Archives & Museums; out of copyright

Italian infantry post on the border of Trentino, World War I, 1915 (colour litho)
6000306 Italian infantry post on the border of Trentino, World War I, 1915 (colour litho) by Bombled, Louis Charles (1862-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

German soldier in a sentry box captured by French Chasseurs Alpins using a lasso, World War I, 1915 (litho)
6000290 German soldier in a sentry box captured by French Chasseurs Alpins using a lasso, World War I, 1915 (litho) by Bombled

British tank passing over a trench, World War I, 1917-1918 (b / w photo)
6000114 British tank passing over a trench, World War I, 1917-1918 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: British tank passing over a trench)

German soldiers taking a break in the trenches, World War I, 1914-1918 (b / w photo)
5999753 German soldiers taking a break in the trenches, World War I, 1914-1918 (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The French force rushed forward and took possession of the crater (colour litho)
3620741 The French force rushed forward and took possession of the crater (colour litho) by Cuneo, Cyrus (1879-1916); Private Collection; (add.info)

On the Somme, 1914-19 (litho)
STC359763 On the Somme, 1914-19 (litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: French Grenadiers bombing the enemy trenches near Maurepas)

Private J. Boyd, single-handed, captures a machine gun, illustration from
IL352835 Private J. Boyd, single-handed, captures a machine gun, illustration from Deeds that Thrill the Empire, published by Hutchinson & Co

A Christmas Incident in the Trenches in the West (litho)
STC410951 A Christmas Incident in the Trenches in the West (litho) by Villiers, Frederic (1851-1922) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Sergeant H. Wells leading a platoon towards the German wire entanglements after his
STC412129 Sergeant H. Wells leading a platoon towards the German wire entanglements after his officer had been killed (litho) by Ripperger, H

Major (Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) A. F. Douglas-Hamilton rallies his men
STC412119 Major (Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) A.F. Douglas-Hamilton rallies his men and leads them forward, thus checking the enemys advance (litho) by Ripperger, H

Lieutenant G. P. Burlton assisting in saving unconscious men from a mine shaft (litho)
STC412116 Lieutenant G.P. Burlton assisting in saving unconscious men from a mine shaft (litho) by Valda, John Harris (d.1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: Near Mametz)

Sergeant W. G. Pull extricating a gun team, whose leaders had been hit
STC412112 Sergeant W.G. Pull extricating a gun team, whose leaders had been hit, and bringing the surviving horses and men to safety (litho) by Elcock, Howard K

Lance-Corporal Clapson dragging an officer, who had been gassed, out of a mine (litho)
STC412110 Lance-Corporal Clapson dragging an officer, who had been gassed, out of a mine (litho) by Pearse, Alfred (19th/20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St)

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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.