Trenches Collection (page 14)

The Diggers, 1918 (etching)
3057642 The Diggers, 1918 (etching) by Smith, Percy John Delf (1882-1948); 15.9x21.6 cm; Private Collection; Abbott and Holder, London, UK; English, out of copyright

French and German sappers who meet in the excavation of underground tunnels to reach... (colour litho)
2815717 French and German sappers who meet in the excavation of underground tunnels to reach... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Private Tollertons great heroism which earned him the VC in Aisne September 1914 (litho)
1074356 Private Tollertons great heroism which earned him the VC in Aisne September 1914 (litho) by Stewart, Allan (1865-1951); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sergeant Clarke awarded DCM for directing the defence of Chateau Heritage during first Battle of Ypres
1074351 Sergeant Clarke awarded DCM for directing the defence of Chateau Heritage during first Battle of Ypres, November 1914 (litho) by Stewart

Bombadier Dubois awarded DCM for repairing telephone wires in Gallipoli, Cape Hellas, August 1915 (litho)
1074343 Bombadier Dubois awarded DCM for repairing telephone wires in Gallipoli, Cape Hellas, August 1915 (litho) by Macpherson

Sergeant-Major Sharpington awarded DCM in October 1914 when he and his men took ammunition carts from a burning farm
1074302 Sergeant-Major Sharpington awarded DCM in October 1914 when he and his men took ammunition carts from a burning farm (litho) by Stewart

Sir Garnet Wolseley (engraving)
1061180 Sir Garnet Wolseley (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Garnet Wolseley)

The reception for Prince Leopold in Warsaw, August 1915, from The Illustrated History of the World War 1914-1915 pub
3709071 The reception for Prince Leopold in Warsaw, August 1915, from The Illustrated History of the World War 1914-1915 pub. by Union Berlagsefellfchaft, 1922 Vol. 3 (litho) by Schmidt, Hans W

The shelling of Dunkirk, from The Illustrated History of the World War 1914-1915 pub
3709038 The shelling of Dunkirk, from The Illustrated History of the World War 1914-1915 pub. by Union Berlagsefellfchaft, 1922 Vol. 3 (litho) by Schmidt, Hans W

French soldier using a specially adapted snipers rifle with periscope in the trenches, World War I, 1916 (colour litho)
5228782 French soldier using a specially adapted snipers rifle with periscope in the trenches, World War I, 1916 (colour litho) by Jonas

An Infantry Attack in Woods at Argonne Front, published 1927 (litho)
1123854 An Infantry Attack in Woods at Argonne Front, published 1927 (litho) by Jonas, Lucien Hector (1880-1947); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Sunrise, Ruins of a Hospice, north west of Wytschaete, destroyed by bombardment in 1917
STC255972 Sunrise, Ruins of a Hospice, north west of Wytschaete, destroyed by bombardment in 1917, from British Artists at the Front, Continuation of The Western Front, Part Three, Paul Nash

Sunrise, Inverness Copse, from British Artists at the Front, Continuation of The Western Front, Part Three, Paul Nash
STC255950 Sunrise, Inverness Copse, from British Artists at the Front, Continuation of The Western Front, Part Three, Paul Nash, 1918 (colour litho) by Nash

A Farm, Wytschaete, 1917 (ink, chalk & w / c on brown paper)
PNH356304 A Farm, Wytschaete, 1917 (ink, chalk & w/c on brown paper) by Nash, Paul (1889-1946); 25.7x35.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Belgium)

The storming of the redoubts of Patolenta on the fringes of Prasznysz, from The Illustrated History of the World War
3709044 The storming of the redoubts of Patolenta on the fringes of Prasznysz, from The Illustrated History of the World War 1914-1915 pub. by Union Berlagsefellfchaft, 1922 Vol

The Mistolezer Hussars crossing the San (river), from The Illustrated History of the World War 1914-1915 pub
3709042 The Mistolezer Hussars crossing the San (river), from The Illustrated History of the World War 1914-1915 pub. by Union Berlagsefellfchaft, 1922 Vol. 3 (litho) by Schmidt, Hans W

Night attack on a German trench, from The Illustrated History of the World War 1914-1915 pub
3709036 Night attack on a German trench, from The Illustrated History of the World War 1914-1915 pub. by Union Berlagsefellfchaft, 1922 Vol

The arrival of the cavalry division and the Bavarian infantry in Przemysl in the early morning 3 June 1915
3709030 The arrival of the cavalry division and the Bavarian infantry in Przemysl in the early morning 3 June 1915, from The Illustrated History of the World War 1914-1915 pub

The great French offensive in Champagne, the assault after the internal bombing (Colour Litho)
2815794 The great French offensive in Champagne, the assault after the internal bombing (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Bloody baptism of fire by the Garibaldini in France, German trench conquered by the bayonet in the Argonne
2815715 Bloody baptism of fire by the Garibaldini in France, German trench conquered by the bayonet in the Argonne (colour litho) by Beltrame

German Soldiers Entrenched, 1944 (colour litho)
1147347 German Soldiers Entrenched, 1944 (colour litho) by Eichhorst, Franz (1885-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mountain troops, designated by the Edelweiss cap badge)

Second Lieutenant James holding in check with bombs a detachment of the enemy in a Turkish trench in June 1915 (litho)
1074432 Second Lieutenant James holding in check with bombs a detachment of the enemy in a Turkish trench in June 1915 (litho) by Stewart

Second Lieutenant Herbert James won a VC leading men whose officers had been killed at Galippoli in June 1915 (litho)
1074431 Second Lieutenant Herbert James won a VC leading men whose officers had been killed at Galippoli in June 1915 (litho) by Stewart

Lt N Ms Irwin awarded the Miltary Cross Ypres May 1915 fordashing forward with his men to reoccupy trenches evacuated
1074417 Lt N Ms Irwin awarded the Miltary Cross Ypres May 1915 fordashing forward with his men to reoccupy trenches evacuated owing to poison gas (litho) by Stewart

Captain Sturges observing for his battery from a house within 400 yards of hostile lines at Neuve Chapelle May 1915
1074385 Captain Sturges observing for his battery from a house within 400 yards of hostile lines at Neuve Chapelle May 1915 (litho) by Stewart

Second Lieutenants Pendavis and Pepys (DSO s) and Private Hall (DCM) killed thirty Germans at Battle of Ypres November
1074373 Second Lieutenants Pendavis and Pepys (DSO s) and Private Hall (DCM) killed thirty Germans at Battle of Ypres November 1915 (litho) by Dudley

Sergeant-Major Sharpington rescuing an old woman from a burning farm in Fleubaix, France, November 1915 (litho)
1074303 Sergeant-Major Sharpington rescuing an old woman from a burning farm in Fleubaix, France, November 1915 (litho) by Stewart

Driver L Farrow wins DCM for collecting and conducting mules under heavy fire August 1915 at Aghyl Dere
1074296 Driver L Farrow wins DCM for collecting and conducting mules under heavy fire August 1915 at Aghyl Dere, Dardanelles (litho) by Stewart

The first Indian to win the Victoria Cross - Naik Darwan Singh Negi, Festubert, France, November 1914 (colour litho)
976454 The first Indian to win the Victoria Cross - Naik Darwan Singh Negi, Festubert, France, November 1914 (colour litho) by Stewart

Lieutenant John Henry Stephen Dimmer repairing a machine gun while exposed to the fire of the Prussian Guard
976431 Lieutenant John Henry Stephen Dimmer repairing a machine gun while exposed to the fire of the Prussian Guard, Klein Zillebeke, Belgium, 9 November 1914 (colour litho) by Stewart

Meadow with Copse, from British Artists at the Front, Continuation of The Western Front, Part Three, Paul Nash
STC255951 Meadow with Copse, from British Artists at the Front, Continuation of The Western Front, Part Three, Paul Nash, 1918 (colour litho) by Nash

A Canadian Monument, from British Artists at the Front, Continuation of The Western Front, Part Three, Paul Nash
STC255949 A Canadian Monument, from British Artists at the Front, Continuation of The Western Front, Part Three, Paul Nash, 1918 (colour litho) by Nash

The front line artillery gets stuck fast by a tree, from The Illustrated History of the World War 1914-1915 pub
3709062 The front line artillery gets stuck fast by a tree, from The Illustrated History of the World War 1914-1915 pub. by Union Berlagsefellfchaft, 1922 Vol

The storming of the blockhouses and connecting trenches in the Priesterwald (Priests Wood)
3709054 The storming of the blockhouses and connecting trenches in the Priesterwald (Priests Wood) after an artillery bombardment, July 1915

A Mafeking Amazon, Mrs Davies, the Lady Sharpshooter, in the Trenches (litho)
1599666 A Mafeking Amazon, Mrs Davies, the Lady Sharpshooter, in the Trenches (litho) by Begg, Samuel (fl.1886-1916) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Mafeking Amazon, Mrs Davies)

Men of the 2nd Coldstream Guards bombing the enemy in a counter attack on the trenches at Clinchy February 1914 (litho)
1074435 Men of the 2nd Coldstream Guards bombing the enemy in a counter attack on the trenches at Clinchy February 1914 (litho) by Stewart

Bombadier Pratt won the DCM for withdrawing the guns along a narrow lane on the Menin to Ypres road October 1914 (litho)
1074393 Bombadier Pratt won the DCM for withdrawing the guns along a narrow lane on the Menin to Ypres road October 1914 (litho) by Stewart

Bombadier fitter Inglis won a DCM for stripping and repairing his gun under heavy fire, Dardanelles August 1915 (litho)
1074345 Bombadier fitter Inglis won a DCM for stripping and repairing his gun under heavy fire, Dardanelles August 1915 (litho) by Stewart

Sapper Epsteins terrible ordeal at Hill 60 awarded DCM May 1915 (litho)
1074320 Sapper Epsteins terrible ordeal at Hill 60 awarded DCM May 1915 (litho) by Stewart, Allan (1865-1951); Private Collection; (add.info)

Dans la Tranchee, c. 1875. Creator: Etienne Berne-Bellecour
Dans la Tranchee, c. 1875

Fortifications at Manassas, March 1862. Creators: Barnard & Gibson, George N
Fortifications at Manassas, March 1862. [Scene from the American Civil War, soldiers with barrels filled with earth]. Albumen print, pl

Interior View of the Confederate Line, May 1865. Creator: Alexander Gardner
Interior View of the Confederate Line, May 1865. Albumen print, pl. 86 from the album " Gardners Photographic Sketch Book of the War, Volume II" (1866)

Quarters of Men in Fort Sedgwick, May 1865. Creator: Alexander Gardner
Quarters of Men in Fort Sedgwick, May 1865. Albumen print, pl. 83 from the album " Gardners Photographic Sketch Book of the War, Volume II" (1866)

Three First Traverses on Land End, Fort Fisher, North Carolina, January 1865. The Union army recaptured the fort from the Confederates. Albumen print, pl

Men of the 77th ready for the Trenches, 1855. Creator: Roger Fenton
Men of the 77th ready for the Trenches, 1855. A work made of salted paper print, plate 18 from the album " photographs taken in the crimea" (1856)

The Pulpit, Fort Fisher, N. C. January 1865. Creator: Alexander Gardner
The Pulpit, Fort Fisher, N.C. January 1865. Union troops at Fort Fisher not long after it had been recaptured from the Confederate army. Albumen print, pl

Defences of the Etawah Bridge, 1866. Creator: George N. Barnard
Defences of the Etawah Bridge, 1866. Albumen print, plate 23 from the album " Photographic Views of the Sherman Campaign" (1866)

The Front of Kenesaw Mountain, GA, 1866. Creator: George N. Barnard
The Front of Kenesaw Mountain, GA, 1866. Albumen print, plate 31 from the album " Photographic Views of the Sherman Campaign" (1866)

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"Trenches: A Glimpse into the Harsh Realities of War" Step back in time to witness the haunting scenes etched in history. The trenches, a symbol of sacrifice and suffering, hold stories that echo through generations. From the Attack of the Ulster Division on 1 July 1916, captured by James Prinsep Beadle's lens, to the Battle of the Somme in 1918, these images transport us to an era where bravery clashed with devastation. Amidst the chaos and bloodshed, there were moments that defied all odds. The Christmas Truce of 1914 stands as a testament to humanity's resilience even amidst war's darkest hours. Soldiers from opposing sides laid down their weapons for a brief respite from battle - a poignant reminder that compassion can transcend boundaries. The photographs vividly capture soldiers entrenched in their positions during World War I. British First Airborne dug deep at Arnhem during World War II while Rifle Brigade held steadfast on Western Front during WWI. Australian troops found solace within their trench near Armentieres, France - each face reflecting determination mixed with weariness. Above these muddy fortifications soared aerial combatants engaged in fierce battles over enemy lines; planes dueling against gravity and fate itself. Meanwhile, British Mark IV tanks equipped with Tadpole Tails trudged through treacherous terrain - symbols of technological advancement amid destruction. In one breathtaking moment frozen forever by lenses capturing history's essence – Coldstreamers charging valiantly on the Somme battlefield – we glimpse courage personified. Yet not all they were defensive havens; some became launching pads for daring attacks like those carried out by German forces during WWI. These snapshots serve as reminders that even within seemingly impenetrable barriers lie both defenders and aggressors alike. As we reflect upon these glimpses into our past, let us honor those who endured the horrors of trench warfare.