Volunteer Collection

UVF - Ulster Volunteer Force Poster
Notice posted by the Ulster Volunteer Force intending to quell speculation that its founding was a direct violent challenge to those of differing views within Ulster

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

Gun Running by Ulster Volunteer Force
Rifles and ammunition are landed at Donaghadee, County Down, by the Ulster Volunteer Force and loaded onto a charabanc usually used in the summer for tourists to the area

AFS despatch rider and messenger, WW2
An AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service) despatch rider and messenger on a motorbike at an LFS sub-station during the Second World War

Acton Volunteer Fire Brigade with appliances
District Council of Acton Volunteer Fire Brigade with appliances typical of those used at the time: a horse drawn steamer, horse drawn manual pump, horse drawn escape, hand wheeled escape

Blitz in London - AFS firefighter, WW2
Blitz in London - a smiling AFS firefighter, a former Smithfield meat porter named Eddie

Volunteer Fire Brigade with appliances typical of those used at the time: a horse drawn steamer, horse drawn manual pump, horse drawn escape, hand wheeled escape, and a hose cart

CIVIL WAR: UNION SOLDIER. A volunteer Union soldier with a rifle and bayonet. Photograph, c1862

Women of Britain - World War Two poster
World War Two poster encouraging the women of Britain to answer the call and go and work in the munitions factories

Arming the Ulster Volunteer Force: Gun-running scenes at Lar
The scene at Larne(20 miles from Belfast), where over 200 tons of guns and ammunitions were unloaded from the disguised steamer Mountjoy by the Ulster Volunteer Force

Royal Proclamation 1914
Proclamation by King George V calling for men for the Royal Naval Reserve, Royal Fleet Reserve, and for officers and men of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY)
A woman cyclist first aid scout of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY), riding along in her distinctive uniform

Recruitment Poster
Recruitment poster from the First World War depicting an unclaimed soldiers kit and uniform, waiting to be filled by a volunteer

Military / East India Co
NAPOLEONIC ERA East India Company Volunteer

RAF Sea King Helicopter crew attend a mountain rescue incident in the Lake District UK
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Recruitment poster for Continental soldiers to serve in the American Revolution Hand-colored 19th century woodcut reproduction of the original document

Prussian Army, Prussian Guard, 2nd Guard Field Artillery Regiment, staff trumpeter, one-year volunteer, army uniform, military, Prussia, Germany

Ulsters Oath - The Bulldog will not submit to Home Rule
Remember Castledawson (a UVF (Ulster Volunteer Force) stronghold in County Derry

CIVIL WAR RECRUITMENT. Recruitment poster of the 22nd Cavalry Regiment, formed at Rochester, New York during the Civil War

Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882). Italian military and politic
Giuseppe Garibaldi.1807-1882. Italian military and political. Garibaldis rest after the battle. 1860. On the right, watching the militar, Alexandre Dumas. Risorgimento Museum. Turin. Italy

Bristol
Members of the Bristol contingent

Portsmouth (exact location unknown)

Hendon Fire Brigade (later part of Middlesex FB)
In 1855 a fire brigade was established in Hendon, renamed the Hendon Volunteer Fire Brigade in 1866, and a manual fire engine was kept in a building near the church

LFB-AFS convoy and fire exercise
Part of the Civil Defence Corps until it was disbanded in the late 1960s

Recruiting for the Union Armys Bucktail Regiment in Philadelphia, American Civil War. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Photograph of Volunteer PH, Barking, Essex. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Left Face on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details: Trading Record 1935

Sketch of Volunteer PH, Baker Street, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Sketch of the pub

Italian unification (1859-1924). Castelfidardo battle. Papal troops were defeated. Engraving. L Illustration (1860). Colored

Nieuport 17s of the French N124 Escadrille Lafayette
Four Nieuport 17s of the French N124 Escadrille Lafayette, formed of French commanded American volunteer pilots

Lady Londonderry, WW1
Edith Vane-Tempest-Stewart, Marchioness of Londonderry DBE (3 December 1878 23 April 1959), noted society hostess,

Inauguration of the new head-quarters of the 1st Middlesex Volunteer Engineers, 1865. Opening of a building in College Street, Chelsea, London. The spacious drill-shed, 110 ft. long by 52 ft

Massachusetts, Boston, Robert Gould Shaw Memorial on Beacon Street

Recruitment poster, Commando Medical Service, WW2
Recruitment poster, Commando Medical Service, February 1945, Second World War Date: 1945

Brendan Behan, Irish writer and republican
Brendan Behan (Brendan Francis Behan, 1923-1964), Irish poet, short story writer, novelist and playwright who wrote in both Irish and English. He was also an Irish republican and IRA volunteer

First aid competition, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1961. Artist: Michael Walters
First aid competition, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1961

Canadians in Southampton
The Southampton contingent of the CCCF who were billeted near the docks at the Apollo Hotel

A CCF crew
Crewing a British fire appliance somewhere outside Portsmouth

The Plymouth contingent at the newly built fire station

Leaving home
Some of the volunteers seen here just before leaving Ottawa, Canada

Gladys McIntyre giving doughnuts to an American infantryman of the 26th Division at Ansonville
WORLD WAR I: INFANTRYMAN. Gladys McIntyre giving doughnuts to an American infantryman of the 26th Division at Ansonville, North Carolina, 9 April 1918

Volunteer Camp Windsor, I. Sleeping Partners. 2. Military Position, 3. In Flagrante Delicto. 4. Hi, Sir I What The 5. The Humphrey Cup. 6. A Commercial Speculation. 7. A Tight Fit. 8

Blitz in London -- AFS firefighters, WW2
Blitz in London -- a personal photograph, taken by a colleague, of life in the AFS at a sub-station, showing firewomen on the Heavy Unit of Sub-station 67Z

Advert for recruiting women for the WaF 1941
You ought to be driving in the WaF. Recruitment of women for The Womens Auxiliary Air Force. Conscription of women did not begin until 1941

Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve, 1915
Members of the Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve at Karonga, in the north of the country. Karonga was the scene of much fighting in September 1914

Strike / Volunteer Signals
An undergraduate volunteer in a railway signal box during the General Strike

King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) standing in a group, Falkland Islands, Volunteer Point

Lt Browning, Major Kinloch and Dr Francis Brett Young
Lieutenant Browning, Major Kinloch (Calcutta Volunteer Battery) and Dr Francis Brett Young in East Africa during WW1. circa 1916

LFB-AFS parade for an exercise
Part of the Civil Defence Corps, until it was disbanded in the late 1960s

H. M. S. PRESIDENT
H.M.S. President, training ship of the British Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve, moored on the Victoria Embankment, River Thames, central London. Date: 1960s

Advert for the recruitment of men for the RAF 1941
Fly with the RAF. Volunteer now! Heres the chance you ve been waiting for - to fly with the R.A.F be a pilot (age 18 - 30), Air Observer (18 - 32) or wireless operator/air gunner (18 - 32)

Union volunteer refreshment saloon of Philadelphia

Britannia and Eve September 1942
Second World War era front cover of Britannia and Eve magazine featuring a blonde nurse with immaculately coiffed hair and obligatory red lipstick. Theres glamour in wartime nursing you know!

United Arts Volunteer Rifles, 1916
United Arts Volunteer Rifles constructing defences at Woldingham during World War I in 1916

Local Defence Volunteer Force
The uniform of the Local Defence Volunteer Force, established to defend Britain against the anticipated invasion by German parachutists

Mountain rescue team members in the Scottish Highlands
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Hyde Pk Military Review
Great review of 80, 000 Volunteers by Queen Victoria in Hyde Park

Text sign showing Fundraising Event, Concept meaning campaign whose purpose is to raise money for a cause

Christian volunteers marching in Galata (Karakoy)
DGA5194952 Christian volunteers marching in Galata (Karakoy), Istanbul, Turkey, engraving by Antonio Bonamore from L'Illustrazione Italiana, No 43, August 20

The Royal Review in Hatfield Park of the Volunteer Cavalry and Infantry
BL3309019 The Royal Review in Hatfield Park of the Volunteer Cavalry and Infantry, with the Militia of the County of Herts, on the 13th June, 1800

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The London Scottish Volunteers holding their last meeting at the Hotel Cecil on 31 March 1908

Uniform for the Volunteer Rifle Corps recommended for general adoption by the War Office committee. Date: 1860

Comic patriotic postcard, little girl with four boys - police volunteer, soldier, sailor, and a boy wearing a Derby Scheme armband, showing that he is signed up and ready for active service

Picture shows a female ARP Warden in World War Two. The picture is from The Hull Daily Mail, and thus probably taken in the area of Hull, Yorkshire. APR Wardens during World War 2

Pouches with platelets are seen as a volunteer donates blood during the international blood donation day in Nice, France, June 14, 2018. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

Friendly blood plastic bag dressed in Santa Cartoon character with Christmas candies Friendly blood plastic bag dressed in Santa Cartoon character with Christmas candies. Vector illustration

A Portsmouth Dockyard Volunteer

Slingsby Cadet TX.3 WT868
Royal Air Force - Slingsby T.31 Cadet TX.3 WT868 (msn 678), of 623 Volunteer Gliding School, at White Waltham on 17 April 1960 Date: 1960

The National Assembly declared La Patrie en danger (The Homeland in danger) after the session of 11 July 1792

Serbiana??Ottoman Wars (1876-1878). Serbia. Organisation
The Eastern Question. Serbiana??Ottoman Wars (1876-1878). Serbia declared war on the Ottoman Empire on June 30, 1876. Serbia. Organisation of insurgent groups. Drawing by P. Kauffmann

Serbiana??Ottoman Wars (1876-1878). Arrival of
The Eastern Question. Serbiana??Ottoman Wars (1876-1878). Serbia declared war on the Ottoman Empire on June 30, 1876. Arrival of a Serbian group of volunteers in a village. Engraving

Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). Volunteers camp on the heights of Constantinople. Engraving. La Guerra de Oriente (The Russo-Turkish War). Volume I. 1877

Slingsby T.31 Cadet TX.3 XN250
Air Training Corps - Slingsby T.31 Cadet TX.3 XN250 (msn 1189, to BGA4746), of 626 Volunteer Gliding School at RAF Henlow on 11 April 1960. (Company name - Slingsby T.31 Tandem Tutor) Date: 1960

Slingsby T.31 Cadet TX.3 WT910
Air Training Corps - Slingsby T.31 Cadet TX.3 WT910 (msn 705, to BGA3953/HHG), of 626 Volunteer Gliding School at RAF Henlow on 11 April 1960. (Company name - Slingsby T.31 Tandem Tutor) Date: 1960

Slingsby T.21b Sedbergh TX.1 XN148
Air Training Corps - Slingsby T.21b Sedbergh TX.1 XN148 (msn 1152, to BGA3287), of 623 Volunteer Gliding School at White Waltham on 17 April 1960. Date: 1960

Slingsby T.21b Sedbergh TX.1 VX275 Venture
Air Training Corps - Slingsby T.21b Sedbergh TX.1 VX275 Venture (msn 539, to 8884M, to BGA572/AQG), of 623 Volunteer Gliding School at White Waltham on 17 April 1960

Slingsby T.21b Sedbergh TX.1 WB978
Air Training Corps - Slingsby T.21b Sedbergh TX.1 WB978 (msn 645/MHL005), of 624 Volunteer Gliding School at RAF Henlow on 11 April 1960 Date: 1960

Charge of the Rough Riders at The Battle of San Juan Hill
KWE2967890 Charge of the Rough Riders at The Battle of San Juan Hill, near Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, July 1, 1898, aka the battle for the San Juan Heights, decisive battle of the Spanish-American War

A Civil War scene in Little Rock
KWE2967835 A Civil War scene in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America. Volunteer soldiers cheer their officer as they march through the streets of town

Louis Philippe, 1773-1850, Duke of Orleans, Duke of Chartres, King of the French (1830-1848) as a volunteer in the French army, Historical

Recruitment of volunteers, 1792, France, French Revolution, Historical, Digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated, Europe

Stanislas-Marie Maillard (11 December 1763)
Stanislas-Marie Maillard (11 December 1763, 11 April 1794) was a captain of the Bastille Volunteers

A camp with Turkish volunteers at Constantinople, Turkey, reproduction of an image, woodcut from the year 1881, digitally restored, historical, A camp with Turkish volunteers at Constantinople

Volunteer guardsmen, soldiers, in 1813, advancing soldier is shot, Napoleonic Wars, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century master, exact original date not known

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EDITORS COMMENTS

"Volunteer: A Legacy of Courage and Service" In the tumultuous history of our world, the spirit of volunteerism has shone brightly through various chapters. From the UVF - Ulster Volunteer Force Poster to Gun Running by Ulster Volunteer Force, individuals have stepped forward selflessly to protect their communities and fight for what they believe in. During WW2, brave souls like the AFS despatch rider and messenger risked their lives on the frontlines, ensuring vital messages reached those who needed them most. The Acton Volunteer Fire Brigade with appliances battled against raging flames during the Blitz in London, embodying resilience amidst chaos. Even in times of civil unrest such as the CIVIL WAR: UNION SOLDIER era, volunteers like Union soldiers armed themselves with rifles and bayonets to defend their nation's unity. Their unwavering dedication captured in a photograph from c1862 serves as a testament to their sacrifice. Women too played an integral role during wartime; Women of Britain - World War Two poster stands as a reminder that female volunteers contributed significantly towards victory. Similarly, World War I recruitment posters called upon men from all walks of life to join forces for a common cause. The Royal Proclamation 1914 echoed throughout nations, inspiring countless individuals to become part of something greater than themselves. Organizations like First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY) provided essential medical aid on battlefields where every second counted. Through powerful recruitment posters urging citizens into action, societies rallied together under one banner – volunteerism. These images served not only as calls for help but also symbols representing unity and strength during challenging times. From UVF gun runners protecting their community's interests to courageous firefighters battling infernos or soldiers defending freedom – these diverse examples remind us that volunteering is more than just lending a hand; it is an embodiment of bravery and selflessness etched into our collective memory forever.