The Great War

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Image: IWM (Q 8948) The Royal Scots Greys drilling at Brimeaux, 25 May 1918.

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Image: IWM (Q 55252) A German Army cinematographer filming infantry marching along a road near Albert, April 1918.

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Image: IWM (Q 87994) Crew of a German 21 cm Mörser 16 heavy field howitzer enjoying a quiet moment in their position near La Bassee. Note the camouflage pattern on the howitzer.

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© The rights holder (HU 93771) A group of officers and men from 'C' Battery, CXVII (Howitzer) Brigade, gathered for bathing parade in the hills that formed the 'Birdcage' defence line north of the city of Salonika.

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Image: IWM (Q 8609) Men of the Royal Garrison Artillery unloading 12-inch howitzer shells. Near Bapaume, 23 March 1918.

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Image: IWM (Q 56540) A German soldier on a barrel of captured French heavy flat trajectory gun with which Laon was bombarded, June 1918.

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Image: IWM (Q 78682A) British artillery tractors on the road near Steenvoorde, 16 June 1918.

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Image: IWM (Q 8643) 60-pounder battery of the Royal Garrison Artillery retreating in Albert area, 28 March 1918.

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Soldiers of the 5th Australian Brigade alongside a Mark V* of the 15th Tank Battalion. Both units were part of the first wave at Amiens, crossing the start line at 4:20am on 8 August 1918. The tanks led the advance, as their armour could stand up to German machine gun fire and friendly artillery shrapnel. The infantry followed close behind. However the infantry were the main attacking force – the tanks were assigned to support and protect them as they captured German defences, not the other way round.

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The German Fleet in the Battle of Jutland 1916 by Claus Bergen

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British troops go on a night offensive as white phosphorus goes off nearby - Gondrecourt, France, Aug 1918

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Image: IWM (Q 2330) American troops, carrying Stars and Stripes, marching past an operating room, probably at US Army Base Hospital No 21, attached to No 12 General Hospital of the BEF, situated at the Champs des Courses racecourse Rouen, 1st June 1917.

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Image: IWM (Q 65566) American and French troops examining a wrecked German AEG G.IV heavy bomber (serial number G572) near Catillon, 3 June 1918. Neat camouflage pattern.

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Image: IWM (Q 69237) American Nieuport single-seater fighters lined up at aviation field No. 4 at the 3rd Aerial Instruction Centre at the Issoudun aerodrome, 21 May 1918.

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Image: IWM (Q 70741) American wounded being treated by staff of the 110th Sanitary Train, 4th Ambulance Corps (US 1st Division) in an old, destroyed church at Neuville-sur-Ornain, 20 September 1918.

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Soldier of the 9th (Highlanders) Battalion of the Royal Scots.

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Soldiers in woodland near Ypres marching along 'Regent Street', 1915

by Fortunino Matania

This was drawn by Matania whilst on a visit to the front line in 1915 and was accompanied by a further written report from the artist in the same issue. The scene depicts relief soldiers marching through 'Plug Street' or Ploegsteert Woods 8 miles from Ypres on the 'Regent Street' back to the front line trenches. Many of the main thoroughfares and trench links were given nicknames such as 'Regent Street', 'Rotten Row', 'Warrington Road' and 'Hellfire Corner'. The nicknames were painted on wooden signs which were hung for reference as can be seen clearly in this illustration with the sign board nailed to a tree.