Heroics Collection

Leonidas I (died 480 BC). King of Sparta. Monument in Spart
Leonidas I (died 480 BC). Also known as Leonidas the Brave was a Greek hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line King of Sparta[

Knights of the Air - WWI aerial combat - Albert Ball
A British fighter plane in the Royal Flying Corps is attacked by two German aircraft. The illustration accompanies a feature inside The Modern Boy magazine by Captain W. E

A tongue of blue flame shooting out from the enemys side of a mine gallery and severely burning Private T Bytheway
976444 A tongue of blue flame shooting out from the enemys side of a mine gallery and severely burning Private T Bytheway, 20 October 1915 (colour litho) by Stewart

Private Ross Tollerton winning the Victoria Cross, 14 September 1914 (colour litho)
976451 Private Ross Tollerton winning the Victoria Cross, 14 September 1914 (colour litho) by Stewart, Allan (1865-1951) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Private James Meston attacking, single-handed, several of the enemy who were advancing after capturing a British
976468 Private James Meston attacking, single-handed, several of the enemy who were advancing after capturing a British trench, First Battle of Ypres, 31 October 1914 (colour litho) by Stewart

The collier Thordis about to ram a German submarine, 18 February 1915 (colour litho)
976467 The collier Thordis about to ram a German submarine, 18 February 1915 (colour litho) by Stewart, Allan (1865-1951) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

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 Rhodes-Moorhouse flying over Courtrai to bomb the railway, 26 April 1915 (colour litho)
976433 Lieutenant Rhodes-Moorhouse flying over Courtrai to bomb the railway, 26 April 1915 (colour litho) by Stewart, Allan (1865-1951) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

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

Sergeant Edward Clarke directing the defence of Chateau Herentage during the First Battle of Ypres
976458 Sergeant Edward Clarke directing the defence of Chateau Herentage during the First Battle of Ypres, November 1914 (litho) by Stewart

Midshipman Reginald Himbury assisting the gunners of the Clan McTavish in the fight with the German raider Moewe
976438 Midshipman Reginald Himbury assisting the gunners of the Clan McTavish in the fight with the German raider Moewe, 16 January 1916 (colour litho) by Stewart

German searchlights and Very lights exposing temporary Second Lieutenant William Armitage
976464 German searchlights and Very lights exposing temporary Second Lieutenant William Armitage and his party while cutting the enemys wire entanglements, World War I (colour litho) by Stewart

Private J Boyd, of the Irish Guards, capturing a German machine-gun single-handed, World War I (colour litho)
976470 Private J Boyd, of the Irish Guards, capturing a German machine-gun single-handed, World War I (colour litho) by Piffard

The battlecruiser Indomitable towing the wounded battlecruiser Lion after the Battle of Dogger Bank
976469 The battlecruiser Indomitable towing the wounded battlecruiser Lion after the Battle of Dogger Bank, 24 January 1915 (colour litho) by Dixon

Second Lieutenant Cecil Calvert unearths and rescues two men from a mine gallery which had fallen in
976466 Second Lieutenant Cecil Calvert unearths and rescues two men from a mine gallery which had fallen in, 6 September 1915 (litho) by Ripperger, H

Lieutenant -Commander Edward Boyle in submarine E14 evading Turkish mines while passing through the Dardanelles
976457 Lieutenant -Commander Edward Boyle in submarine E14 evading Turkish mines while passing through the Dardanelles, 27 April 1915 (litho) by Dixon

Second Lieutenant Hugo Throssell holding part of a captured Turkish trench against the enemys counter-attacks, Hill 60
976442 Second Lieutenant Hugo Throssell holding part of a captured Turkish trench against the enemys counter-attacks, Hill 60, Gallipoli, 29 August 1915 (colour litho) by English School

Squadron Leader Arthur Bigsworth attacks with bombs a German submarine, which fills and sinks off Ostend, Belgium
976436 Squadron Leader Arthur Bigsworth attacks with bombs a German submarine, which fills and sinks off Ostend, Belgium, 26 August 1915 (colour litho) by Swanwick, H. G

The landing of troops from the River Clyde at V Beach, Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey, 25 April 1915 (colour litho)
976471 The landing of troops from the River Clyde at V Beach, Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey, 25 April 1915 (colour litho) by Dixon

Acting Bombardier H A Creasey assisting to unload a burning ammunition wagon under very heavy shell fire, Potijze
976465 Acting Bombardier H A Creasey assisting to unload a burning ammunition wagon under very heavy shell fire, Potijze, near Ypres, 25 April 1915 (colour litho) by Rowlandson

The Duke of Westminster and his armoured cars dash to the rescue of shipwrecked crews seized by the Senussi, Cyrenaica
976463 The Duke of Westminster and his armoured cars dash to the rescue of shipwrecked crews seized by the Senussi, Cyrenaica, North Africa, 17 March 1916 (litho) by Elcock, Howard K

Squadron Leader Spenser Grey flying over Cologne, 8 October 1914 (litho)
976452 Squadron Leader Spenser Grey flying over Cologne, 8 October 1914 (litho) by Avis, W. (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Squadron Leader Spenser Grey flying over Cologne)

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

Captain Arthur Inglis, of the Gloucester Regiment, bringing his tank forward over very difficult ground after one of
976472 Captain Arthur Inglis, of the Gloucester Regiment, bringing his tank forward over very difficult ground after one of its wheels had ben blown off, World War I (colour litho) by Pearse

Gunner J Rafferty carrying a wounded woman to safety from a farmhouse which was being shelled, World War I (litho)
976462 Gunner J Rafferty carrying a wounded woman to safety from a farmhouse which was being shelled, World War I (litho) by Valda

HMAS Sydney, commanded by Captain John Glossop, attacking the German cruiser Emden, Battle of Cocos
976460 HMAS Sydney, commanded by Captain John Glossop, attacking the German cruiser Emden, Battle of Cocos, 9 November 1914 (colour litho) by Randall

Lance-Corporal Charles Jarvis blowing up the bridge at Jemappes, Belgium, 23 August, 1914 (litho)
976456 Lance-Corporal Charles Jarvis blowing up the bridge at Jemappes, Belgium, 23 August, 1914 (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Squadron-Leader Richard Davies and Flight-Lieutenant Richard Peirse dropping bombs on the submarine station at
976445 Squadron-Leader Richard Davies and Flight-Lieutenant Richard Peirse dropping bombs on the submarine station at Zeebrugge under heavy fire, 23 January 1915 (litho) by Avis, W

Lance-Corporal C C Parrott carrying messages on his motor-bicycle along roads swept by shellfire, World War I (litho)
976443 Lance-Corporal C C Parrott carrying messages on his motor-bicycle along roads swept by shellfire, World War I (litho) by Ripperger, H

Lieutenant Benjamin Geary hurrying, under heavy shellfire, to a trench on the right of Hill 60 to get into touch with
976440 Lieutenant Benjamin Geary hurrying, under heavy shellfire, to a trench on the right of Hill 60 to get into touch with an officer, Ypres, Belgium, April 1915 (litho) by Holloway

Private Charles Hull saving the life of Captain G E D Learoyd, Hafiz Kor, Northwest Frontier, India
976459 Private Charles Hull saving the life of Captain G E D Learoyd, Hafiz Kor, Northwest Frontier, India, 5 September 1915 (colour litho) by Rowlandson

Second Lieutenant L A Strange bombing the railway junction at Courtrai, Belgium, World War I (litho)
976447 Second Lieutenant L A Strange bombing the railway junction at Courtrai, Belgium, World War I (litho) by Avis, W. (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Bombardier W H French finishing his message after a shell had come through the room in which he was telephoning
976441 Bombardier W H French finishing his message after a shell had come through the room in which he was telephoning, Helpegarde, World War I (litho) by Valda

Lieutenant William Leefe Robinson attacks an enemy airship and brings it down in flames over Cuffley, Hertfordshire
976435 Lieutenant William Leefe Robinson attacks an enemy airship and brings it down in flames over Cuffley, Hertfordshire, September 1916 (colour litho) by Avis, W

HMS Birmingham ramming the German submarine U-15, 9 August 1914 (colour litho)
976430 HMS Birmingham ramming the German submarine U-15, 9 August 1914 (colour litho) by Swanwick, H. G. (fl.1915) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: HMS Birmingham)

Corporal Joseph Davies and eight men routing with bayonets a party of Germans who had previously surrounded them
976437 Corporal Joseph Davies and eight men routing with bayonets a party of Germans who had previously surrounded them, Delville Wood, France, 20 July 1916 (litho) by Holloway

Jan Carolus Josephus van Speijk, or Van Speyk, 1802-1831. Dutch naval Lieutenant. At the point of being captured by the enemy he fired a pistol into the gunpowder magazine and blew his ship to pieces

Twenty-Four German Hands Shot Into The Air. Illustration By Archibald Webb, From Midshipman Rex Carew, V. C. By John S
Twenty-Four German Hands Shot Into The Air. Illustration By Archibald Webb, From Midshipman Rex Carew, V.C. By John S. Margerison. Published Circa 1920

Its Shell Struck The German Cruisers Bridge. Illustration By Archibald Webb, From Midshipman Rex Carew, V. C
Its Shell Struck The German Cruisers Bridge. Illustration By Archibald Webb, From Midshipman Rex Carew, V.C. By John S. Margerison. Published Circa 1920

His Fist Rose In The Air As The Other Struggled To Use His Knife. Illustration By Archibald Webb, From Midshipman Rex Carew, V.C. By John S. Margerison. Published Circa 1920

Wolseley at Myat-Toons stronghold, Burma, 1853
Sir Garnet Wolseley(1833-1913) as a young officer in the British army, storming Myat-Toons stronghold, Burma, February 1853

Dancing man with a goblet in his hand, Pieter van den Berge, 1695-1697

Young woman with bunch of flowers, print maker: Pieter van den Berge, Pieter van den Berge, 1695 - 1697

Austrian Ship Sunk
The Italian struggle provides little opportunity for naval heroics, but the Piedmontese at Salo sink an Austrian steamship on lake Garda

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"Unyielding Valor: Tales of Heroics from the Pages of History" In the annals of heroism, few names shine as brightly as Leonidas I, the indomitable King of Sparta. His monument in Spart stands tall, a testament to his unwavering courage and leadership. The Knights of the Air took flight during WWI, engaging in awe-inspiring aerial combat. Among them was Albert Ball, whose daring maneuvers and unmatched skill earned him legendary status. Amidst the horrors of war, acts of heroism emerged like a tongue of blue flame. Private T Bytheway's sacrifice on that fateful day in 1915 left an indelible mark on history - a reminder that heroes are not immune to pain. Private Ross Tollerton etched his name into history by winning the Victoria Cross in September 1914. His bravery inspired countless others to rise above fear and fight for what they believed in. In the chaos of battle at Ypres, Private James Meston stood alone against advancing enemies after they captured a British trench. His fearless assault showcased true heroism amidst unimaginable adversity. When faced with danger beneath treacherous waters, Thordis became an emblematic symbol when it rammed a German submarine without hesitation or fear – proving that even ships can be heroes too. Naik Darwan Singh Negi shattered barriers by becoming the first Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross in November 1914. In Festubert, France he displayed unparalleled valor that transcended borders and prejudice. Lieutenant Rhodes-Moorhouse soared through enemy skies to bomb railways with unwavering determination on April 26th, 1915. His audacious mission exemplified how heroes can change tides even from above. Exposed to relentless fire from Prussian Guards while repairing a machine gun at Klein Zillebeke, Belgium; Lieutenant John Henry Stephen Dimmer epitomized heroism in its purest form.