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"World War One: A Glimpse into the Great Conflict" Captain Albert Ball VC DSO (2 bars) MC, a courageous hero from Porthleven, Cornwall

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Porthleven, Cornwall. 1914-1918

Porthleven, Cornwall. 1914-1918
Porthleven fishermen in their boat by Newlyn Harbour wall. All aged over 70, they returned to fishing during the manpower shortage in the First World War. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Your Country Needs You Recruitment 1914 1910s UK Lord Kitchener propaganda WW1 slogans

Your Country Needs You Recruitment 1914 1910s UK Lord Kitchener propaganda WW1 slogans patriotism Caxton Alfred Leete, Eric Field (Copywriter)

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Captain Albert Ball VC DSO (2 bars) MC

Captain Albert Ball VC DSO (2 bars) MC
Captain Albert Ball VC DSO** MC

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Rittmeister Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen

Rittmeister Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen

Background imageWorld War One Collection: England, London, Tower of London, Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red by ceramic artist

England, London, Tower of London, Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red by ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, 888

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Lizzie Ward (elephant) working for Thomas W. Ward, Sheffield, 1914

Lizzie Ward (elephant) working for Thomas W. Ward, Sheffield, 1914
From an original at Sheffield Libraries: s00066

Background imageWorld War One Collection: HMS Furious

HMS Furious in the Firth of Forth

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Preparations for the Easter (Dublin) Rising of 1916 Mary Spring Rice and Molly

Preparations for the Easter (Dublin) Rising of 1916 Mary Spring Rice and Molly Childers on the yacht Asgard bring guns from Germany to the Irish Volunteers, July 1914

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Airco DH. 5

Airco DH. 5
Airco DH.5, built by Darracq Engineering, at Farnborough, 1917

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Willy Coppens de Houthulst

Willy Coppens de Houthulst, " The Balloon King"

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Sopwith 2F1 Ships Camel

Sopwith 2F1 Ships Camel
A Sopwith Camel taking off from HMS Pegasus

Background imageWorld War One Collection: The RAF and WRAF

The RAF and WRAF
An Airwoman of the Womens Royal Air Force on a motorcycle with an observer officer of the Royal Air Force in the sidecar

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Short 184 of 209 TDS, Lee on Solent, 1918

Short 184 of 209 TDS, Lee on Solent, 1918
Short 184 of 209 Training Depot Station Lee on Solent, 1918

Background imageWorld War One Collection: The Chaplain preaching at No. 2 Aeroplane Supply Depot, RAF Bahot, France, September 1918

The Chaplain preaching at No. 2 Aeroplane Supply Depot, RAF Bahot, France, September 1918
Rev James Rowland Walkley taking a service from the cockpit of a RAF F.E.2b, No. 2 Aeroplane Supply Depot, RAF Bahot, France, September 1918

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Sleeping quarters for the members of the First World War Womens Land Army at Tregavethan Farm

Sleeping quarters for the members of the First World War Womens Land Army at Tregavethan Farm, Truro, Cornwall. 1917
The sleeping quarters for the Womens Land Army at Tregavethan Farm training centre. Rules and a time-table are pinned to the wall above the wash-stand. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Members of the First World War Womens Land Army. Cornwall. Autumn 1917

Members of the First World War Womens Land Army. Cornwall. Autumn 1917
Three members of the Womens Land Army using tall ladders to pick apples. One is on the ground filling baskets. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Le Capitaine Georges Guynemer

Le Capitaine Georges Guynemer

Background imageWorld War One Collection: A Sea Scout Zero airship at Anglesey

A Sea Scout Zero airship at Anglesey
Sea Scout Zero airship SSZ-34 at RNAS Anglesey, 1918

Background imageWorld War One Collection: RNAS Anglesey

RNAS Anglesey
The airship station and aerodrome on Anglesey, with Sea Scout Zero airships in the distance

Background imageWorld War One Collection: The observer of an Airco DH. 4 is handed a magazine of photographic plates

The observer of an Airco DH. 4 is handed a magazine of photographic plates
An Air Mechanic handing photographic plates to the observer in the rear cockpit of an Airco DH.4. The Lewis machine gun and mounting are also visible

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Sopwith Triplane

Sopwith Triplane; one of the few used by the Royal Air Force and now preserved at the Royal Air Force Museum, London

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Sopwith Camel

Sopwith Camel of 44 Squadron, RAF Hainault Farm

Background imageWorld War One Collection: RE. 8 of 59 Squadron RAF

RE. 8 of 59 Squadron RAF
Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 of 59 Squadron on a reconnaissance flight over the Western Front

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Peace at last

Peace at last
Non-Commissioned Officers in Royal Flying Corps uniform relaxing outside their hut, 1918; a rare colour photograph

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Lieutenant-General Jan Christian Smuts

Lieutenant-General Jan Christian Smuts, author of the Smuts Report which led to the formation of the Royal Air Force

Background imageWorld War One Collection: RE. 8 'Harry Tate'

RE. 8 "Harry Tate"
Royal Aircraft Factory RE.8 of 34 Squadron RAF in Italy

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Major-General Hugh Trenchard

Major-General Hugh Trenchard
Studio portrait of Major-General (later Marshal of the Royal Air Force the Viscount) Trenchard, Chief of the Air Staff

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Members of the First World War Womens Land Army. Cornwall. July 1917

Members of the First World War Womens Land Army. Cornwall. July 1917
Four members of the Womens Land Army lying in a field against a small hay stack. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Nurses at Royal Naval Hospital, St Clement, Truro, Cornwall. Probably 18th January 1916

Nurses at Royal Naval Hospital, St Clement, Truro, Cornwall. Probably 18th January 1916
Eight Red Cross nurses posed on a ladder, probably at the time of the opening of the hospital on 18th January 1916. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

Background imageWorld War One Collection: The Red Cross 1910s USA rklf nurses ww1 itnt

The Red Cross 1910s USA rklf nurses ww1 itnt

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Rebel prisoners being marched out of Dublin by British Soldiers May 1916 The

Rebel prisoners being marched out of Dublin by British Soldiers May 1916 The Easter Rebellion, was an armed uprising of Irish nationalists against the rule of Great Britain in Ireland

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Three First World War Womens Land Army girls scything hay or rushes in a field at Tregavethan

Three First World War Womens Land Army girls scything hay or rushes in a field at Tregavethan Farm, Truro, Cornwall
Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

Background imageWorld War One Collection: The German Imperial Navy Battleship SMS Helgoland Circa 1918

The German Imperial Navy Battleship SMS Helgoland Circa 1918. The SMS Helgoland was commissioned in to the German Navy on 23rd July 1911

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Felixstowe F. 2A

Felixstowe F. 2A
Felixstowe F.2a with dazzle camouflage on anti-submarine patrol

Background imageWorld War One Collection: A busy scene on West Beach, Suvla Point two days prior to the evacuation of Gallipoli

A busy scene on West Beach, Suvla Point two days prior to the evacuation of Gallipoli. Our picture shows: Soldiers embarking on a lighter vessel known to the troops as Beetles during the evacuation

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Members of the First World War Womens Land Army playing leap frog. Tregavethan Farm, Truro, Cornwall

Members of the First World War Womens Land Army playing leap frog. Tregavethan Farm, Truro, Cornwall
A group of the Womens Land Army members playing leapfrog after their efficiency test, pictured at their training centre at Tregavethan Farm. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Airship over Truro, Cornwall. 1914 -1918

Airship over Truro, Cornwall. 1914 -1918
By 1916, German U-boats were sinking many merchant vessels and Royal Navy warships in the English Channel. It was decided to use airships to combat them and a major airship station, RNAS Mullion

Background imageWorld War One Collection: DCLI, Norway Inn, Perranarworthal, Cornwall. 2nd July 1915

DCLI, Norway Inn, Perranarworthal, Cornwall. 2nd July 1915
Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry taking refreshments at Norway Inn during a recruiting march. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Handley Page O / 100

Handley Page O / 100
Handley Page O/100 night bomber of 216 Squadron. This squadron was part of VIII Brigade, later known as Independent Force

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Airco DH. 6

Airco DH. 6
Airco DH.6 B2612; they type was used for training and anti-submarine patrols

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Aircrew of 27 Squadron examine a 230lb bomb

Aircrew of 27 Squadron examine a 230lb bomb
Aircrew of 27 Squadron RAF examine a 230lb bomb while an Air Mechanic checks the bomb carrier under the wing

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Royal Aircraft Factory SE. 5a

Royal Aircraft Factory SE. 5a
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a aircraft of 92 Squadron RAF

Background imageWorld War One Collection: The 'ground crew'approach a flying boat, 1918

The "ground crew"approach a flying boat, 1918
A motor launch approaching a Felixstowe F.2A flying Boat at RAF Lee-on-Solent, 1918

Background imageWorld War One Collection: The German Imperial Navy Light Cruiser SMS Frankfurt seen here in the Firth of Forth at

The German Imperial Navy Light Cruiser SMS Frankfurt seen here in the Firth of Forth at the end of Operation ZZ the surrender of the German High Seas Fleet to the Royal Navy following the signing of

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Tre Cime di Lavaredo / Drei Zinnen, three distinctive mountain peaks in the Sexten

Tre Cime di Lavaredo / Drei Zinnen, three distinctive mountain peaks in the Sexten Dolomites seen from WW1 cave shelter, South Tyrol, Italy, October 2019

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Member of the First World War Womens Land Army. Cornwall. Around 1917

Member of the First World War Womens Land Army. Cornwall. Around 1917
Member of the Womens Land Army, identified as Ms. Cousens, pictured with milking pail and stool. The womans uniform consists of boots, gaiters, felt hats and pale fabric overalls

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Interior of Tregavethan Farm dairy, Truro, Cornwall. July 1914

Interior of Tregavethan Farm dairy, Truro, Cornwall. July 1914
The image shows the cool room, with full milk pans on slate work surfaces, a wooden central table with freshly made butter and eggs placed by the window

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Vintage World War One poster of a Marine Corps bulldog chasing a German dachshund

Vintage World War One poster of a Marine Corps bulldog chasing a German dachshund. It reads, Teufel Hunden German Nickname For U.S. Marines, Devil Dog Recruiting Station

Background imageWorld War One Collection: World War One poster of Marines charging into battle behind the American flag

World War One poster of Marines charging into battle behind the American flag
Vintage World War One poster of Marines charging into battle behind the American flag. It declares - First In France, U.S. Marines

Background imageWorld War One Collection: City Hall, Truro, Cornwall. 1918 or early 1920s

City Hall, Truro, Cornwall. 1918 or early 1920s
Soldiers (viewed from the rear) outside City Hall, at the end of the First World War or early 1920s. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Royal Cornwall Infirmary, Truro, Cornwall. 1915-1916

Royal Cornwall Infirmary, Truro, Cornwall. 1915-1916
Nurses and other staff posed by entrance steps. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Horse drawn ambulance, Truro, Cornwall. 1918

Horse drawn ambulance, Truro, Cornwall. 1918
Wounded soldiers in a horse drawn ambulance probably in the grounds of the Auxiliary Naval Hospital or possibly the end of First World War celebrations at Ladock

Background imageWorld War One Collection: DCLI Recruiting march, Ruan Minor, Cornwall. 29th June 1915

DCLI Recruiting march, Ruan Minor, Cornwall. 29th June 1915
3rd Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry recruiting march during the First World War, in which they met a contingent of the Devon & Gloucesters. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Members of the First World War Womens Land Army riding working horses. Cornwall. Around 1917

Members of the First World War Womens Land Army riding working horses. Cornwall. Around 1917
Four members of the Womens Land Army riding two horses, two women on each horse. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

Background imageWorld War One Collection: World War I poster of a little girl sitting on her fathers lap and a boy playing

World War I poster of a little girl sitting on her fathers lap and a boy playing
Vintage World War I poster of a little girl sitting on her fathers lap and a little boy playing with toy soldiers. It reads, Daddy, what did you do in the great war?

Background imageWorld War One Collection: British Lancers Charging

British Lancers Charging
France, c. 1916 The 9th British Lancers charging German artillery in WWI

Background imageWorld War One Collection: First World War surveillance kite

First World War surveillance kite. US soldier being lifted up by a surveillance kite during the First World War (1914-1918)

Background imageWorld War One Collection: HMS Vindictive an Arrogant class cruiser seen here prior to her raid on the Belgian port

HMS Vindictive an Arrogant class cruiser seen here prior to her raid on the Belgian port of Zeebrugge. Vindictive was part of a raid to block the main entrance of the port thus preventing the Germans

Background imageWorld War One Collection: HMS Vindictive an Arrogant class cruiser seen here on 24th April 1918 after she was in

HMS Vindictive an Arrogant class cruiser seen here on 24th April 1918 after she was in fierce action at Zeebrugge. Vindictive was part of a raid to block the main entrance of the port thus preventing

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Winston Churchill at Antwerp. By October 1914, World War I was raging

Winston Churchill at Antwerp. By October 1914, World War I was raging and the Germans were threatening vital Antwerp -one of Belgiums last lines of defense

Background imageWorld War One Collection: World War I Memorial, Llandudno, Conwy County, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

World War I Memorial, Llandudno, Conwy County, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Soldiers digging a communication trench through Delville Wood during the Battle of the Somme

Soldiers digging a communication trench through Delville Wood during the Battle of the Somme As far as my research is able to ascertain

Background imageWorld War One Collection: 1918 The Sphere front page Armistice and Surrender of Germany

1918 The Sphere front page Armistice and Surrender of Germany 1918 The Sphere front page Armistice and Surrender of Germany

Background imageWorld War One Collection: A Man May Be Down but He's Never Out!

A Man May Be Down but He's Never Out!

Background imageWorld War One Collection: The Rotunda in use as a war hospital. Oldway Mansion Paignton. Circa 1916

The Rotunda in use as a war hospital. Oldway Mansion Paignton. Circa 1916

Background imageWorld War One Collection: German U boat that was captured and shown off in Bristol city docks in 1918 1st December

German U boat that was captured and shown off in Bristol city docks in 1918 1st December 1918

Background imageWorld War One Collection: A 15 Naval gun seen leaving The Royal Ordnance Works at Stoney Stanton Road Coventry

A 15 Naval gun seen leaving The Royal Ordnance Works at Stoney Stanton Road Coventry. Circa 1915

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Wounded World War One soldiers, Sheffield, c. 1916

Wounded World War One soldiers, Sheffield, c. 1916
From an original at Sheffield Libraries: p00102

Background imageWorld War One Collection: British Army sodlierss seen here practicing in the countryside of the Fenlands

British Army sodlierss seen here practicing in the countryside of the Fenlands, around Suffolk and Cambridgeshire during the First World War. Circa 1914

Background imageWorld War One Collection: General Allenby takes the salute after the reading of the Proclamation of Occupation

General Allenby takes the salute after the reading of the Proclamation of Occupation from the steps at the base of the Tower of David (El Kala, the Citadel) Jerusalem

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Celebrations in Trafalgar Square, London, on 11th November 1918

Celebrations in Trafalgar Square, London, on 11th November 1918, after World War One was declared over and a victory to the allies

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Steel helmets for the London special constables. 'Do you find them heavy

Steel helmets for the London special constables. "Do you find them heavy
Steel helmets for the London special constables. " Do you find them heavy?" asks the assistant commander of the E division

Background imageWorld War One Collection: The mystery ship, HMS Suffolk Coast. The hatches opened

The mystery ship, HMS Suffolk Coast. The hatches opened, disclosing the useful little weapon always in constant readiness to give the U-boat pirate a warmer reception than either he anticipated or

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Whitehall, London. circa 11th November 1922. Remembrance Day

Whitehall, London. circa 11th November 1922. Remembrance Day. Commemorations to mark the end of The Great War 1914 to 1918

Background imageWorld War One Collection: The German Imperial Battlecruiser SMS Seydlitz seen here during Operation ZZ

The German Imperial Battlecruiser SMS Seydlitz seen here during Operation ZZ the surrender of the the German High Seas Fleet to the Royal Navy following the signing of the Armistice

Background imageWorld War One Collection: The Imperial War Musuem. An 18 inch naval gun arriving at the Imperial War Museum

The Imperial War Musuem. An 18 inch naval gun arriving at the Imperial War Museum, Crystal Palace. 1st June 1920

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Mrs Norah Dacre Fox, General Secretary of the Women

Mrs Norah Dacre Fox, General Secretary of the Womens Social and Political Union speaking in aid of the War Effort in Trafalgar Square, London, Friday 9th July 1915

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Presidential elections in Germany March- April 1925. They were the first direct

Presidential elections in Germany March- April 1925. They were the first direct elections to the office of President of the Reich (ReichsprŠsident)

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Armistice Celebrated. Cambridge 'let itself go'

Armistice Celebrated. Cambridge "let itself go"
Armistice Celebrated. Cambridge " let itself go" with full vigour on November 11th 1918 on receipt of the news that the Germans had accepted

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Norman Edwards, from Sutton Coldfield, aged 92. Former chairman

Norman Edwards, from Sutton Coldfield, aged 92. Former chairman and managing director of the Metropolitan Cammell Carriage and Wagon Co Ltd, is also a vereran of the First World War

Background imageWorld War One Collection: Officers of 7th Battalion of the Kings Liverpool Regiment

Officers of 7th Battalion of the Kings Liverpool Regiment. 20th May 1915 Top Row: Lt Jupe, Lt K. Adams, Lt Mumford, Lt H. G. Alexander, Lt J. Dawson, Capt Dean, Lt Paton, Lt Shaw, Lt W. J

Background imageWorld War One Collection: German Red Cross workers near Lowicz, Poland help an injured German pilot to a field

German Red Cross workers near Lowicz, Poland help an injured German pilot to a field hospital. Circa 1915

Background imageWorld War One Collection: The Naval workshop at The Royal Ordnance Works at Stoney Stanton Road Coventry

The Naval workshop at The Royal Ordnance Works at Stoney Stanton Road Coventry. Circa 1915

Background imageWorld War One Collection: 15 Naval guns having the rifling milled into the barrels at The Royal Ordnance Works

15 Naval guns having the rifling milled into the barrels at The Royal Ordnance Works at Stoney Stanton Road Coventry. Circa 1915



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"World War One: A Glimpse into the Great Conflict" Captain Albert Ball VC DSO (2 bars) MC, a courageous hero from Porthleven, Cornwall, fought valiantly during the years of 1914-1918. His unwavering dedication and bravery served as an inspiration to many. In the midst of this global turmoil, Lord Kitchener's iconic propaganda poster "Your Country Needs You Recruitment 1914" echoed throughout the UK. The slogans resonated with patriotic fervor and urged citizens to join the war effort. The haunting painting "The Vindictive at Zeebrugge, 1918 (1919)" by Charles John De Lacy captures the intensity and sacrifice witnessed on that fateful day. It immortalizes those who fought bravely for their nations. Rittmeister Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen, famously known as the Red Baron, soared through the skies in his Airco DH. 5 aircraft. His skill and prowess made him a formidable adversary in aerial combat. Amidst all this chaos, both men and women played crucial roles in shaping history. The RAF and WRAF emerged as vital forces within their respective countries' military structures. As love clashed with duty during these trying times, "Twixt Love and Duty" depicted emotional struggles faced by individuals torn between personal relationships and serving their countries. Even animals like Lizzie Ward - an elephant working for Thomas W. Ward in Sheffield - contributed to war efforts by aiding transportation tasks on home soil. "Our Little Contemptibles, " portrayed vividly on canvas in 1914, showcased ordinary soldiers displaying extraordinary resilience amidst unimaginable circumstances – a testament to human spirit against all odds. Recruitment posters such as "Remember Scarborough. Enlist Now, " published widely across pubs nationwide fueled public sentiment towards joining forces against common enemies threatening peace.

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