World War One Collection

HMS Furious in the Firth of Forth

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

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

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

Rittmeister Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen

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

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

RSR 16th Battalion, Sussex Yeomanry, group photograph
Royal Sussex Regiment Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: RSR Uncat Acc 4254 16th Batt Sussex Yeomanry/001 1906-1917 Postcard. See 001b for reverse

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

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

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

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

Willy Coppens de Houthulst, " The Balloon King"

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

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

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

Le Capitaine Georges Guynemer

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

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

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

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

Sopwith Camel of 44 Squadron, RAF Hainault Farm

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

RSR 2 / 6th Battalion, The Golden Temple, Amritsar
Royal Sussex Regiment Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: RSR Uncat Acc 3284 Vol 2 2/6th Batt/189 1916-19 Postcard. See 191 for reverse

The Red Cross 1910s USA rklf nurses ww1 itnt

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

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

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

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

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

Front cover of The Cinque Ports Gazette, May 1916
A monthly journal of the 5th (Cinque Ports) Battalion, The Royal Sussex Regiment, in France Royal Sussex Regiment Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: RSR MS 5/87

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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.