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Giant hollow tree. Two sailors pose for the camera in front of a giant hollow tree in Stanley Park. The tree is labelled with...
Giant hollow tree. Two sailors pose for the camera in front of a giant hollow tree in Stanley Park. The tree is labelled with a sign that reads: WE SUGGEST that you have a photograph taken IN THE BIG HOLLOW TREE. Vancouver, Canada, 21 June-4 July 1924. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, North America, North America .
Bombs from Palestine. Two bombs, made of 'old shell' according to an original caption, sit side by side on a stone step. Brit...
Bombs from Palestine. Two bombs, made of 'old shell' according to an original caption, sit side by side on a stone step. British Mandate of Palestine (Middle East), circa 1938., Middle East, Asia.
Military parade of the Carabiniers. The Carabiniers or Sixth Dragoon Guards, a cavalry regiment of the British Army, line up ...
Military parade of the Carabiniers. The Carabiniers or Sixth Dragoon Guards, a cavalry regiment of the British Army, line up on horseback in preparation for a military parade. Sialkot, Punjab, India (Punjab, Pakistan), 1882. Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan, Southern Asia, Asia.
Wuntho Palace and the 'Pon-gyi kyaung'. British Army soldiers pose in front of Wuntho Palace (left) and the town's 'Pon-gyi k...
Wuntho Palace and the 'Pon-gyi kyaung'. British Army soldiers pose in front of Wuntho Palace (left) and the town's 'Pon-gyi kyaung' (Buddhist monastery). The group are pictured shortly after British forces captured Wuntho following a conflict with Burmese rebels. Wuntho, Burma (Myanmar), 1891. Wuntho, Sagaing, Burma (Myanmar), South East Asia, Asia.
Crimean War (1853-1856). Siege of Sevastopol, 1854-1855, by Franz Alekseyevich Roubaud (1856-1928). The city, on the Black Se...
Crimean War (1853-1856). Siege of Sevastopol, 1854-1855, by Franz Alekseyevich Roubaud (1856-1928). The city, on the Black Sea, was besieged for 11 months. Detail. Museum of Heroic Defense and Liberation of Sevastopol. Crimean Peninsula. Ukraine.
81mm mortar rounds ready stacked ready for use. The L16A2 81mm Mortar is a Battlegroup level indirect fire weapon which is ca...
81mm mortar rounds ready stacked ready for use. The L16A2 81mm Mortar is a Battlegroup level indirect fire weapon which is capable of providing accurate High Explosive, smoke and illuminating rounds out to a maximum range of 5,650 meters.
Royal Ulster Rifles with Arab villagers. Soldiers of the Royal Ulster Rifles, an Irish infantry regiment of the British Army,...
Royal Ulster Rifles with Arab villagers. Soldiers of the Royal Ulster Rifles, an Irish infantry regiment of the British Army, pose for a group portrait with four Arab villagers as they share a drink. During the period of the Great Uprising (1936-39), an additional 20,000 British troops were deployed to Palestine in an attempt to clamp down on Arab dissidence. British Mandate of Palestine (Middle East), circa 1938., Middle East, Asia.
Marching Palestinian Arabs to a detention centre. British soldiers march a group of Palestinian Arabs to a detention centre f...
Marching Palestinian Arabs to a detention centre. British soldiers march a group of Palestinian Arabs to a detention centre for questioning. During the period of the Great Uprising (1936-39), an additional 20,000 British troops were deployed to Palestine in an attempt to clamp down on Arab dissidence. British Mandate of Palestine (Middle East), 1938., Middle East, Asia.
Raw recruits. A European officer and an African soldier stand either side of a small group of traditionally dressed African m...
Raw recruits. A European officer and an African soldier stand either side of a small group of traditionally dressed African men, all new recruits for the King's African Rifles. British East Africa (Kenya), circa 1916. Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa.
England, London, Wimbledon. A member of the UK armed forces recruited as a steward at the 2011 Wimbledon Tennis Championships...
England, London, Wimbledon. A member of the UK armed forces recruited as a steward at the 2011 Wimbledon Tennis Championships.
Soldiers at Trooping the Colour 2012, The Queen´s Birthday Parade, Horse Guards, Whitehall, London, England, United Kingdom, ...
Soldiers at Trooping the Colour 2012, The Queen´s Birthday Parade, Horse Guards, Whitehall, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
First Service Battalion of the Nigerian Regiment. Group portrait of British officers from the First Service Battalion of the ...
First Service Battalion of the Nigerian Regiment. Group portrait of British officers from the First Service Battalion of the Nigerian Regiment. African soldiers of the Royal West African Frontier Force can be been assembled in rows in the background. Zaria, Nigeria, November 1918. Zaria, Kaduna, Nigeria, Western Africa, Africa.
Soldiers at Trooping the Colour 2012, The Queen´s Birthday Parade, Horse Guards, Whitehall, London, England, United Kingdom, ...
Soldiers at Trooping the Colour 2012, The Queen´s Birthday Parade, Horse Guards, Whitehall, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
The band of 2/2nd King's African Rifles. A European officer stands at the front of several rows of uniformed African drummers...
The band of 2/2nd King's African Rifles. A European officer stands at the front of several rows of uniformed African drummers and buglers at Nairobi railway station. Nairobi, British East Africa (Kenya), 1917. Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa.
Fighting at an Indian temple, 1857. An illustration depicts a violent battle scene from the Indian Mutiny and Rebellion (1857...
Fighting at an Indian temple, 1857. An illustration depicts a violent battle scene from the Indian Mutiny and Rebellion (1857-58). British soldiers and mutinous Indian sepoys fight with bayonets and swords outside a temple. India, circa 1857. India, Southern Asia, Asia.
Inspection of the British South Africa Police. The Duke of Connaught inspects a line-up of police officers and cadets of the ...
Inspection of the British South Africa Police. The Duke of Connaught inspects a line-up of police officers and cadets of the British South Africa Police at a police camp in Salisbury. Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia (Harare, Zimbabwe), 18 November 1910. Harare, Harare City, Zimbabwe, Southern Africa, Africa.
Mortar attack on a Palestinian village. British military officers look on as their mortar shell destroys a rebel dwelling in ...
Mortar attack on a Palestinian village. British military officers look on as their mortar shell destroys a rebel dwelling in the Palestinian settlement of ""Ein Durah"", sending a large plume of smoke into the air. British Mandate of Palestine (Middle East), circa 1938., Middle East, Asia.
April 8, 2011 - A Royal Air Force Panavia Tornado GR4 armed with Brimstone missiles and laser-guided bombs shortly before ent...
April 8, 2011 - A Royal Air Force Panavia Tornado GR4 armed with Brimstone missiles and laser-guided bombs shortly before entering Libyan airspace for a close air support mission in support of Operation Unified Protector over the Mediterranean Sea close to Libya.
British fighter aircraft Hawker Seafury immediately after take_off, Europe´s largest meeting of vintage planes at Hahnweide, ...
British fighter aircraft Hawker Seafury immediately after take_off, Europe´s largest meeting of vintage planes at Hahnweide, Kirchheim_Teck, Baden_Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe
Hospital train at Standerton. A nurse passes a crowd of uniformed troops waiting beside a hospital train at Standerton, a tow...
Hospital train at Standerton. A nurse passes a crowd of uniformed troops waiting beside a hospital train at Standerton, a town garrisoned by the British during the Second Boer War (1899-1902). Standerton, Transvaal (Mpumalanga), South Africa, circa 1901. Standerton, Mpumalanga, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa.
Volkel The Netherlands June 2009 The Royal Air Force (RAF) ´Red Arrows´ aerobatic display team in formation.
England, London, Whitehall. Side profile of a soldier of the Household Cavalry on guard duty at Horse Guards in Whitehall.
England, London, Whitehall. Profile of a guard in the Blues and Royals regiment on sentry duty in Whitehall, central London, ...
England, London, Whitehall. Profile of a guard in the Blues and Royals regiment on sentry duty in Whitehall, central London, watched by tourists in the background.
England, London, City of London. The Royal Marines Band performing in the procession at the Lord Mayor's Show in the City of ...
England, London, City of London. The Royal Marines Band performing in the procession at the Lord Mayor's Show in the City of London.
The Ye-U Battalion of Military Police. Indian officers from the Ye-U Battalion of Military Police stand to attention, their g...
The Ye-U Battalion of Military Police. Indian officers from the Ye-U Battalion of Military Police stand to attention, their guns held upright. Led by Captain Hutchinson, the company supported the British Army in a campaign to suppress Burmese rebels in Wuntho State (today known as the Sagaing Division). Sagaing, Burma (Myanmar), 1891., Sagaing, Burma (Myanmar), South East Asia, Asia.
Roman troops under Julius Caesar invading Britain in 55 BC, From The Imperial History of England by Theophilus Camden (London...
Roman troops under Julius Caesar invading Britain in 55 BC, From The Imperial History of England by Theophilus Camden (London, 1832), Engraving
Edward Montagu, lst Earl of Sandwich (1625-72) English naval commander, From the Imperial History of England by Theophilus Ca...
Edward Montagu, lst Earl of Sandwich (1625-72) English naval commander, From the Imperial History of England by Theophilus Camden (London 1832), Engraving
Horse Guard, Household Cavalry Barracks, Elite Force, Whitehall, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
England, Berkshire, Ascot. A military band performing in the parade ring during day one of Royal Ascot 2010.
England, London, Horse Guards Parade. Soldiers from The Life Guards (red tunics) and Blues and Royals (blue tunics) regiments...
England, London, Horse Guards Parade. Soldiers from The Life Guards (red tunics) and Blues and Royals (blue tunics) regiments (together they form the Household Cavalry) participating in the Changing of the Guard ceremony in Horse Guards Parade.
Camp of the First Battalion Irish Guards, Nablus. Lines of army bell tents are pitched at Nablus, at a military camp belongin...
Camp of the First Battalion Irish Guards, Nablus. Lines of army bell tents are pitched at Nablus, at a military camp belonging to the First Battalion Irish Guards. During the period of the Great Uprising (1936-39), an additional 20,000 British troops were deployed to Palestine in an attempt to clamp down on Arab dissidence. Nablus, British Mandate of Palestine (West Bank, Middle East), circa 1938. Nablus, West Bank, West Bank (Palestine), Middle East, Asia.
Aerial view of Bapaume, January 1918. One of a series of British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of...
Aerial view of Bapaume, January 1918. One of a series of British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First World War. A British military camp, based in the bomb-damaged village of Bapaume. This photograph was taken shortly before the village was captured by the Germans during the Spring Offensive of April 1918. Bapaume, Nord-Pas de Calais or Picardie, France, 30 January 1918. Bapaume, Nord-Pas de Calais, France, Western Europe, Eu
The Royal Artillery at Wuntho. British and Indian soldiers in the Second Mountain Battery of the Royal Artillery pose with tw...
The Royal Artillery at Wuntho. British and Indian soldiers in the Second Mountain Battery of the Royal Artillery pose with two artillery guns in front of Wuntho Palace. The group are pictured shortly after British forces captured Wuntho following a conflict with Burmese rebels. Wuntho, Burma (Myanmar), 1891. Wuntho, Sagaing, Burma (Myanmar), South East Asia, Asia.
British Army camp at Sin-gon. British Army soldiers take at rest at Sin-gon. The company was involved in a campaign to suppre...
British Army camp at Sin-gon. British Army soldiers take at rest at Sin-gon. The company was involved in a campaign to suppress Burmese rebels in Wuntho State (Sagaing Division). Several of the men relax inside an open-walled dwelling, whilst a herd of unsaddled horses gathers to graze in the distance. Sin-gon, Burma (Myanmar), 1891. Sin-gon, Sagaing, Burma (Myanmar), South East Asia, Asia.
Costa Rican Boy Scouts on a boating trip. A troop of Costa Rican Boy Scouts are taken on a boat trip by British Royal Navy sa...
Costa Rican Boy Scouts on a boating trip. A troop of Costa Rican Boy Scouts are taken on a boat trip by British Royal Navy sailors from HMS Dauntless. Limon, Costa Rica, circa 1931. Limon, Limon, Costa Rica, Central America, North America .
England, North Yorkshire, York. Heavy Cavalry and Cambrai Band at the Royal Salute for Coronation Day in Museum Gardens.
England, London, The Mall. Guards of the Blues and Royals troop down The Mall, decorated in large Union flags for the Royal W...
England, London, The Mall. Guards of the Blues and Royals troop down The Mall, decorated in large Union flags for the Royal Wedding between Prince William and Catherine Middleton.
British Army officers in Wuntho. British Army officers pose informally at the the base of a carved stone 'zeidi' or pagoda at...
British Army officers in Wuntho. British Army officers pose informally at the the base of a carved stone 'zeidi' or pagoda at Wuntho. The group are pictured shortly after British forces captured Wuntho following a conflict with Burmese rebels. Wuntho, Burma (Myanmar), 1891. Wuntho, Sagaing, Burma (Myanmar), South East Asia, Asia.
A British Armed Forces Snatch Land Rover patrol vehicle parked next to other military vehicles
After the capture of Kyaing-Kwintaung. General Wolseley and soldiers of the Second Devonshire Regiment stand beneath the Kyai...
After the capture of Kyaing-Kwintaung. General Wolseley and soldiers of the Second Devonshire Regiment stand beneath the Kyaing-Kwintaung stockade following its capture. The stronghold was seized from the Saopha of Wuntho and his rebel supporters, who opposed British attempts to annex areas of Burma (Myanmar). Sagaing, Burma (Myanmar), 1891., Sagaing, Burma (Myanmar), South East Asia, Asia.
Military compound below the Platberg Mountain. Uniformed British soldiers in the Second Boer War (1899-1902) sit outside a mi...
Military compound below the Platberg Mountain. Uniformed British soldiers in the Second Boer War (1899-1902) sit outside a military compound in a valley below the Platberg Mountain. Harrismith, Orange River Colony (Free State), South Africa, circa 1901. Harrismith, Free State, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa.
The End of the Forty-Five Rebellion. Charles Edward Louis Philip Casimir Stewart or Stuart (1720-1788), also known as Bonnie ...
The End of the Forty-Five Rebellion. Charles Edward Louis Philip Casimir Stewart or Stuart (1720-1788), also known as Bonnie Prince Charlie and The Young Pretender, grandson of James II the last Roman Catholic monarch of Great Britain and Ireland, Etching by William Hole
England, London, Buckingham Palace. Detail of Household Cavalry guard's uniform and sword handle. The Household Cavalry provi...
England, London, Buckingham Palace. Detail of Household Cavalry guard's uniform and sword handle. The Household Cavalry provides the Queen's Life Guard daily and Sovereign's Escort on state occasions.
A Percival P.56 Provost T1 at North Weald Airfield, Essex, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Angelholm, Sweden - North American P-51 Cavalier Mustang with Supermarine Spitfire Mk. XVIII and Mk. XVI fighter warbirds.
England, London, City of London. Royal Air Force roundel and wings costume worn by a person parading in front of spectators a...
England, London, City of London. Royal Air Force roundel and wings costume worn by a person parading in front of spectators at the annual Lord Mayor's Show in the City of London.
England, London, Horse Guards Parade. Mounted troops from the Blues and Royals regiment on duty in Horse Guards Parade in cen...
England, London, Horse Guards Parade. Mounted troops from the Blues and Royals regiment on duty in Horse Guards Parade in central London on the route of the Royal Wedding.
Building a camp at Kafr Ra'i. A group of Arab men construct a stone wall under British military supervision during the Great ...
Building a camp at Kafr Ra'i. A group of Arab men construct a stone wall under British military supervision during the Great Uprising (1936-39). An original caption comments that they are building ""camp"", perhaps a military base or refugee camp. Kafr Ra'i, British Mandate of Palestine (West Bank, Middle East), circa 1938., West Bank, West Bank (Palestine), Middle East, Asia.
British soldiers man a look-out post, Palestine. British soldiers man a look-out post on a rocky outcrop in the Palestinian c...
British soldiers man a look-out post, Palestine. British soldiers man a look-out post on a rocky outcrop in the Palestinian countryside. During the period of the Great Uprising (1936-39), an additional 20,000 British troops were deployed to Palestine in an attempt to clamp down on Arab dissidence. British Mandate of Palestine (Middle East), circa 1938., Middle East, Asia.
England, London, Whitehall. Silhouette of a soldier of the Household Cavalry on guard duty at Horse Guards in Whitehall.
Historical scene, US_American history, 18th century, John Burgoyne, 1722 _ 1792, a British general and author, with Indians
British Empire in Pictures'. The book jacket of 'British Empire in Pictures, Pictures of Many Lands', a publication written b...
British Empire in Pictures'. The book jacket of 'British Empire in Pictures, Pictures of Many Lands', a publication written by H. Clive Barnard and published in 1910 by Adam and Charles Black, London. The cover illustration features a group of British soldiers, watching as the union jack flag is raised on their arrival in new territory. England, 1910. England (United Kingdom), Western Europe, Europe .
Surprised by Montague Kerr. A book illustration depicts African slave traders rushing their tethered captives into hiding on ...
Surprised by Montague Kerr. A book illustration depicts African slave traders rushing their tethered captives into hiding on the arrival of British explorer, Montague Kerr. Zanzibar (Tanzania), circa 1887., Zanzibar Central/South, Tanzania, Eastern Africa, Africa.
A military expedition in Burma (Myanmar). A series of small watercolour sketches recounts a British Army expedition to Burma ...
A military expedition in Burma (Myanmar). A series of small watercolour sketches recounts a British Army expedition to Burma (Myanmar) at the time of the country's annexation by the British. As well as battle scenes, there are several portraits of prisoners and of various Burmese villagers encountered during the journey. Burma (Myanmar), January-April, 1891. Burma (Myanmar), South East Asia, Asia.
Two officers smoking, South Africa. Two uniformed British Army officers enjoy a cigarette outdoors at a military camp during ...
Two officers smoking, South Africa. Two uniformed British Army officers enjoy a cigarette outdoors at a military camp during the Second Boer War (1899-1902). South Africa, circa 1900. South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa.
England, London, City of London. Band of the Royal Air Force marching at the annual Lord Mayors procession in the City of Lon...
England, London, City of London. Band of the Royal Air Force marching at the annual Lord Mayors procession in the City of London.
HMS Repulse. Battle cruiser HMS Repulse, one of the ships that participated in the world cruise of the British Special Servic...
HMS Repulse. Battle cruiser HMS Repulse, one of the ships that participated in the world cruise of the British Special Service Squadron 1923-4. Location unknown, circa 1923.
Royal steamship at Gibraltar. British soldiers parade on a dockside in honour of King Edward VII (1841-1910), whose royal ste...
Royal steamship at Gibraltar. British soldiers parade on a dockside in honour of King Edward VII (1841-1910), whose royal steamship sits in harbour, festooned with flags. This is one of several photographs taken during a royal visit to Gibraltar by the British King and his German counterpart, Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941). Gibraltar, 1904., Gibraltar, Gibraltar, Mediterranean, Europe .
Sergeant of King's African Rifles. A sergeant of the King's African Rifles, assigned to lead an escort accompanying Geoffrey ...
Sergeant of King's African Rifles. A sergeant of the King's African Rifles, assigned to lead an escort accompanying Geoffrey Archer, a colonial officer, and Frederick Stanbury on safari to Lake Baringo in early 1906. British East Africa (Kenya), 1906. Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa.
'The Revenge under command of Sir Richard Grenville (c1542-91) engaging Spanish fleet off Flores. Cut off from English fleet,...
'The Revenge under command of Sir Richard Grenville (c1542-91) engaging Spanish fleet off Flores. Cut off from English fleet, fought until overwhelmed 1591. Tennyson celebrated the bravery in his poem ''The Revenge: A Ballad of the Fleet''. Colour-printed lithograph c1900'
Firing a gun from RIMS 'Minto'. British naval officers fire a three pound gun on the deck of RIMS 'Minto'. Indian Ocean, circ...
Firing a gun from RIMS 'Minto'. British naval officers fire a three pound gun on the deck of RIMS 'Minto'. Indian Ocean, circa 1900., Southern Asia, Asia.
England, London, Hyde Park. The Princess Royal, Princess Anne during an offical photo shoot with her regiment in Hyde Park af...
England, London, Hyde Park. The Princess Royal, Princess Anne during an offical photo shoot with her regiment in Hyde Park after attending Trooping the Colour Ceremony.
England, Lancashire, Blackpool. Poppy wreaths laid in remembrance at the foot of the war memorial on the seafront at Blackpoo...
England, Lancashire, Blackpool. Poppy wreaths laid in remembrance at the foot of the war memorial on the seafront at Blackpool.
School of Musketry at Pachmarhi, India. Trainee British musketeers pose for a group portrait with their rifles outside the Sc...
School of Musketry at Pachmarhi, India. Trainee British musketeers pose for a group portrait with their rifles outside the School of Musketry at Pachmarhi. Pachmarhi, Central Provinces and Berar (Madhya Pradesh), India, November 1916., Madhya Pradesh, India, Southern Asia, Asia.
Horse Guards parade ground, London Eye in the back, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
English Policemen Facing Protestors,Police face protestors against the DSEI Arms Fair in London on September 11th, 2001. Acti...
English Policemen Facing Protestors,Police face protestors against the DSEI Arms Fair in London on September 11th, 2001. Activists came to protest the leading arms fair in the world, where more than 600 arms companies came to sell guns, bombs, military planes, mines, and tanks.
Sir Richard Turnball salutes the Tanganyika Rifles. Sir Richard Turnbull (1909-1998), the last British colonial Governor of T...
Sir Richard Turnball salutes the Tanganyika Rifles. Sir Richard Turnbull (1909-1998), the last British colonial Governor of Tanganyika, stands on a podium as he salutes farewell to the Tanganyika Rifles following Tanzanian independence. Tanganyika (Tanzania), December 1962. Tanzania, Eastern Africa, Africa.
Demolition of a Palestinian house. A cloud of dust engulfs a residential area in Nablus following the demolition of a Palesti...
Demolition of a Palestinian house. A cloud of dust engulfs a residential area in Nablus following the demolition of a Palestinian house, a measure taken by British forces to clamp down on Arab dissidence during the Great Uprising (1936-39). Nablus, British Mandate of Palestine (West Bank, Middle East), circa 1938. Nablus, West Bank, West Bank (Palestine), Middle East, Asia.
Aerial view of the Western Front under snow. One of a series of British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the posit...
Aerial view of the Western Front under snow. One of a series of British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First World War. A thick belt of barbed wire runs north to south, contrasting sharply with the snow-covered battlefield. An original caption indicates the position of the 51st (Highland) Division of the British Army, stationed in a gap in the wire at the top of the image. Nord-Pas de Calais or Picardie, France, 4 January 191
Temporary British Consulate in Nyasaland. An illustration taken from a page of 'The Graphic' newspaper depicts the temporary ...
Temporary British Consulate in Nyasaland. An illustration taken from a page of 'The Graphic' newspaper depicts the temporary headquarters of the British Consulate in Nyasaland. The compound is surrounded by a fence and patrolled by an armed consular guard. Nyasaland (Malawi), circa 1889. Malawi, Southern Africa, Africa.
Indian Army officers salute a procession of cars. Hundreds of Indian Army officers, and crowds of civilians, line a city stre...
Indian Army officers salute a procession of cars. Hundreds of Indian Army officers, and crowds of civilians, line a city street as a procession of chauffeur-driven cars passes by. Each vehicle contains several British men in uniform, probably government or military officials on their way to a formal engagement. Probably northern India, circa 1923. India, Southern Asia, Asia.
Cavalry practice ground. British men from an Indian Army cavalry unit cross each other in an arena as they practice riding wi...
Cavalry practice ground. British men from an Indian Army cavalry unit cross each other in an arena as they practice riding with their standards raised. India, circa 1880. India, Southern Asia, Asia.
Ante room in a British Army mess building. Interior shot of an ante room in a British Army mess building, used by off-duty so...
Ante room in a British Army mess building. Interior shot of an ante room in a British Army mess building, used by off-duty soldiers as a place to relax and socialise. Framed pictures and mounted antelope skulls adorn the walls, whilst padded chairs surround a table sprawling with papers. Chaman, Baluchistan, India (Balochistan, Pakistan), 1905. Chaman, Balochistan, Pakistan, Southern Asia, Asia.
HMS Bulwark in Kilindini harbour. An aerial publicity photograph from the East African Railways and Harbours Administration (...
HMS Bulwark in Kilindini harbour. An aerial publicity photograph from the East African Railways and Harbours Administration (EAR&H) showing the British aircraft carrier, HMS Bulwark, in Kilindini harbour. Mombasa, Kenya, 25 August 1960. Mombasa, Coast, Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa.
Queen Elizabeth II Walks the Red Carpet in China,Chinese soldiers stand to attention as Queen Elizabeth II passes by.
Guards wearing bearskin hats, Veterans´ Day in London, commemoration of old war veterans in the centre of London, England, Un...
Guards wearing bearskin hats, Veterans´ Day in London, commemoration of old war veterans in the centre of London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
European officers of the Eighth Royal Gurkha Rifles. European officers of the Eighth Royal Gurkha Rifles pose for a group por...
European officers of the Eighth Royal Gurkha Rifles. European officers of the Eighth Royal Gurkha Rifles pose for a group portrait, dressed in full uniform with walking sticks. North West Frontier Province, India (Pakistan), 1920., North West Frontier Province, Pakistan, Southern Asia, Asia.
England, London, Whitehall. A Chelsea Pensioner raising money for the Royal British Legion by selling poppies.
Copper engraving from the 18th Century, 1775, The Battle of the Plains of Abraham, death of General Wolfe, Benjamin West, Maj...
Copper engraving from the 18th Century, 1775, The Battle of the Plains of Abraham, death of General Wolfe, Benjamin West, Major General James P Wolfe, 1727_1759, British army officer in the American Revolutionary War
Hundred Years War between France and England. English troops attacking the walls of a French town with early cannon and both ...
Hundred Years War between France and England. English troops attacking the walls of a French town with early cannon and both longbows and crossbows (1375-1425) Hand-coloured lithograph c1830
Signaller in the Palestinian desert. A British officer of the Royal Corps of Signals stops his car on a desert road beside an...
Signaller in the Palestinian desert. A British officer of the Royal Corps of Signals stops his car on a desert road beside an Arab man and a boy travelling with a camel. During the period of the Great Uprising (1936-39), an additional 20,000 British troops were deployed to Palestine in an attempt to clamp down on Arab dissidence. British Mandate of Palestine (Middle East), circa 1938., Middle East, Asia.
British officers with Indian nurses. Two British military officers pose on the deck of a ship with four Indian nurses. One of...
British officers with Indian nurses. Two British military officers pose on the deck of a ship with four Indian nurses. One of the men appears to be wearing a white naval uniform, whilst the other seems to be dressed in khaki army attire. Related images suggest the group were involved with the British offensive against German East Africa (Tanzania) during the First World War (1914-18). Probably Indian Ocean, circa 1914., Indian Ocean, Africa.
Horse guard in front of the barracks of the Household Cavalry, elite force, White Hall, London, England, United Kingdom, Euro...
Horse guard in front of the barracks of the Household Cavalry, elite force, White Hall, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Winston Churchill meets Royal Engineers. British Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965), addresses a line up of mu...
Winston Churchill meets Royal Engineers. British Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965), addresses a line up of muddy-faced soldiers in the Second Division of the Royal Engineers. The division were deployed to India in 1942, the same year that Churchill produced his 'Report to the House of Commons on the Policy of the British Government in India'. Probably England, April 1942. England (United Kingdom), Western Europe, Europe .
Hodson, of Hodson's Horse'. Illustrated portrait of Colonel William Stephen Raikes Hodson (1821-1858), mounted on horseback. ...
Hodson, of Hodson's Horse'. Illustrated portrait of Colonel William Stephen Raikes Hodson (1821-1858), mounted on horseback. Colonel Hodson was the founder of Hodson's Horse, an irregular cavalry regiment of the British Army that was raised to help suppress the Indian Mutiny and Rebellion (1857-58). India, circa 1857. India, Southern Asia, Asia.
The British Empire Leave Club at Cologne. British Army officers relax in deckchairs inside the British Empire Leave Club at C...
The British Empire Leave Club at Cologne. British Army officers relax in deckchairs inside the British Empire Leave Club at Cologne. The club provided accommodation for British and colonial soldiers in the Rhine and was opened in May 1919 by English singer and actress, Lillian Decima Moore-Guggisberg, the director of several similar leave clubs in France. Cologne, Germany, circa 1919. Cologne, Germany, Germany, Central Europe, Europe .
British Royal Marine pours water on dirt below the muzzle of a sniper rifle to ensure that the weapon will not lift dust into...
British Royal Marine pours water on dirt below the muzzle of a sniper rifle to ensure that the weapon will not lift dust into the air when it firing during mountain sniper training, Hawthorne, Nevada, USA
View of Wuntho, Burma (Myanmar). View of Wuntho showing the town's palace (left) and several carved stone 'zeidis' or pagodas...
View of Wuntho, Burma (Myanmar). View of Wuntho showing the town's palace (left) and several carved stone 'zeidis' or pagodas. British Army soldiers stand near their tents in the foreground, pictured shortly after British forces captured Wuntho following a conflict with Burmese rebels. Wuntho, Burma (Myanmar), 1891. Wuntho, Sagaing, Burma (Myanmar), South East Asia, Asia.
Frightening the enemy'. An illustration depicts a British soldier on horseback, charging into battle with his sword held high...
Frightening the enemy'. An illustration depicts a British soldier on horseback, charging into battle with his sword held high during the Indian Mutiny and Rebellion (1857-58). India, circa 1857. India, Southern Asia, Asia.
England, London, The Mall. A military band parades down the Mall near to Buckingham Palace.
Crimean War (1853-1856). Siege of Sevastopol, 1854-1855, by Franz Alekseyevich Roubaud (1856-1928). The city, on the Black Se...
Crimean War (1853-1856). Siege of Sevastopol, 1854-1855, by Franz Alekseyevich Roubaud (1856-1928). The city, on the Black Sea, was besieged for 11 months. Detail. Museum of Heroic Defense and Liberation of Sevastopol. Crimean Peninsula. Ukraine.
England, North Yorkshire, York. Poppy wreaths and crosses on the York City War Memorial in the Memorial Gardens.
HMS Phoenix capsized by a typhoon. HMS Phoenix, a British naval steamship, lies upturned in shallow waters after she was caps...
HMS Phoenix capsized by a typhoon. HMS Phoenix, a British naval steamship, lies upturned in shallow waters after she was capsized by a devastating typhoon that killed an estimated 10,000 people. Kowloon, Hong Kong, China, circa 19 September 1906. Kowloon, Hong Kong, China, People's Republic of, Eastern Asia, Asia.
Royal Engineers mark a house for demolition. British soldiers of the Royal Engineers mark a Palestinian house for demolition,...
Royal Engineers mark a house for demolition. British soldiers of the Royal Engineers mark a Palestinian house for demolition, a measure taken to clamp down on Arab dissidence during the Great Uprising (1936-39). British Mandate of Palestine (Middle East), circa 1938., Middle East, Asia.
A Pink Panther Land Rover desert patrol vehicle used by the Special Air Service (SAS) of the British Army
England, London, The Mall. The Welsh Guards band marches to Horse Guards Parade at the Trooping of the Colour.
Chinese Navy Marching in White,The Chinese naval force of the British Army is disbanded when Britain gives up control of Hong...
Chinese Navy Marching in White,The Chinese naval force of the British Army is disbanded when Britain gives up control of Hong Kong. The men march for the last time at HMS Tamar, the British naval base on Stonecutters Island, Hong Kong.,Location: Stonecutters Island, Hong Kong, China.
Inspector at an Indian munitions factory. A British advertisement depicts a Sikh factory inspector examining equipment at a m...
Inspector at an Indian munitions factory. A British advertisement depicts a Sikh factory inspector examining equipment at a munitions factory in India during World War II (1939-45). Indian workers were trained as factory inspectors by specialists in the United Kingdom before returning to work in factories in India. India, circa 1940. India, Southern Asia, Asia.
Officers of the 13th Regiment Bombay Infantry. Uniformed British officers from the 13th Regiment Bombay Infantry of the India...
Officers of the 13th Regiment Bombay Infantry. Uniformed British officers from the 13th Regiment Bombay Infantry of the Indian Army. Bombay (Mumbai), India, 1873. Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Southern Asia, Asia.
England, North Yorkshire, Richmond. 68th Durham Regiment of Light Infantry re-enact a battle of the Napoleonic Wars at Richmo...
England, North Yorkshire, Richmond. 68th Durham Regiment of Light Infantry re-enact a battle of the Napoleonic Wars at Richmond Castle.
The Tower Hotel, Guoman, and HMS President, stone frigate, shore establishment, Royal Naval Reserve, Royal Navy, Thames view,...
The Tower Hotel, Guoman, and HMS President, stone frigate, shore establishment, Royal Naval Reserve, Royal Navy, Thames view, Tower Hamlets, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Askari from Second King's African Rifles. An African askari (soldier) poses with his gun in front of a grass-roofed dwelling....
Askari from Second King's African Rifles. An African askari (soldier) poses with his gun in front of a grass-roofed dwelling. A caption identifies him as a Guard Sergeant Major of the Second Battalion of the King's African Rifles. British East Africa (Kenya), circa 1916. Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa.
England, London, City of London. Members of the RAF Association marching in the procession at the annual Lord Mayor's Show in...
England, London, City of London. Members of the RAF Association marching in the procession at the annual Lord Mayor's Show in the City of London.
Horse guard in front of the barracks of the Household Cavalry, elite force, White Hall, London, England, United Kingdom, Euro...
Horse guard in front of the barracks of the Household Cavalry, elite force, White Hall, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
England, London, Horse Guards Parade. A mounted Life Guard taking part in the Changing of the Guard ceremony in Horse Guards ...
England, London, Horse Guards Parade. A mounted Life Guard taking part in the Changing of the Guard ceremony in Horse Guards Parade in central London on the Royal Wedding route.
England, London, Buckingham Palace. Horse Guards riding along the Mall near Buckingham Palace.
Regimental lunch at Mhow cantonment. British officers and their wives attend a regimental lunch at the cantonment at Mhow, he...
Regimental lunch at Mhow cantonment. British officers and their wives attend a regimental lunch at the cantonment at Mhow, held in honour of a state visit by Lord Irwin, Viceroy of India. Mhow, Indore State (Madhya Pradesh), India, 1928. Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India, Southern Asia, Asia.
Sikh officers loyal to the British Army. Eight Sikh officers stand in the driveway of a colonial building at around the time ...
Sikh officers loyal to the British Army. Eight Sikh officers stand in the driveway of a colonial building at around the time of the Indian Mutiny and Rebellion (1857-58). Sikh soldiers enlisted with the British Army at the end of the Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848-49) and remained loyal to the British throughout the rebellion. India, circa 1860. India, Southern Asia, Asia.
England, London, Whitehall. The plumed helmet of a guard in the Blues and Royals regiment on sentry duty in Whitehall, centra...
England, London, Whitehall. The plumed helmet of a guard in the Blues and Royals regiment on sentry duty in Whitehall, central London.
England, London, Whitehall. The plumed helmet of a guard in the Blues and Royals regiment on sentry duty in Whitehall, centra...
England, London, Whitehall. The plumed helmet of a guard in the Blues and Royals regiment on sentry duty in Whitehall, central London.
British military camp in a ruined village. One of a series of British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positio...
British military camp in a ruined village. One of a series of British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First World War. A British military camp, based in the ruins of a bomb-damaged village. An original caption identifies the positions of transport wagons, Nissen huts and horse standings in the bottom left hand corner. Nord-Pas de Calais or Picardie, France, 30 January 1918., Nord-Pas de Calais, France, Western Europe, Europe .
Supermarine Seafire F.XVII SX336 at North Weald Airfield, Essex, England, United Kingdom, Europe
A gun on RIMS 'Minto'. British naval officers pose, leaning on a three pound gun on the deck of RIMS 'Minto'. Indian Ocean, c...
A gun on RIMS 'Minto'. British naval officers pose, leaning on a three pound gun on the deck of RIMS 'Minto'. Indian Ocean, circa 1900., Southern Asia, Asia.
England, London, Horse Guards Parade. A mounted Life Guard on ceremonial duty in Horse Guards Parade in central London on the...
England, London, Horse Guards Parade. A mounted Life Guard on ceremonial duty in Horse Guards Parade in central London on the route of the Royal Wedding.
British Royal Marine firing a sniper rifle during mountain sniper training, Hawthorne, Nevada, USA
Semaphore signalling, Palestine. A British officer of the Royal Corps of Signals uses semaphore flags to communicate from a r...
Semaphore signalling, Palestine. A British officer of the Royal Corps of Signals uses semaphore flags to communicate from a rocky outcrop in the Palestinian countryside. During the period of the Great Uprising (1936-39), an additional 20,000 British troops were deployed to Palestine in an attempt to clamp down on Arab dissidence. British Mandate of Palestine (Middle East), circa 1938., Middle East, Asia.
Members of Her Majesty's armed forces marching outside of Westminster Abbey during marriage of Prince William to Kate Middlet...
Members of Her Majesty's armed forces marching outside of Westminster Abbey during marriage of Prince William to Kate Middleton on 29th April 2011, London, England
Sailors visit a coffee plantation. British Royal Navy sailors from HMS Dauntless explore a processing factory during a visit ...
Sailors visit a coffee plantation. British Royal Navy sailors from HMS Dauntless explore a processing factory during a visit to a coffee plantation. Probably Costa Rica, circa 1931. Costa Rica, Central America, North America .
The meeting of Sir Campbell and Sir Havelock. An illustration depicts the meeting of army generals Sir Henry Havelock and Sir...
The meeting of Sir Campbell and Sir Havelock. An illustration depicts the meeting of army generals Sir Henry Havelock and Sir Colin Campbell at the British Residency in Lucknow. Havelock had attempted to alleviate the Siege of Lucknow on 25 September 1857, but the mutiny continued, prompting Campbell to effect a second relief and evacuation. Lucknow, North Western Provinces (Uttar Pradesh), India, 19 November 1857. Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, Southern Asia, Asia.
British Special Service Squadron parade. A procession of men from the British Special Service Squadron squeezes its way down ...
British Special Service Squadron parade. A procession of men from the British Special Service Squadron squeezes its way down Bourke Street through tightly packed crowds. Bunting festoons the road and onlookers watch from every available window and rooftop. Melbourne, Australia, 17-25 March 1924. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Australia, Oceania.
Indian Mutiny 1857-59: Death of Brigadier Adrian Hope during British attack on Fort Roodamow 15 April 1858. Hand-coloured eng...
Indian Mutiny 1857-59: Death of Brigadier Adrian Hope during British attack on Fort Roodamow 15 April 1858. Hand-coloured engraving
WORLD WAR I (1914-1918). Battle in the North Sea (24 January 1915). The english battleship "Lion "was hit by a torpedo from a...
WORLD WAR I (1914-1918). Battle in the North Sea (24 January 1915). The english battleship "Lion "was hit by a torpedo from a German ship. Drawing.
Siege of Sevastopol, British troops inside the captured Redan, Crimean War 1853-1856, After William Simpson, Tinted Lithograp...
Siege of Sevastopol, British troops inside the captured Redan, Crimean War 1853-1856, After William Simpson, Tinted Lithograph
American M.P. standing on a large pile of Italian weapons on a street in Palermo, Italy, on August 6, 1943. Palermo, a strate...
American M.P. standing on a large pile of Italian weapons on a street in Palermo, Italy, on August 6, 1943. Palermo, a strategic port, fell on July 20, only 10 days after the Allied invasion of Sicily.
piper from the scots guards playing at an army recruiting stand in glasgow city centre Scotland UK
Indian (Sepoy) Mutiny: Siege of Delhi; Colonel Campbell's troops storming the Cashmere Gate after engineers had blown it up. ...
Indian (Sepoy) Mutiny: Siege of Delhi; Colonel Campbell's troops storming the Cashmere Gate after engineers had blown it up. From Illustrated London News 1857. Wood engraving
Photography from the S.S. Balmoral Castle. Two British naval officers admire the view from the deck of S.S. Balmoral Castle, ...
Photography from the S.S. Balmoral Castle. Two British naval officers admire the view from the deck of S.S. Balmoral Castle, whilst another prepares to take a photograph. The ship was transporting the Duke and Duchess of Connaught to South Africa, where they were due to open the new Union Parliament in Cape Town. Probably Atlantic Ocean, Africa, October 1910. Africa.
British military questioning Palestinian Arabs. British military officers question a group of Arab villagers. During the peri...
British military questioning Palestinian Arabs. British military officers question a group of Arab villagers. During the period of the Great Uprising (1936-39), an additional 20,000 British troops were deployed to Palestine in an attempt to clamp down on Arab dissidence. British Mandate of Palestine (Middle East), circa 1938., Middle East, Asia.
Banknote from the United Kingdom, 1972, 5, 10 and 50 New Pence, Special Voucher, British Armed Forces or BAF
Horse Guard, portrait in front of the barracks of the Household Cavalry, Elite Force, Whitehall, London, England, Great Brita...
Horse Guard, portrait in front of the barracks of the Household Cavalry, Elite Force, Whitehall, London, England, Great Britain, United Kingdom, Europe
Smoke rises from Sulaymaniyah. Smoke rises from several points across the Kurdistan city of Sulaymaniyah. An original caption...
Smoke rises from Sulaymaniyah. Smoke rises from several points across the Kurdistan city of Sulaymaniyah. An original caption suggests the town had recently been bombed by the British Royal Air Force: possibly a reference to the RAF bombing of Sheikh Mahmud's house in December 1923, when he proclaimed himself King of Kurdistan in defiance of British control. Sulaymaniyah, British Mandate of Mesopotamia (Iraq), circa December 1923. Sulaymaniyah, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, Middle East, Asia.
Reception for Duke of Connaught at Hong Kong. An official reception for the Duke of Connaught at Pedder's Wharf. The Indian G...
Reception for Duke of Connaught at Hong Kong. An official reception for the Duke of Connaught at Pedder's Wharf. The Indian Guard of Honour and a military band wait on the pier for his arrival, whilst several small boats line the route of his approach into the harbour. The Duke made his visit shortly before a devastating typhoon struck the city on 18 September. Hong Kong, China, August 1906., Hong Kong, China, People's Republic of, Eastern Asia, Asia.
England, London, City of London. Member of the Royal Air Force wearing camouflage in the procession at the annual Lord Mayor'...
England, London, City of London. Member of the Royal Air Force wearing camouflage in the procession at the annual Lord Mayor's Show in the City of London.
Indian (Sepoy) Mutiny 1857-1859: Robert Cornelis Napier (1810-90) British military commander, making triumphant entry into De...
Indian (Sepoy) Mutiny 1857-1859: Robert Cornelis Napier (1810-90) British military commander, making triumphant entry into Delhi. Cover of sheet music of The Battle March of Delhi. Tinted lithograph c1860
British soldiers patrolling the Palestinian hills. Soldiers of the Royal Ulster Rifles, an Irish infantry regiment of the Bri...
British soldiers patrolling the Palestinian hills. Soldiers of the Royal Ulster Rifles, an Irish infantry regiment of the British Army, patrol the Palestinian hills. During the period of the Great Uprising (1936-39), an additional 20,000 British troops were deployed to Palestine in an attempt to clamp down on Arab dissidence. British Mandate of Palestine (Middle East), circa 1938., Middle East, Asia.
British fighter aircraft Hawker Seafury during a fast and low overflight, Europe´s largest meeting of vintage planes at Hahnw...
British fighter aircraft Hawker Seafury during a fast and low overflight, Europe´s largest meeting of vintage planes at Hahnweide, Kirchheim_Teck, Baden_Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe
A moment of tension at Lucknow, 1857. An illustration depicts a moment of tension between an Indian sepoy and a British offic...
A moment of tension at Lucknow, 1857. An illustration depicts a moment of tension between an Indian sepoy and a British officer shortly before the outbreak of the Indian Mutiny and Rebellion (1857-58). Lucknow, North Western Provinces (Uttar Pradesh), India, 1857. Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, Southern Asia, Asia.
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