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WWI Military Portraits

Formal portraits of soldiers in World War I uniforms, showcasing various ranks and nationalities, capturing personal histories and bravery.

Man in military uniform of the 1st World War, 1915, Zweibruecken, Germany, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century, exact date unknown, Europe

November 1906. Mr. Juchmes, pilot of the French dirigible balloon 'Patrie'.

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The Second Boer War, 1899-1902 Colonel Cumming RAMC in the grounds of 22 General Hospital, Pretoria.

Portrait of Lieutenant Ivar Carpelan, 1925 Portrait of Lieutenant Ivar Carpelan, Military Airline Spaner from A 6, Smålands Artillery Regiment.

Captain Karl Reuss The photos served as a basis for WK1_Alb003_00886, an overview of the officers and military officials, which appeared for Christmas 1916

George Vlatakis, died 1919 , Soldiers, World War, 1914-1918

Commander Ballan on the Staff of General Bosquet (Crimean War), 1855 (printed 1856), Roger Fenton, British, 1819 - 1869, 7 3/8 x 5 7/8 in. (18.73 x 14.92 cm) (image, sheet)23 5/8 x 17 7/16 in. (60.01 x 44.29 cm) (mount), Salt print, England, 19th century

Portrait of a Gunner, inscribed Porter, 1915, Wellington, by Berry & Co.

Henry E. Brophy, died 1918 , Soldiers, World War, 1914-1918

Queen Victoria pictures. Seamen on boat. HMS Drott

Gilbert in the uniform of the school cadets 3.11.07 gelatin dry plate negatives, black-and-white negatives

Officer Deputy Steiner Karl des K.U.K. Mountains Artillery Regiments NGO.4, Cannons Battery 2.

Portrait of Få Lagtnant Ernst Davoust, 1929 Motifs: Portrait of Fågytnant Ernst Davoust, Military Flight Driver.

Portrait of a French man with a gun on the back, c. 1900 - c. 1910 photograph Part of photo album of a French amateur photographer with recordings of a family, Distillery Delizy & Doistau Fils, the army and sights in France. France paper. photographic support old man. firearms: rifle France

Maj. S.D. Butler in uniform

Constantine Galinauskas, died 1918 , Soldiers, World War, 1914-1918

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Farewell to parts of the U-Brigade Padang and Taring. Bataljon "Zeeland" (II-14 R.I.) from the U-Brigade says goodbye. Speech battaljons commander Lieutenant Colonel J.J. Van Oort. December 23, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Padang, Sumatra

Captain P.B. Henderson and Mrs Henderson. From the album: Photograph album of Major J.M. Rose, 1st NZEF, 1914-1919, by Major John Rose.

Portrait of an unknown man in uniform, anonymous, c. 1890 - c. 1900 photograph photographic support gelatin silver print (military) uniforms. adult man

Major N. Cowper, 2nd Armoured Car, Reg.. 1939 Now Armoured Div.. November 1, 1939.

Officers His Excellency Svetozar Boroevic von Bojna. Field Marshal, as General of the Infantry, Commander of the 5th Army, Adelsberg, Postojna, Isonzo front, present-day Slovenia. Photographer: Hübscher (5. Armee).

Ernst Axfors Collection 27 An army soldier from in 4 or in 5 regiment stands with a bread cake in the hand of the Malmens camp area, winter time.

Alicante, 1906. The journalist of "El Noticiero" Pascual Orozco, protagonist of a duel against Infantry Lieutenant Francisco Pérez Garver, who was seriously injured.

Dresden. Fusilier

Ruzicic, Philipp of Sanodol Commander Infantry Regiment No. 2.

. 27 Battalion, Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force (AIF) Lt Olifent of Henley Beach, Australia, enlisted on 25 February 1915 and sailed for the Middle East on 31 May. After a period in Egypt in July -August 1915, he was posted to the Western Front. Lt Olifent was commissioned in the field during the Battle of the Somme on 10 August 1916, but was killed in action, aged 29 at Flers on 5 November 1916. He is commemorated on the Villers-Bretoneux Memorial. Faces of the First World War Find out more about this First World War Centenary project at www.1914.org/faces. This image is from IWM Collections. The Museum released this image on a custom licence - IWM Non-Commercial license. However where the photograph has no known author, these are public domain under the 70 rule and where they were owned by the Ministry of Information, any other government department or agency, taken by a member of the military during their service or by a photographer commissioned by the services, thes

Gen. von Strach, Brussels

Pasquale Talarico, died 1918 , Soldiers, World War, 1914-1918

. Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Private H W W Donaldson served in the Kingston Militia and the North West Mounted Police. He enlisted on 23 December 1914. He was killed at Ypres on 8 May 1918. Faces of the First World War Find out more about this First World War Centenary project at www.1914.org/faces. This image is from IWM Collections.

Before the Flight. This image depicts a portrait of a pilot.

Second World War. Netherlands under German crew. Wehrmachigeriger in front of a stable goal (well with the Hague)

John J. Gunning, died 1918 , Soldiers, World War, 1914-1918

Oberleutnant Hans Wünsch, Field Artillery Regiment No. 15 The photos served as the basis for WK1_Alb003_00886, an overview of the officers and military officials, which appeared for Christmas 1916

Field Marshal Svetozar Boroevic by Bojna, General of the Infantry, Commander of the 5th Army, Full-Body Shot in Uniform without coat Recording probably in spring 1916 in Postojna (Adelsberg), Slovenia.

Impersonating a murderer's accomplice. The disguises used by Inspector Le Bozec and Inspector Baux, of the Marseilles Police aided in the capture of dangerous criminals. Date: 27th Oct 1928

This photo shows Private Peat who fought in World War I. The caption reads: Still smiling though his right arm useless. It appeared in Harold R Peat's book "Private Peat" published in 1917.

Italian prisoner Trento.

Portrait of a sailor. .

Property of Albert Kahn, Boulogne, France the Cerutti officer , (French - Propriété d' Albert Kahn , Boulogne , France L' officier Cerutti). Military uniform, shipwrecked image, portrait, man, army, Clothing, human beings, society, Mr Cerutti 3, 9 1918 France, Boulogne, Portraits, Mr Cerutti

Anonymous. Georges Hugo in soldier's uniform during the First World War. Gelatino-argentic draw developed. 1915. Paris, house of Victor Hugo. ', ., Boston Public Library, Arts Department. Canyons. New Mexico, Boston Public Library, Arts Department. Mountains. Colorado, Boston Public Library, Arts Department. Rivers, Dams. India, Boston Public Library, Arts Department. Strikes. California, A, B, C, D, E, HOMME, L, O, P, Portrait, R, T, Y, , , f, i, j, n, s, u, à, é

Photo collection First World War. The Front in France. A Dusty Motor Car Driver. 1914-1918}. France

Percy Alfred Vincent, 1916, Wellington, by Berry & Co.

Tonny van Renterghem as Cornet 1st Regiment Hussars. Photo of Tonny van Renterghem in little tuna with overcoat and saber, standing on a sidewalk.

Wilfred E. O'Connor, died 1918 , Soldiers, World War, 1914-1918

Private J.A. Devons, NZEF, with an unidentified British soldier. photographic postcards, studio portraits

Lieut. Ralph Talbot , Posing. The Massachusetts WPA Federal Art Project Photograph Collection

2 men in military uniform, by Crombie and Permin.

Lt. E.F. Stone & Lt. Com. R.A. Lavender

Approx. 1939,1941, training Wehrmacht, soldier of the Wehrmacht, Ulm, Germany, Europe

Post at the barracks guardFreiberg. Post at the barracks guard

Oberstleutnant RUZICIZ .

Detachment 101, an enigmatic Allied intelligence and special operations unit during World War II, played a pivotal role in the Burmese theater. Operating deep in the jungles of Burma, their mission was multi-faceted, encompassing guerrilla warfare, espionage, and sabotage against Japanese forces. Comprising a diverse group of individuals, from OSS agents to indigenous fighters, they effectively disrupted Japanese supply lines, gathered critical intelligence, and supported resistance movements.

Robert G. Burleigh, died 1918 , Soldiers, World War, 1914-1918

The Allies in the First World War, France, soldier of the Foreign Legion, Historically, Digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not Stated 1f-4913437

Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection Type of uniform worn by Army adn Navy board Canteen Staff.

Anefo photo collection. Order Elsevier (Portraits soldiers). 26 August 1966

Soissons, Aisne, France Mr. Beauchamps, owner of the Vauxrot distillery, officer in the cavalry , 1917 - Aisne - Fernand Cuville (photographic section of the army) - (May -July) (French - Soissons , Aisne , France Monsieur Beauchamps , propriétaire de la distillerie de Vauxrot , officier dans la cavalerie). Factory , workshop, military personality, military uniform, train, business personality, portrait, ruins, bombing, rail transport, industry, man, Habitat , architecture, personality, clothing, human beings, First World War, Transport, Economic Activity, France, Soissons, Mr Beauchamps, owner of the distillery

Army Printing and Stationery Section First World War Collection

Portraits of officers and soldiers at the Russian war showplatz.

Colonel Hakkı Bey, captain of the Imperial Ironclad Frigate Mahmudiye / Constantinople, Abdullah Frères

(French - Quweira , Arabie ( actuelle Jordanie ) Dja' far al-Askari , commandant en chef des troupes régulières).

Raymond Asquith (1878-1916), eldest son of Prime Minister H. H. Asquith, lawyer and member of the group of Edwardian intellectuals known as the Coterie. Killed in action at the Battle of Flers-Courcelette on 15 September 1916 was seen as symbolic of the end of the Edwardian era during World War I. Page from The Tatler reporting on his death, with a quote from The Times. Date: 1916

Capt. A. Heurtaux -- Lieut. Max Beaols

Jagdknecht at the Makart Festival , Josef Löwy -, photographer, publisher

White House Police Officers Feeding Pigeon, Washington DC, USA, circa 1915

Property of Albert Kahn, Boulogne, France Mr. Paul Castelnau , (French - Propriété d' Albert Kahn , Boulogne , France Monsieur Paul Castelnau). Military uniform, portrait, accessory, cinematography, geography, rear, hairy, man, army, Clothing, human beings, sciences , techniques, First World War, society, France, Boulogne, portraits Mr Castelnau

Hanker, circa 1920, Wellington, by Berry & Co.

Military Soldier, Outdoor Portrait, WWII, HQ 2nd Battalion, 389th Infantry, US Army Military Base, Indiana, USA, 1942

Adm. Lord Chas. Beresford, standing three-quarters, in uniform

Portrait of a soldier in uniform with a dog in front of a door, Anonymous, 1941 - 1945 photograph This photo is part of an album. Netherlands paper. photographic support gelatin silver print the soldier; the soldier's life. (military) uniforms. dog Netherlands

Station champion Johan Albin Moberg.

Second World War. Netherlands under German crew. Portrait of a Wehrmaching member (probably at The Hague)

'Officers of the City of London Imperial Volunters on board ship on their way to war in South Africa, 1900. 2nd Boer War 1899-1902.'

12/31/1957. Prince Harald of Norway in the Norwegian War Academy cadet uniform.

. 1/16 Battalion, London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles) Rfmn Burnham was killed in action aged 35 on Easter Sunday, 8 April 1917 at Achicourt. Prior to the war, he worked in the newspaper industry in Fleet Street. He left a wife and two children. Rfmn Burnham is buried at Agny Military Cemetery. Faces of the First World War Find out more about this First World War Centenary project at www.1914.org/faces. This image is from IWM Collections.

Great Britain, colonies (5, part 2) 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Great Britain

Billy the Kid, American gunman and outlaw, c1877-1881 (1954). Artist: Unknown

Portrait of a member of the NSB, 1940 - 1944 contact print Portrait of a member of the NSB H. Moot (see back photo). On his collar a distinctive with the Wenteling Zonnerad: deputy section leader fronts and guilds. On his left sleeve the triangular NSB emblem. Barefoot. Netherlands photographic support anonymous historical person portrayed Netherlands

"Mugged" By Czar's Police -- This unflattering picture of Joseph Stalin was made years ago by the Czar's secret police. They caught up with Joe six times, sending him off to bleak Siberia each time. Stalin escaped five times. The last time they kept close watch on him and he had to wait four year for the 1917 revolution to free him. November 29, 1941. (Photo by ACME).

White House officers feeding pigeons ca. 1914-1918.

Fotocollectie Anefo. Prinses Irene Brigade. Recruten uit Zuid-Afrika. Bijschrift "South Africa Holland linked ties kinship Dutch call volunteers met response S.A. Republic (Republic doorgestreept). "Afrikaanders" (doorgestreept en i.p.v. "S. Africans") Dutch blood ancestors stir veins enlisted scores. ones lagged behind, joined hope able country cherish. contigents South Africans reached Britain trained Dutch Comrades Netherlands Brigade"Photo 816. South Africans sasoned troops. soldier belongs famous "Springboks". april 1942. Groot-Brittannië

New Minister Moves FastLess than ten minutes after this picture was taken at Spencer Street today the R.M.G. and Minister for Health (Mr Thorby) was in his office at Defence headquarters working on official reports. He came in the Sydney express. Although this is the first time Mr Thorby has been in Melbourne since his appointment, he is conversant with every ramification of his important department. He acted as Minister during the absence of Sir Archdale Parkhill in England for several months this year. Later the members of the Naval, Military, Air and Civil Aviation Boards and the chiefs of Departments waited on Mr Thorby to congratulate him on his appointment as full minister. December 20, 1937.

Photograph of Stephen Soldier. Bureau of Prisons, Inmate case files.

Warren Pershing

Johnstone

. 13 Battalion, Tank Corps Private Jones, 304232, was killed, aged 20, on 25 April 1918. He is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial. Faces of the First World War Find out more about this First World War Centenary project at www.1914.org/faces. This image is from IWM Collections.

. 1/5 Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment Pte Neale of 13 Platoon, D Company, was reported missing during the Battle of the Somme on 16 August 1916. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial. Faces of the First World War Find out more about this First World War Centenary project at www.1914.org/faces. This image is from IWM Collections.

Field Marshal Marquis Oyama Iwao, Japanese soldier, Mukden, Manchuria, 1906. Artist: Underwood & Underwood

. Duke of Wellington's Regiment Private Jolly was reported missing on 3 May 1917. Faces of the First World War Find out more about this First World War Centenary project at www.1914.org/faces. This image is from IWM Collections. The Museum released this image on a custom licence - IWM Non-Commercial license. However where the photograph has no known author, these are public domain under the 70 rule and where they were owned by the Ministry of Information, any other government department or agency, taken by a member of the military during their service or by a photographer commissioned by the services, these are now out of copyright restriction.

Raymond Chamberlain, died 1918 , Soldiers, World War, 1914-1918

Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection Type of uniform worn by Women's Land Army Agricultural Section

7 Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) Pte Oldroyd was reported missing, aged 20, on 24 August 1916 during the Battle of the Somme. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial. Faces of the First World War Find out more about this First World War Centenary project at www.1914.org/faces. This image is from IWM Collections.

Sgt. D.A. Moskovich

. 169th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery Gunner Jowett, 895653, was reported missing on 30 November 1917 at Cambrai. He is commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial, Louverval. Faces of the First World War Find out more about this First World War Centenary project at www.1914.org/faces. This image is from IWM Collections.

. 3rd Battery, 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Australian Field Artillery Gunner Bias was born in Birsay, Orkney Islands in 1887 and emigrated to Sydney, Australia in 1909. He enlisted in Australia on outbreak of war and sailed from Melbourne on board HMAT Ceramic on 22 December 1914. Gunner Bias was killed in action, aged 30, at Ypres on 21 July 1917. He is buried at Reninghelst Cemetery, Belgium. JV Bias' service number is 1750. Photograph presented by his brother, JWS Bias, RNR HMS Clematis Faces of the First World War Find out more about this First World War Centenary project at www.1914.org/faces. This image is from IWM Collections. The Museum released this image on a custom licence - IWM Non-Commercial license. However where the photograph has no known author, these are public domain under the 70 rule and where they were owned by the Ministry of Information, any other government department or agency, taken by a member of the military during their service or by a photographer commissio

Gen. Mather , Military officers, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Two military persons standing at a military tent. Group portrait. Two military persons standing at a military tent.

1918 meeting of King George V and his senior Army commanders, Left to right Generals Birdwood, Rawlinson, Plumer, The King, General Haig, General Horne and General Byng

Gen. Tamagnini

'Cavalry Cadet at Sandhurst', c1893, (1945). Creator: Unknown.

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