(Q 50529) Sub-Lieut. W. E. S. Hope, Drake Battalion R. N. D. (bare-headed) with his batman in bivouac, Cape Helles. Shallow dug-out four or five feet deep fitted with water-proof sheets tied by string to small olive trees and bordered by sandbags. Head close-cropped for sake of cleanliness and protection against intense heat, In foreground to the left is a canvas bath.

Image: IWM (Q 61017) A German telephone operator at work in his dugout. Note a revolver and a signal pistol on the table.

captain-price-unofficially: A French soldier of the 136th Infantry Regiment pauses from his letter writing as he gives a little attention to one of the two cats in the basket beside him. Records show that the cats were named Rosette and Saint-Thomas. Saint-Thomas-en-Argonne, Marne, France. February 7, 1916

fistsoflightndarkness: A group of men sitting next to each other in a trench. WWI, 1914

Image: IWM (Q 111912) Three officers of ‘A’ Company, 2/20th Battalion, London Regiment, enjoying a meal outside their officers’ mess dugout behind the British front line (J Sector), part of the Vardar Front facing a Bulgarian strongpoint known as The Nose, spring 1917.

Image: IWM (HU 130203) Men of the Royal Naval Air Service in a dugout at Suvla Bay, 1915.

John Francis Gregson (1894-1921) Company Quarter Master Sergeant in the King’s Own Royal Regiment. Buried in Lancashire.

postcard-from-the-past: French vintage postcard, photographed by A. Bergeret
vive L'Empereur!

Q 81765 The wife of a French soldier marches alongside him and his Regiment as they leave for the front at the height of the patriotic enthusiasm which greeted the outbreak of the First World War.

captain-price-unofficially: Two Russian airfield guards, 1915-17

Gloucester Red Cross Horse and Buggy, the gentleman on the right has good service overseas chevrons on his sleeve.

Image: IWM (Q 109174) Landing the French 75mm guns on ‘V’ Beach, Cape Helles, Gallipoli.

romanovsonelastdance: Grand Duke Mikhail Alexandrovich featured in the Illustrated London News, 24 March 1917.

postcard-from-the-past: Prince Oskar Karl Gustav Adolf of Prussia German vintage postcard

Image: IWM (Q 64320) An Austro-Hungarian field telephone dugout on Mount Rombon. Note use of unofficial badges on right side of cap.

French infantry from the 144th Regiment, April 26, 1915 wearing early cotton pads soaked in water or chemical absorbent solutions.

girlactionfigure: Rescued hostage Noa Argamani has become one of the most recognizable figures symbolizing Israeli resilience against the incessant jihadist onslaught that seeks to destroy the Jewish people. Argamani was named this week to Time magazine’s list of 100 most influential people over the past year.

are you a Zionist?

I’m not Jewish, if that’s what you mean. As a non-Jewish person, do I believe that Jewish people have a right to their homeland, absolutely! I’m not arrogant enough to believe that I know all there is to know or that others are not allowed to disagree with me. I think Zionism is the belief that the Jewish people have a right to settle in parts of their ancestral homeland.

Diagram of the feeding mechanism for the Lebel, showing a round in the chamber, the transporter (empty) and 2 rounds in the magazine.

Image: IWM (Q 6554) German Offensive on the Lys (Operation Georgette). French and British soldiers working together putting up wire near Berthen, 23 April, 1918. Look at the way the French uniforms have changed after the mutiny of 1917!