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  • Sommeschlacht VIII - Die Erste Hilfe [First Aid] Sommeschlacht VIII - Die Erste Hilfe [First Aid]

    (art) Made by: Pechstein, Max (artist) 1920

    image: A German soldier kneels on the ground, cradling a badly wounded comrade in his arms. The wounded man appears to be limp and lifeless in his arms. A shell explodes above in the top right corner.

  • The Storming Of Zeebrugge Mole. St George's Day, 23rd April 1918 The Storming Of Zeebrugge Mole. St George's Day, 23rd April 1918

    (art) Made by: Howarth, Albany 1918

    image: a high stone sea-defence wall ('mole') on the left borders a choppy sea. In the centre lies a cruiser, flying the British naval ensign. The vessel lies up against the mole and is seen from the stern where a Lewis gun is mounted. A file of armed...

  • Der Tod an der Towerbridge Der Tod an der Towerbridge

    (art) Made by: Heine, Thomas Theodor 1915

    image: a boat on the Thames, with the tall cloaked figure of Death at the stern, passes under Tower Bridge. Death has the head of a skeleton. The bricked foot of one of the bridge's towers is in the immediate left foreground with the opposite tower in...

  • 11 o'clock Parade : Guards' Depot 11 o'clock Parade : Guards' Depot

    (art) Made by: Gross, Anthony (CBE) (RA) 1940

    image: a square parade ground with groups of recruits taking part in various drilling exercises. Senior officers inspect the recruits. The square is surrounded by buildings that form the Barracks.

  • Passing Bells - Untitled 1 Passing Bells - Untitled 1

    (art) Made by: Walker, John 1998

    image: a soldier stands with his arms outstretched, a suggestion of several figures sitting on the ground beside him.

  • Passing Bells - Untitled 9 Passing Bells - Untitled 9

    (art) Made by: Walker, John 1998

    image: the figure of a dead or badly wounded soldier beside a shattered tree stump. The soldier's visible leg has been reduced to a stump, as has his left arm.

  • Passing Bells - Untitled 6 Passing Bells - Untitled 6

    (art) Made by: Walker, John 1998

    image: a wounded soldier kneeling on a horizontal structure. The soldier's head is covered with bandages, the marks on the lines of the bandage suggestive of barbed wire. He is kneeling, but his legs appear only as stumps and he has no discernible left...

  • Passing Bells - Untitled 7 Passing Bells - Untitled 7

    (art) Made by: Walker, John 1998

    image: two wounded soldiers stand side by side. Both men appear to have had a leg amputated and have bandaged heads, supporting themselves on walking sticks.

  • Passing Bells - Untitled 5 Passing Bells - Untitled 5

    (art) Made by: Walker, John 1998

    image: a wounded soldier with a bandaged head and whose right leg is a shattered stump. His right arm also appears to have been damaged.

  • Passing Bells - Untitled 2 Passing Bells - Untitled 2

    (art) Made by: Walker, John 1998

    image: a soldier with an unusual shaped head, possibly bandaged, sits on the ground in a grassy or corn field.

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