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  • The Ypres Salient at Night The Ypres Salient at Night

    (art) Made by: Nash, Paul (artist) 1918

    image: A night scene showing three soldiers on the fire step of a trench surprised by a brilliant star shell lighting up the view over the battlefield. On the left there is a flooded shell-hole, beyond which stand three other soldiers, overlooked by a...

  • The Control-room at South West Regional Headquarters, Bristol The Control-room at South West Regional Headquarters, Bristol

    (art) Made by: Piper, John (CH) 1940

    image: a room lit by electric light. On the right hand wall is an abstract map, with areas marked with numbers and letters. On the adjacent wall are more symbols, another smaller map and a clock. In the foreground are tables with a glass and carafe.

  • The 'Vindictive' at Zeebrugge: The storming of Zeebrugge Mole The 'Vindictive' at Zeebrugge: The storming of Zeebrugge Mole

    (art) Made by: de Lacy, Charles John 1918

    image: A high stone sea-defence wall ('mole') on the left borders a choppy sea. In the centre of the painting 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...

  • The Main Dressing-station of a Field Ambulance : Templeux-la-Fosse, 18th September 1918 The Main Dressing-station of a Field Ambulance : Templeux-la-Fosse, 18th September 1918

    (art) Made by: Mackey, Haydn Reynolds (MM) 1918

    image: The site of a main dressing station near Templeux-la-Fosse in the Somme region. There are a series of tents, with a few wheeled carts in the central foreground. A red cross flag and a Union Jack fly above the camp. The landscape beyond is green...

  • An Advanced Dressing-station of the 36th Field Ambulance at Liéramont An Advanced Dressing-station of the 36th Field Ambulance at Liéramont

    (art) Made by: Mackey, Haydn Reynolds (MM) 1918

    image: A group of huts form the advanced dressing station of the 36th Field Ambulance, situated next to a road near Liéramont in the Somme. There is a flagpole next to the largest hut bearing a red cross flag to try to prevent aerial attack. A motor...

  • Near Hell-Fire Corner, Menin Road, Ypres Near Hell-Fire Corner, Menin Road, Ypres

    (art) Made by: Mackey, Haydn Reynolds (MM) 1918

    image: A view along a section of the Menin Road near the notorious Hell Fire Corner, the junction of the Menin Road and the Ypres-Roulers railway kept under constant observation by German artillery. There are trees on either side of the road that have...

  • After a Car Bomb Explosion - Ulster Village After a Car Bomb Explosion - Ulster Village

    (art) Made by: Maccabe, Gladys 1973

    image: A group of civilians gather round the blackened remains of a car that has been bombed in a village in Northern Ireland. There is a line of houses in the background, some of which also appear to be bomb damaged.

  • Sketch for 'London Docks' (LD4039) Sketch for 'London Docks' (LD4039)

    (art) Made by: Macdonald, Frances 1944-01-01

    image: a view of a dry dock with a large scaffold erected next to a quay side on the right. On the quay side there are several cranes. To the left there are several more cranes and a parked van surrounded by figures alongside a channel of water.

  • Ephéhy : in a sunken roadway near the Regimental Aid Post of the 7th Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment Ephéhy : in a sunken roadway near the Regimental Aid Post of the 7th Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment

    (art) Made by: Mackey, Haydn Reynolds (MM) 1918-09-20

    image: A view along a sunken roady near Épéhy on the Somme. A dugout has been constructed into the side of the earth bank with various bits of equipment and corrugated iron by the entrance. A large tree that has been split at the trunk lies across the...

  • River Plate Pageant River Plate Pageant

    (art) Made by: PEARS, CHARLES 1918

    image: A large rowing boat that appears to be carrying the King and Queen, passes under London Bridge during a ceremonial pageant. There are further boats on the River Thames in the background and Tower Bridge can also be seen through one of London...

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