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  • Fortified Islands in the Bristol Channel: 2 Fortified Islands in the Bristol Channel: 2" Naval UP Projector on an earlier fortification

    (art) Made by: Howard-Jones, Ray 1943

    image: A Naval UP Projector standing on top of an old fortification. The gun is manned by two uniformed figures, one on either side. In the foreground there are two sets of steps: one leading up to the soldiers and the second leading down to a doorway in...

  • Australian Troops, Night Convoy Australian Troops, Night Convoy

    (art) Made by: Cook, James 1945

    image: A view from the rear seat of a lorry travelling in a night convoy behind two other vehicles. To the right of the composition is the back of the driver of the viewer's truck. He is wearing an oilskin coat and a broad brimmed Australian hat. Through...

  • Sitting Round the Stove Splicing Balloon Cords Sitting Round the Stove Splicing Balloon Cords

    (art) Made by: Sonnis, Alexander 1941

    image: A group of RAF personnel sit on benches circling a large black stove, which has a thick pipe that reaches to the ceiling. They are at work splicing balloon cords. One of them sits on a separate stool in the left foreground, facing the viewer.

  • The 42nd Casualty Clearing Station, Douai, 1919 The 42nd Casualty Clearing Station, Douai, 1919

    (art) Made by: Martin, Edwin 1919

    image: A view of the numerous white tents of a casualty clearing station in the French countryside. In the foreground is a road, with a few trees on the left and some poppies amongst the long grass. There are further trees in the background.

  • The Arrival of the First Guns on the Carso Front, Italy, 1916 The Arrival of the First Guns on the Carso Front, Italy, 1916

    (art) Made by: Lipscombe, Guy 1917

    image: A line of British artillery waggons travelling along an Italian road. They pass a group of Italian soldiers walking along the road; the troops wave and cheer to each other. Behind the convoy are two large badly bombed buildings, one with a tall...

  • Wood Wood

    (art) Made by: Clark, John Cosmo

    image: Three soldiers walk along a path under some tall trees. They appear to be walking towards a low camouflaged structure ahead of them.

  • Over The Top Over The Top

    (art) Made by: Clark, John Cosmo

    image: Under a smoke-filled sky there are five soldiers with bayonet rifles led by an officer climbing out of a trench, away from the viewer. In the background there are three other soldiers running towards an explosion which has blown a shower of earth...

  • Company Headquarters Company Headquarters

    (art) Made by: Clark, John Cosmo

    image: Three officers sit around a candle-lit table covered in newspaper, in a dugout. One officer is sitting to the left of the table, his head resting on his hand as he writes. The second officer sits with his back to the viewer and the third is facing...

  • Guards Waiting For The Relief Guards Waiting For The Relief

    (art) Made by: Clark, John Cosmo 1916-06-01

    image: A view of a flat, empty landscape beneath a starry sky. A path runs through the centre of the painting. On the left is a small group of uniformed soldiers under a tree. The path winds away around a low bank covered in rubble and burnt wood...

  • Shelling The Old Mine Shelling The Old Mine

    (art) Made by: Clark, John Cosmo

    image: A view of the flat French countryside with rolls of barbed wire in the foreground. On the horizon there are some low houses. On the right is a mine tower on a hill, with a large explosion blowing out to the left and right of the structure,...

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