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Image of Radio Officer James Gordon Melville Turner, GC (b. 1907)

Radio Officer James Gordon Melville Turner, GC (b. 1907)

Bernard Hailstone (1910 - 1987)
Image of Lugo, a Few Days after its Liberation, 1945

Lugo, a Few Days after its Liberation, 1945

Edward Bawden (1903 - 1989)
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Waiting after sunset for the evening meal outside Shaikh Haji Farhud Al-Fandi’s Mudhif 1944

Edward Bawden (1903 - 1989)
Image of Necktank (1918)

Necktank (1918)

Ian Hamilton Finlay (1925 - 2006)
Image of Capitaine Prudhomme (ADC to King Albert)

Capitaine Prudhomme (ADC to King Albert)

Herbert Arnould Olivier (1861 - 1952)
Image of Scene from School, Perugia

Scene from School, Perugia

Carel Weight (1908 - 1997)
Image of British Quarters, Iceland

British Quarters, Iceland

C A Salisbury
Image of Switch line to the Bapaume Road

Switch line to the Bapaume Road

Ernest Procter (1886 - 1935)
Image of Commandant Blanpain

Commandant Blanpain

Herbert Arnould Olivier (1861 - 1952)
Image of Army Sketching Class in Boboli Gardens, Florence

Army Sketching Class in Boboli Gardens, Florence

Carel Weight (1908 - 1997)
Image of Cutting an Old Orchard (to clear trees for arable land) Ridley, December 1941

Cutting an Old Orchard (to clear trees for arable land) Ridley, December 1941

Thomas Hennell (1903 - 1945)
Image of The Field of Waterloo / Le Champ de Bataille de Waterloo

The Field of Waterloo / Le Champ de Bataille de Waterloo

John Heaviside Clark (c.1771 - 1863)
Matthew Dubourg
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Entrance to the Carpet Sellers’ Bazaar 1944

Edward Bawden (1903 - 1989)
Image of Sunset on the Normandy Beaches 1944

Sunset on the Normandy Beaches 1944

Stephen Bone (1904 - 1958)
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C is for Cenotaph

Alan Kitching (1940 - )
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I is for Imperial War Museum

Alan Kitching (1940 - )
Image of Reykjavik, 15 October 1943, Moonrise

Reykjavik, 15 October 1943, Moonrise

Thomas Hennell (1903 - 1945)
Image of Rus Ul Khyma from SW & the Situation of the Troops

Rus Ul Khyma from SW & the Situation of the Troops

R Temple
Image of Medjez El Bab: Grenadier Hill in Background

Medjez El Bab: Grenadier Hill in Background

Henry Marvell Carr (1894 - 1970)
Image of A view of Mutra from the East

A view of Mutra from the East

R Temple
Image of Corporal Albert Bull, 40th Battalion, Royal Tank Regiment

Corporal Albert Bull, 40th Battalion, Royal Tank Regiment

Henry Lamb (1883 - 1960)
Image of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) Field-Marshal & Prime Minister

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) Field-Marshal & Prime Minister

James Lonsdale (1777 - 1839)
Image of Battlefields of Britain

Battlefields of Britain

Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson (1889 - 1946)
Image of Francis Cottington, 1st Baron Cottington (1578-1652) Politician

Francis Cottington, 1st Baron Cottington (1578-1652) Politician

Jacobus Houbraken (1698 - 1780)
Image of Tanks on Manoeuvres near Newmarket

Tanks on Manoeuvres near Newmarket

Roland Vivian Pitchforth (1895 - 1982)
Image of Engagement of Frigates “Java” & “Constitution” [Plate 3]

Engagement of Frigates “Java” & “Constitution” [Plate 3]

Lieutenant Buchanan
Nicholas Pocock (1740 - 1821)
Robert, Snr Havell (1769 - 1832)
Daniell Havell (1785 - 1826)
Image of Dust in Normandy, August 1944

Dust in Normandy, August 1944

Stephen Bone (1904 - 1958)
Image of Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) Lord Protector of England

Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) Lord Protector of England

Robert (after) Walker (1599 - 1658)
Image of Iceland: HMS “Goldfinch” Flying Red Burgee, Akureyri

Iceland: HMS “Goldfinch” Flying Red Burgee, Akureyri

Thomas Hennell (1903 - 1945)
Image of Making Guns: Lifting an Inner Tube

Making Guns: Lifting an Inner Tube

Sir George Clausen (1852 - 1944)
Image of Making Soldiers: Into the Trenches

Making Soldiers: Into the Trenches

Eric Henri Kennington (1888 - 1960)
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Key to: The Victory Obtained over the Dutch Fleet by the British Squadron of the North Sea under the Command of Admiral Duncan in the Action of 11 October 1797 [The Battle of Camperdown]

Philip James de Loutherbourg (1740 - 1812)
James Fittler (1758 - 1835)
Image of Tending the Wounded: In Hospital in England

Tending the Wounded: In Hospital in England

Claude Allin Shepperson (1867 - 1921)
Image of Women’s Work: On Munitions – Skilled Work

Women’s Work: On Munitions – Skilled Work

Archibald Standish Hartrick (1864 - 1950)
Image of Women’s Work: On Munitions – Heavy Work (Drilling and Casting)

Women’s Work: On Munitions – Heavy Work (Drilling and Casting)

Archibald Standish Hartrick (1864 - 1950)
Image of Building Aircraft: Assembling Parts

Building Aircraft: Assembling Parts

Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson (1889 - 1946)
Image of Working Controls while Submerged

Working Controls while Submerged

Eric Ravilious (1903 - 1942)
Image of Women’s Work: In the Towns – A Bus Conductress

Women’s Work: In the Towns – A Bus Conductress

Archibald Standish Hartrick (1864 - 1950)
Image of Lend Your Strong Right Arm to Your Country

Lend Your Strong Right Arm to Your Country

British 20th century unknown
Image of Building Ships: On the Stocks

Building Ships: On the Stocks

Sir Muirhead Bone (1876 - 1953)
Image of Making Guns: The Furnace

Making Guns: The Furnace

Sir George Clausen (1852 - 1944)
Image of Making Soldiers: Bringing in Prisoners

Making Soldiers: Bringing in Prisoners

Eric Henri Kennington (1888 - 1960)
Image of Making Soldiers: Over the Top

Making Soldiers: Over the Top

Eric Henri Kennington (1888 - 1960)
Image of Building Aircraft: Swooping Down on a Taube

Building Aircraft: Swooping Down on a Taube

Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson (1889 - 1946)
Image of Making Guns: Where the Guns are Made

Making Guns: Where the Guns are Made

Sir George Clausen (1852 - 1944)
Image of Building Aircraft: Banking at 4,000 Feet

Building Aircraft: Banking at 4,000 Feet

Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson (1889 - 1946)
Image of Building Aircraft: Making the Engine

Building Aircraft: Making the Engine

Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson (1889 - 1946)
Image of Building Ships: A Workshop

Building Ships: A Workshop

Sir Muirhead Bone (1876 - 1953)
Image of Making Guns: The Radial Crane

Making Guns: The Radial Crane

Sir George Clausen (1852 - 1944)
Image of Working on the Land: Threshing

Working on the Land: Threshing

Sir William Rothenstein (1872 - 1945)