Australian8thBattalionAfterSecondBattleOfPasschendaele - A black and w...
IWM Caption : "Assault on Passchendaele 12 October - 6 November: Most of the men (about forty only) left in the 8th Australian Battalion after the opening push of the Second battle of Passchendaele on 26 Octobe... More
HMS Martin FL2184 - An aerial view of a large boat in the water
HMS Martin Underway. Public domain image of a British navy ship during World War Two, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
HMS NAIRANA, circa 1944. FL12664
HMS NAIRANA, circa 1944. Underway. Public domain image of a British navy ship during World War Two, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
HMS Nemesis FL16725. Warship photograph collection
HMS Nemesis Moored with a ship alongside. Public domain image of a British navy ship during World War Two, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
HMS Neptune FL2929. Warship photograph collection
HMS Neptune Underway. Public domain image of a British navy ship during World War Two, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
HMS Nizam FL4196. Warship photograph collection
HMS Nizam Underway. Public domain image of a British navy ship during World War Two, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
HMS Otterhound FL17183. Warship photograph collection
HMS Otterhound At anchor. Public domain image of a British navy ship during World War Two, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
HMS Palomares FL12840. Warship photograph collection
HMS Palomares Underway. Public domain image of a British navy ship during World War Two, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
HMS Prince Phillipe FL22719, British navy ship
HMS Prince Phillipe Docked. Public domain image of a British navy ship during World War Two, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
HMS Radiant FL17843. Warship photograph collection
HMS Radiant Underway. Public domain image of a British navy ship during World War Two, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
HMS Sandwich FL22738. Warship photograph collection
HMS Sandwich Underway with part of a convoy in the distance.
HMS Shemara FL18981. Warship photograph collection
HMS Shemara Underway. Public domain image of a British navy ship during World War Two, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
HMS St Modwen FL18520 - A black and white photo of a ship in the water
HMS St Modwen Underway. Public domain image of a British navy ship during World War Two, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
HMS Thunder FL19914 during World War I
HMS Thunder Underway. Public domain image of a British navy ship during World War Two, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
HMS Tuscarora FL20328. Warship photograph collection
HMS Tuscarora Underway. Public domain image of a British navy ship during World War Two, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
HMS UGANDA, 14 October 1944. FL17797
HMS UGANDA, 14 October 1944. Underway. Public domain image of a British navy ship during World War Two, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
HMS Valena FL20805. Warship photograph collection
HMS Valena Underway in choppy seas. Public domain image of a British navy ship during World War Two, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
HMS Vanity FL20887. Warship photograph collection
HMS Vanity underway. Public domain image of a British navy ship during World War Two, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
HMS Vasna FL20893. Warship photograph collection
HM Hospital Ship Vasnaunderway. Public domain image of a British navy ship during World War Two, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
HMS Venerable FL14300 - An old photo of a large ship in the water
HMS Venerable Underway, at sea. Public domain image of a British navy ship during World War Two, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
HMS Vivacious FL21154. Warship photograph collection
HMS Vivacious Underway. Public domain image of a British navy ship during World War Two, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
HMSM Tiptoe FL20080, British Navy ship
HMSM Tiptoe Underway. Public domain image of a British navy ship during World War Two, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
HMSM Triumph FL5477, British Navy ship
HMSM Triumph Underway after reconstruction. Public domain image of a British navy ship during World War Two, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
HMSM Vampire FL20819 - A submarine floating in the middle of the ocean
HMSM Vampire Underway. Public domain photograph related to World War Two, Navy ships, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
'the Lady of Garian' Wall Murals, Gharyan, Libya. COL360
"the Lady of Garian" Wall Murals, Gharyan, Libya. "The Lady of Garian" mural.
15 inch howitzer Battle of the Somme 15-09-1916 IWM CO 740
A 15-inch howitzer in action during the Battle of Flers-Courcelette.
8inchHowitzerMk1SommeJuly11916 during World War I
Photograph of British 8 inch Howitzer Mk V, a bored-out and shortened 6 inch naval gun, under camouflage netting near Carnoy, Battle of Albert, July 1916.
9756 during World War I
King George V and his party crossing Riqueval Bridge which Captain A H Charlton of the 1/6th North Staffords had preserved from destruction. photographed on the steep bank of the canal opposite the damaged brid... More
A British DUKW carries supplies and American paratroopers across the W...
A British DUKW carries supplies and American paratroopers across the Waal river at Nijmegen, 30 September 1944. A British DUKW carries supplies and American paratroopers across the Waal river at Nijmegen, 30 Se... More
A German civilian looks at a large poster portrait of Stalin on the Un...
Español: Imagen de Berlín en junio de 1945. English: A German civilian looks at a large poster portrait of Stalin on the Unter-den-Linden in Berlin, 3 June 1945. A German civilian looks at a vast painting of St... More
A Russian cathedral in Tiflis, the capital of Georgia. IWM (Q 86825)
A "Russian" cathedral in Tiflis, the capital of Georgia. Part of the IWM's GERMAN FIRST WORLD WAR OFFICIAL EXCHANGE COLLECTION.
AA gun crew HMCS Prince Robert 1943 IWM CAN 4114
Photograph of 4-inch Mk XVI anti-aircraft guns and crew on Canadian auxiliary anti-aircraft ship HMCS Prince Robert, during convoy escort in the Atlantic.
AlbatDIII during World War I
German Albatros D.IIIs of Jagdstaffel 11 and Jagdstaffel 4 parked in a line at La Brayelle near Douai, France. Manfred von Richthofen's red-painted aircraft is second in line (with boarding step ladder in place).
Aus 2nd Division troops in Bapaume Mar 1917
Men of the Australian 2nd Division outside the Mairie in Bapaume, Somme, France. The town was occupied by the Australians on 17 March 1917, following the German withdrawal to the Siegfried Stellung of the Hinde... More
AustraliansLoading9.45inchMortarColouredPostcard1916. Australian postc...
Colourised postcard of Australian troops loading a 9.45 inch trench mortar ("Flying Pig") near Pozières, France, August 1916. Text on back of postcard read "Tommy's nickname for a trench-mortar is 'flying pig' ... More
Bardia SUK14908 - Egypt - Australia in World War Two
Seven Gloster Gladiators of No. 3 Squadron RAAF make a low pass in loose line abreast formation over the Squadron's mobile operations room at their landing ground near Sollum, Egypt, from which they operated du... More
Binney R D (captain) Q115011
Binney R D (captain) Participants in the naval gunnery long course 1911 - 1912.
BL 9.2 inch Railway Gun Maricourt September 1916
Photograph of British BL 9.2 inch gun, Mk III* or Mk VI HMS Iron Duke, mounted on Mk I railway truck, in action at Maricourt, France, during the Battle of the Somme.
Bristol Beaufort at RAF Kallang, Singapore
IWM: RAF personnel inspect six Australian-built Bristol Beaufort Mark Vs, shortly after their arrival at Kallang, Singapore. The aircraft were intended for the re-equipment of No. 100 Squadron RAF but, as they ... More
British Generals 1939-1945 BU2411
British Generals 1939-1945 Lieutenant General Sir Brian Horrocks (1895-1985): Horrocks, commanding XXX Corps, with his Field Commanders in Rees, on the east bank of the Rhine. Dansk: Generalløjtnant Horrocks ta... More
British Guard Fleet Firth of Forth 1916
An aerial view of a portion of the Grand Fleet at anchor in the Firth of Forth, taken from the British Airship R. 9.
British hospital ship SS BRAEMAR CASTLE at Salonika 1915
Caption: "The British hospital ship SS BRAEMAR CASTLE at Salonika, 14 December 1915. Note British troops unloading supplies."
British official photographers and film cameramen on the Western Front
British official photographers and film cameramen standing outside a sandbagged shelter on the Western Front wearing their helmets and respirator packs: left to right; 2nd Lieutenant E. "Baby" Brooks (photograp... More
British recruits August 1914 Q53234
British volunteers for "Kitchener's Army" waiting for their pay in the churchyard of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, London.
British tanks in Port Said - Egypt
Link up between the 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, and the Commandos at the Coast Guard barracks in Port Said. Major Scragg (pointing) is in conversation with one of the Commandos, whilst the Adjutant o... More
Canadian Forward Dressing Station Battle of the Canal du Nord Sept 191...
Battle of the Canal du Nord. Scene at a Canadian Forward Dressing Station near Inchy during the 4th Canadian Division's crossing of the Canal du Nord.
Canadian High Commission Collection Q45254
Canadian High Commission Collection Composite photograph of the Canadian National Battle Memorial to be erected on Vimy Ridge.
Canadian troops on Autocar at Flers-Courcelette 1916 IWM CO 827
Canadian troops just out of the line after the Battle of Courcelette, during the Battle of the Somme, pose with trophies on an Autocar UF21 30cwt lorry.
Canadians on Autocar truck at Flers-Courcelette 1916 IWM CO 829
Canadian troops returning from the line after the Battle of Courcelette on the Somme, on the back of an Autocar lorry.
Canadians under fire at Flers-Courcelette 1916 IWM CO 802
The Battle of Flers Courcelette : Shrapnel bursting over Canadian troops sheltering in a reserve trench.
Centuripe Panzer III - Germany in World War Two
A German Mk III tank knocked out during the fierce street fighting in Centuripe 1943
Churchill and Pershing in London for Victory Parade July 1919 IWM Q 67...
General John Pershing and Secretary of State for War and Secretary of State for Air Winston Churchill in conversation in London on the day of the Victory Parade on 19 July 1919.
Components For Mulberry Harbour, May 1944 A24115
Components For Mulberry Harbour, May 1944 Phoenix caissons for Mulberry Harbour off Selsey Bill.
Console a (mr) Collection Q45239
Console a (mr) Collection I. W. M. Exhibits. Naval Section. Public domain photograph related to the British military forces, World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Winston Churchill walks through the ruins of Coventry Cathedral
Winston Churchill walking through the ruined nave of Coventry Cathedral, England
Holy Trinity Church rises above a scene of devastation in Coventry fol...
A street in Coventry, England, after the Coventry Blitz of 14–15 November 1940. In the background are the tower and spire of Holy Trinity parish church.
VCThomasCrisp during World War I
Photo of Victoria Cross recipient Thomas Crisp RN. Public domain photograph - military portrait, armed forces officer, leader, commander, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Piet Cronje after capture Feb 1900 IWM Q 82941
IWM caption : General Piet Cronje (in broad brimmed hat) seated in the shade with British officers after his surrender at the Battle of Paardeberg.
Cruiser Nuernberg underway May 1945
The German light cruiser Nürnberg sailing from Copenhagen, Denmark, to Wilhelmshaven, Germany, under the terms of surrender, escorted by two Consolidated Liberators of No. 547 Squadron RAF.
D-day - British Forces during the Invasion of Normandy 6 June 1944 B50...
D-day - British Forces during the Invasion of Normandy 6 June 1944 Commandos of No. 4 Commando, 1st Special Service Brigade, and troops of 6th Airborne Division in Bénouville after the link-up between the two f... More
David Nelson VC - A black and white photo of a man in uniform
Captain David Nelson VC Public domain photograph - military portrait, armed forces officer, leader, commander, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Destroyed Walcheren seawall at Westkapelle 1944
Aerial photograph taken shortly after the daylight attack on the sea-wall at Westkapelle, Walcheren (the Netherlands), showing a breach in the wall at the most westerly tip of the island. The Allies decided tha... More
Dunkirk 26-29 May 1940 H1175
Dunkirk 26-29 May 1940 French Personalities: General Maurice Gamelin, Commander in Chief of the French Army, reviews Canadian troops at Aldershot.
E Company Liverpool Scottish HU 57197
Picryl description: Public domain image of military personnel, conscription, group of people in uniform, armed forces, infantry, war activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Entrance to a sandbagged dugout
THE THIRD BATTLE OF YPRES (PASSCHENDAELE) 31 JULY - 10 NOVEMBER 1917. Entrance to a sandbagged dugout occupied by men of the Australian 105th Howitzer battery near Hill 60
Lewis Pugh Evans VC IWM HU 93411
Photograph of Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Pugh Evans VC. Public domain photograph related to the British military forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Execution chamber in the cellars of the former Ministry of Aviation bu...
Object description German reprisals against civilians in occupied countries: French Forces of the Interior and Paris policemen inspect the execution chamber in the cellars of the former Ministry of Aviation bui... More
Battle of Java Sea - HMS Exeter under Attack
The Royal Navy cruiser HMS Exeter (68) and the Australian cruiser HMAS Hobart (D63) under aerial attack by Japanese aircraft in seas of South East Asia. A Dutch destroyer is visible at right. Most probably this... More
Experiments in Infantry Protection Before the First World War Q113869
Experiments in Infantry Protection Before the First World War British troops demonstrate an experimental mobile infantry shield in India. The shield was subsequently offered to the War Office (who declined it)... More
F6F-3 Royal Navy Bethpage 1943
A Royal Navy Grumman Hellcat F.I about to take off from Roosevelt Field, Long Island, New York (USA), October 1943.
Flt Lt Towler makes the first take-off from a carrier ship the HMS Vin...
Flight Lt Harold Frederick Towler RN in Scout C, No. 1255, makes the first take-off from a carrier ship in wartime, HMS Vindex.
French navy aa 1940 1941
Anti-aircraft guns at action stations during an alert on board a Free French Destroyer, part of the Free French Navy.
Benjamin Geary VC IWM Q 69169 during World War I
Photograph of Lieutenant Benjamin Handley Geary VC, a British Army World War I recipient of the Victoria Cross.
George Reginald Starr - A black and white photo of a man in a military...
The Special Operations Executive during the Second World War Lieutenant Colonel George Starr, ‘F’ Section SOE. Codenamed ‘Hilaire’, Starr was one of SOE’s most successful agents, and chief organizer of the ‘Whe... More
German wire at Quéant 04-10-1918 IWM CO 3392
Photograph of German barbed wire defences at Queant in the Hindenburg Line.
Going over the top 01 during World War I
Troops supposedly "going over the top" at the start of the Battle of the Somme in 1916, photographed by Canadian official photographer Ivor Castle. This photograph was widely and misleadingly published as a por... More
Gunnery on HMAS Arunta WWII IWM MISC 80117
A 4.7-inch gun crew in action on the Australian destroyer HMAS Arunta during the bombardment to support landings at Hollandia in Dutch New Guinea.
Guy Eric Collection Q27687 during World War I
Guy Eric Collection Lord Kitchener reviewing the 10th Division, Basingstoke, 1st June, 1915.
Halifax Bomber 2 ExCC - A black and white photo of a plane flying in t...
A Halifax B Mark II Series 1A (s/n LW235, EY-B) of No. 78 Squadron RAF based at RAF Breighton, Yorkshire (UK), in flight with triangular tail fins initially fitted to this version.
Heinkel He 111 during the Battle of Britain 2
German Heinkel He 111s which went into service in 1937. Some 6000 Heinkel He 111s were built but were found to be a poor match for Hurricanes and Spitfires during the Battle of Britain.
Aerial photographs - Heinkel over Wapping
Operations: A German Luftwaffe Heinkel He 111 bomber flying over Wapping and the Isle of Dogs in the East End of London at the start of the Luftwaffe's evening raids of 7 September 1940. Copy negative of part... More
HMAS Australia launching aircraft 1918
A Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter biplane aircraft taking off from a platform built on top of HMAS Australia's midships "Q" turret.
HMS Bedouin (F67) off Iceland c1941
The Royal Navy during the Second World War HMS BEDOUIN coming in off patrol, at Hvalfjord, Iceland.
HMS Furious-8 during World War I
IWM caption : Sopwith Camels arrayed on the flight deck of HMS FURIOUS, en route for the attack on the German Zeppelin sheds at Tondern, July 1918.
HMS Maori (F24). Warship photograph collection
HMS Maori Underway, coastal waters. Public domain image of a British navy ship, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse underway with a destroyer on 10 De...
A heavily retouched Japanese photograph of HMS PRINCE OF WALES (upper) and REPULSE (lower) after being hit by Japanese torpedoes on 10 December 1941, off Malaya. A British destroyer can also be seen in the fore... More
HMS Prince of Wales Singapore (041562)
The Royal Navy battleship HMS Prince of Wales leaving Singapore on 8 December 1941 for her final cruise. She was sunk by Japanese aircraft on 10 December.
HMS Punjabi. Warship photograph collection
HMS Punjabi At anchor, coastal waters. Public domain image of a British navy ship during World War Two, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Lieut. Ernest Brooks, official photographer on the Western Front
Ernest Brooks, the first British official photographer to be appointed, seen in a trench on the Western Front. He is carrying a Goerz Anschutz plate camera. Brooks served as a photographer on the Western Front ... More
Photography Q27430 during World War I
Photography No. 141 Squadron Pilots, winners of the 6th Brigade R. A. F., Squadrons at Arms competition, inaugurated by Brigadier-General T. C. R. Higgins and practically confined to Units in the London Defence... More
Photography Q27431 during World War I
Photography Three of the crew of a patrolling airship during the flight.
Photography Q27432 during World War I
Photography Rescuing a parachutist who had dropped into the sea. Public domain photograph related to the British military forces, World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Photography Q27434 during World War I
Photography S. S. ZERO of Polegate wrecked at sea. Note petrol tank and parachute case on side of envelope. The Zero class was designed to be towed by ships of the Belgian Coast Patrol and by the Monitors, to a... More
Photography Q27435 during World War I
Photography The first occasion on which an airship was boarded from the sea. N, S. (North Sea) Airship with the Fleet, Firth of Forth 1917. Entering the large enclosed car. Floats were provided, in this class f... More
Photography Q27436. Warship photograph collection
Photography Observer boarding a naval Kite Balloon. He has been hauled up from the deck of a warship to which the balloon is moored, and is about to climb into the basket.
Photography Q27437 during World War I
Photography Adjusting cock of petrol tank on an airship in flight.
Cromer from the air, early morning.
Photography Cromer from the air, early morning. Public domain photograph related to the British military forces, World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Photography Q27439 during World War I
Photography Square Farm after bombardment. Air photograph. Public domain photograph related to the British military forces, World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Photography Q27441 - Egypt during World War I
Photography Town of Samarra, 65 miles north-west by north of Baghdad on the left bank of the River Tigris. Air photograph.
Photography Q27442 during World War I
Photography Shell-holes. Air photograph. Public domain photograph related to the British military forces, World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description