Postcard of Recovering Soldiers in St Bartholomew's Square.
A group of soldiers in uniform sitting in deckchairs in the Square in St Bartholomew'۪s Hospital.
Image Courtesy of St Bartholomew's Hospital Archives.
Sunday Morning in Billets, by Percy Smith, 1916-1919.
'Billet' was the term for living quarters, in which soldiers during the First World War slept.
Image Courtesy of Percy Smith Foundation.
Dreams in a Dugout, by Percy Smith, 1916-1919.
Image Courtesy of Percy Smith Foundation.
Death Refuses, by Percy Smith from the Dance of Death series, 1916-1919.
Image Courtesy of Percy Smith Foundation.
Death Waits, by Percy Smith from the Dance of Death series, 1916-1919.
Image Courtesy of Percy Smith Foundation.
Death Ponders, by Percy Smith from the Dance of Death series, 1916-1919.
Image Courtesy of Percy Smith Foundation.
Death Marches, by Percy Smith from the Dance of Death series, 1916-1919.
Image Courtesy of Percy Smith Foundation.
Death Intoxicated, by Percy Smith from the Dance of Death series, 1916-1919.
Image Courtesy of Percy Smith Foundation.
Death Forbids, by Percy Smith from the Dance of Death series, 1916-1919.
Image Courtesy of Percy Smith Foundation.
Collection of 'How To' letters, c.1918.
Typed letters belonging to A.M. Grenfell giving explanatory notes about the advance guard, rear guard, reconnaissance, musketry and horse grooming. Extracts include: reconnaissance notes that 'information regarding the enemy'۪s dispositions and the features of the country is absolutely essential for success in war'. Rear Guard notes that 'the conduct of a rear guard depends for its success almost entirely on the character, determination, skill, and energy displayed by its commander'.
Click on the link above to download the transcribed 'How to' letters. PDF's may take a while to download depending on the speed of your internet connection.
Images Courtesy of Queen Mary University of London Archives.
