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Document of the Week: “Soldier Types in the Indian Contingent”, 1915 Document of the Week

Our latest “Document of the Week”, chosen by our Editor, Nishah Malik, is a double-page spread from The Illustrated War News featuring a series of portraits of Indian soldiers that served in the British Army during the First World War. Read more →

Nishah Malik

Published 10th November, 2025

Lizzie, an Indian elephant, seen hauling a heavy load through the streets of Sheffield.

Document of the Week: The Elephant Munition "War-Worker" Document of the Week

Our latest “Document of the Week” was chosen by our former Marketing and Editorial Assistant, Laura Wales. It is a photograph of an elephant hauling a heavy load through the streets of Sheffield. Read more →

Laura Wales

Published 15th September, 2025

A photograph which shows recruits from Trinidad and Barbados being enrolled in the British West Indies Regiment (BWIR). During the First World War, thousands of men from the West Indies volunteered to support the British imperial war effort. The recruits are being sworn in before the Lord Mayor of London, Sir Charles Wakefield.

Document of the Week: Recruits of the British West Indies Regiment, 1916 Document of the Week

Our latest “Document of the Week” was chosen by our Senior Curator, Mary Wills. It is a photograph from The Illustrated War News, published in January 1916, which shows recruits from Trinidad and Barbados being enrolled in the British West Indies Regiment (BWIR). Read more →

Dr Mary Wills

Published 14th July, 2025

A black and white photograph of a parade of 12,000 soldiers in Liverpool. The photograph shows part of the forty-five minute parade passing by Liverpool’s St. George’s Hall, which had been a recruitment headquarters in the city centre since the war’s outbreak.

Document of the Week: Image of Lord Kitchener’s Liverpool Visit, March 1915 Document of the Week

Our latest “Document of the Week” was chosen by our Academic Liaison Manager, Dr Catherine Bateson. It is a photograph from The Illustrated War News, printed on 24 March 1915. Read more →

Dr Catherine Bateson

Published 17th March, 2025

Podcast artwork that reads Talking History. Colonial Participation in the British War Efforts. With Professor Catriona Pennell. There is a red semicircle on the cover, with three illustrated figures in front of it. One is a colonial soldier, one in a nurse, and the third is a sailor.

Talking History: Colonial Participation in the British War Efforts | S1, Ep 6 Podcasts

British Online Archives (BOA) is pleased to inform you about the release of the final episode of our new season of Talking History with British Online Archives, the podcast in which we explore the past from a variety of angles and perspectives. Read more →

British Online Archives

Published 10th December, 2024

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Colour poster by William Little issued in 1941 showing two groups of armed marching soldiers, one from each of the countries allied to fight Germany, Japan, and Italy, facing a giant V for victory composed of the flags of each of the countries allied in the fight.

Licensed to access British Government Information and Propaganda, 1939–2009

1939 2009

Coloured illustration of a British town being bombed. On the left a black and white soldier points to the sky.

Licensed to access Britain Under Threat: Civil Defence in the Era of Total War, 1914–1989

1914 1989

An image taken from within a trench. A soldier stands and looks directly at the camera, with other soldiers behind him.

Licensed to access Life on the Front Line: Diaries, News, and Letters from the First World War, 1914–1919

1914 1919

Cartoon drawing shows a World War I veteran walking on his hands, dragging his entrails behind him. He approaches a man, who sits on a chair and leans over to give him a medal for his service as a soldier.

Licensed to access Conscientious Objection During World War 1

1914 1918