British Soldier Collection (#2)

British Officer's Gilt Brass Gorget
3031292 British Officer's Gilt Brass Gorget; Private Collection; (add.info.: American Revolution, British Officer's Gilt Brass Gorget engraved with the Royal Arms and "GR")

British Grenadier officer's coat of an unknown regiment about 1775-80
3032632 -British Grenadier officer's coat of an unknown regiment about 1775-80; Private Collection; (add.info.: British Grenadier officer's red coat with green facings of an unknown regiment)

The Duke of Wellington
2613387 The Duke of Wellington.; (add.info.: Portrait of His Grace the Duke of Wellington. 1800); GSinclair Archive/UIG

British cartridge box badge of the 4th Regiment of Foot-King's Own
3031871 British cartridge box badge of the 4th Regiment of Foot-King's Own.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Cartridge box badge of the 4th Regiment of Foot, King's Own)

British 15th Regiment of Foot belt plate
3031397 British 15th Regiment of Foot belt plate ; Private Collection; © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2023

British Officer's Silver Gorget from the 62nd Regiment of Foot
3031322 British Officer's Silver Gorget from the 62nd Regiment of Foot; Private Collection; (add.info.: British Officer's Silver Gorget from the 62nd Regiment of Foot which fought at Saratoga)

British Officer's button of the Coldstream Guards
3031167 British Officer's button of the Coldstream Guards; Private Collection; (add.info.: British Officer's button of the Coldstream Guards, found near Yorktown)

Loyalist Royal Provincial button circa 1780
3031524 Loyalist Royal Provincial button circa 1780; Private Collection; (add.info.: Loyalist Royal Provincial button circa 1780); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2023

Pewter button of the British 42nd, Royal Highland Regiment of Foot
3031848 Pewter button of the British 42nd, Royal Highland Regiment of Foot; Private Collection; (add.info.: Pewter button of the British 42nd, Royal Highland Regiment of Foot -The Black Watch)

British Button of the 23rd Regiment of Foot c. 1780
3031795 British Button of the 23rd Regiment of Foot c. 1780; Private Collection; (add.info.: American Revolution, British Button of the 23rd Regiment of Foot (Royal Welsh Fuzileers) c. 1780

Engraving of a British Light Dragoon
3031731 Engraving of a British Light Dragoon; Private Collection; (add.info.: American Revolution, Engraving of a British Light Dragoon firing a carbine from horseback); © Don Troiani

British shoulder belt plate, 20th Regiment of Foot
3031555 British shoulder belt plate, 20th Regiment of Foot; Private Collection; (add.info.: American Revolution, British shoulder belt plate of the 20th Regiment of Foot which participated in)

British soldier's belt plate of the 33rd Regiment of Foot
3031370 British soldier's belt plate of the 33rd Regiment of Foot.; Private Collection; (add.info.: American Revolution, Excavated British belt plate of the 33rd Regiment of Foot)

Loyalist officer's belt plate of the S.C. Royalists -Fought at Eutaw Springs
3031350 Loyalist officer's belt plate of the S.C. Royalists -Fought at Eutaw Springs; Private Collection; (add.info.: American Revolution)

British Officer's Silver Gorget
3031264 British Officer's Silver Gorget; Private Collection; (add.info.: American Revolution, British Officer's Silver Gorget with high relief embossed Royal Arms.); © Don Troiani

British Army, Ensign Richard Bennett Lloyd, 2nd Regiment of Foot Guards
3031213 British Army, Ensign Richard Bennett Lloyd, 2nd Regiment of Foot Guards; Private Collection; (add.info.: Ensign Richard Bennett Lloyd)

Loyalist officer's coat worn by Monson Hoyt of the Prince of Wales Volunteers
3032551 Loyalist officer's coat worn by Monson Hoyt of the Prince of Wales Volunteers; Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, CT

The Duke of Wellington
2613386 The Duke of Wellington.; (add.info.: Field marshall his grace, the Duke of Wellington, K.G. 1846); GSinclair Archive/UIG

British Grenadier officer's coat of an unknown regiment about 1775-80
3032455 -British Grenadier officer's coat of an unknown regiment about 1775-80; Private Collection; (add.info.: British Grenadier officer's red coat with green facings of an unknown regiment)

British 15th Regiment of Foot soldier's waist belt with bayonet
3032379 British 15th Regiment of Foot soldier's waist belt with bayonet; Private Collection; (add.info.: British 15th Regiment of Foot soldier's waist belt with bayonet taken at the battle of)

British & Chinese road b'ld'rs [i.e. builders], 11 Mar 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
British & Chinese road b'ld'rs [i.e. builders], 11 Mar 1919. Canadian railway troops, possibly with Chinese Labour Corps members

Wounded British in trench, 18 Aug 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Wounded British in trench, 18 Aug 1918. Wounded British soldiers of the 27th Brigade, 9th Division, in a trench at a regimental aid post near Outtersteene Ridge following the formation's

British clearing ground for Howitzer, between 1914 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
British clearing ground for Howitzer, between 1914 and 1918. British soldiers preparing place for a howitzer artillery piece, probably during World War I

British engineers repairing bridge, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
British engineers repairing bridge, between c1915 and 1918. British engineers fixing a bridge, probably during World War I

British loading pontoon boats with ammunition, 22 Apr 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
British loading pontoon boats with ammunition, 22 Apr 1917. British Royal Artillery gunners loading pontoon boats on the River Scarpe with shells near a light railway engine passing on the line near

British building railroad, 28 Jul 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
British building railroad, 28 Jul 1917. British soldiers laying a light railway line near Boesinghe, Belgium, July 28, 1917 during the Battle of Passchendaele (the Third Battle of Ypres)

British military bridge, Flanders, 5 Aug 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
British military bridge, Flanders, 5 Aug 1917. British infantry soldiers crossing the bridge over the Yser canal at Boezinge, West Flanders, Belgium, August 5, 1917

British guns bombard Germans, Aug 1916. Creator: Bain News Service
British guns bombard Germans, Aug 1916. Three 8 inch howitzers of 39th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery (RGA), firing from the Fricourt-Mametz Valley during the Battle of the Somme

British officers luncheon in wrecked village, 1917 25 April 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
British officers luncheon in wrecked village, 1917 25 April 1917. British officers eating lunch in the ruins of a building at E´treillers, Aisne, France on April 25, 1917 during World War I

British training - mechanics, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
British training - mechanics, between c1915 and 1918. An armourer's shop which repairs rifles and bicycles at Tadworth Camp, England during World War I

British Cavalry after attack on enemy, 21 Apr 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
British Cavalry after attack on enemy, 21 Apr 1917. Surrey Yeomanry (Queen Mary's Regiment) troops after an attack near Vermand, France during World War I

British training, tailor shop, 17 Aug 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
British training, tailor shop, 17 Aug 1917 (date created or published later). Soldiers at a tailor's shop cutting out cloth, Tadworth Camp, England, during World War I

British Cavalry passing thro wrecked village, 21 Apr 1917.. Creator: Bain News Service
British Cavalry passing thro wrecked village, 21 Apr 1917. Surrey Yeomanry (Queen Mary's Regiment) troops riding on horseback through the ruined village of Caulaincourt, France during World War I

Bayonet practice, British training, 16 Aug 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Bayonet practice, British training, 16 Aug 1917 (date created or published later). Soldiers being instructed on the use of the bayonet by charging dummies at Tadworth Camp, England during World War I

British Bid King Albert good by, 22 Nov 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
British Bid King Albert good by, 22 Nov 1917 (date created or published later). British officers and soldiers cheering as Albert I, King of the Belgians

King Geo. sees German armor, 11 Jul 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
King Geo. sees German armor, 11 Jul 1917. A British staff officer wearing a German breastplate and helmet as he speaks to King George V at Vimy Ridge, France, July 11, 1917 during World War I

British & captured gun, 10 Jun 1917. Creator: Bain News Service. British & captured gun, 10 Jun 1917
British & captured gun, 10 Jun 1917. British soldiers with a captured German field gun (7.7 cm FK 96 n.A.) near Wytschaete, Belgium, during the Battle of Messines during World War I, on June 10, 1917

British artillery officers mess on captured ground, 10 Jun 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
British artillery officers mess on captured ground, 10 Jun 1917. British artillery officers mess tent in front of Kemmel, Belgium, June 10, 1917, during the Battle of Messines during World War I

British & captured German Gun near Wytschaete, 10 Jun 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
British & captured German Gun near Wytschaete, 10 Jun 1917. British soldiers with a captured German gun (7.7 cm FK 96 n.A) near Wytschaete (Wijtschate), Belgium, June 10, 1917

British soldiers feed horses, Apr 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
British soldiers feed horses, Apr 1917. British soldiers gathering oats for their horses near Fricourt, Somme, France, April 1917 during the Battle of Arras, in World War I

British observers in captured observation post, 6 Jun 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
British observers in captured observation post, 6 Jun 1917. British Artillery observing officers of the Royal Artillery, in a captured German observation post near Oosttaverne Wood

Tommy writing home after battle, 11 Jun 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Tommy writing home after battle, 11 Jun 1917. A British officer, lying on the ground in a captured German trench in Oostaverne Wood, Belgium, writing a letter

British troops resting on road, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
British troops resting on road, between c1915 and 1918. British troops resting on a road during World War I

France - in a front line trench, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
France - in a front line trench, 1917. British troops in a trench in France during World War I

British wiring parties in rain, Sept 1916. Creator: Bain News Service
British wiring parties in rain, Sept 1916. British soldiers taking unbarbed concertina wire to the forward area, near Hamel, September 1916 during the Battle of the Somme in World War I

Gen. Sir Ian Hamilton on a destroyer, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Gen. Sir Ian Hamilton on a destroyer, between c1910 and c1915. Sir Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton (1853-1947), a British Army general the deck of a ship with others

British tank, 15 Sept. 1916. Creator: Bain News Service
British tank, 15 Sept. 1916. A British tank at the Battle of Flers-Courcelette, in the Somme, France on September 15, 1916 during World War I

Maj. Richardson & British Red Cross dogs, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service. Maj
Maj. Richardson & British Red Cross dogs, between 1914 and c1915. Lieutenant Colonel Edwin H. Richardson with Red Cross war dogs during World War I

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"Unveiling the Courage: A Glimpse into the Life of a British Soldier" From Captain W. Anderson's Shahs Service in 1842, depicted vividly through a captivating colour lithograph, to witnessing Fording on the Frontier in an engraving, we delve into the remarkable journey of a British soldier. The Rt. Hon. Francis Rawdon Hastings' oil on canvas portrait showcases the dignified presence and unwavering determination that defined these brave warriors throughout history. Intriguingly captured in a black and white photograph is a moment frozen in time - Booby trap; reminding us of the constant dangers they faced while serving their country. Amidst their duties, soldiers found solace even amidst chaos as seen in Football in Crete - revealing how they sought amusement during challenging times. However, not all moments were light-hearted; Sergeant Hartigan's valiant attack against unarmed natives who had entered camp reminds us of the complex realities faced by soldiers on foreign soil. King Theodore's lifeless body at Magdala serves as a poignant reminder of sacrifices made during The British Expedition to Magdala - where bravery met tragedy head-on. With Heads or Tails. The Boer game presented itself as both chance and challenge for our soldiers; showcasing their adaptability and resilience amidst adversity. Field Marshal George Hamilton Earl of Orkney's commanding presence immortalized through an oil painting from 1724 signifies the long-standing legacy carried by these courageous individuals. Playing The Boer Game lithograph reveals how resourceful tactics were employed by British soldiers seeking cover on vast Veldt landscapes during intense conflicts abroad. Sergeant Richard Wadeson fearlessly coming to Private Michael's rescue within his regiment exemplifies camaraderie and selflessness among fellow comrades-in-arms. Lastly, Guerilla Warfare in South Africa engraving portrays a vigilant British soldier detecting fugitives amidst treacherous terrains, highlighting their unwavering commitment to justice.