Bruder Willy

My dear little Peter

A group from the 2nd Ersatz Battalion Landwehr Infantry Regiment 99. The postcard was sent from Kehl. The picture was taken across the river by Max Kämpf in Strasbourg.

Monoplane

Hessian troops

An undated photo of a squad of Hessian riflemen and their officers. They are wearing Model 1916 steel helmets

Königlich Bayerisches 9. Infanterie-Regiment

Some members of Königlich Bayerisches 9. Infanterie-Regiment in the spring of 1916. Later that year they would find themselves in the Battle of the Somme.

2nd Lt. Ira Storm

2nd Lieutenant Ira Storm in camp. He is wearing a marksmanship rifle badge.

2. Rekruten-Depot Feld-Artillerie-Regiment Nr 44

This card was sent from Carl to his wife a few months before he would have participated in the Battle of Passchendaele.

Amateur Dramatics

A group of prisoners in France dressed for a play. The prisoner on the right has "PG" stenciled on his pant leg clearly marking him as a prisonnier de guerre.

Eisenbahn regiment

A member of a railroad regiment from Bavaria.

The Queens

A sergeant with The Queens (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Photographed at E. Hawkins & Co., Brighton.Charles in a studio in France.

Royal Field Artillery

A group of signalers in the Royal Field Artillery. Photo from the Tasma Studios, 99 Wellington St., Woolwich.

Royal Horse Artillery

A member of the Royal Horse Artillery in Cairo.

Concealing shoulder straps

In 1916 a small strap was added to the shoulder so the shoulder strap could be unbuttoned and folded back in order to hide the cipher or unit number. The soldier in the middle has cloth covers over his. Later in the war the straps were removed while on maneuvers.

Landsturm

Julius Laade of the Landsturm-Infanterie-Battalion Calau, 2nd Company in 1914. One of 334 Landsturm battalions were mobilized that year.

This is to all. I mean all.

An undated studio portrait of Dan Cubbage.

Plattsburgh Movement

The Plattsburgh Movement started in 1915. It was an effort by private citizens to prepare for the possible United States entry into the war. Camps were held to prepare volunteers for military service. Gaston was one of 1500 men in the camp in Plattsburgh during the summer of 1916.

Paul May

Paul May and 8 of his comrades in the Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 103.

Three Württembergers

Three soldiers from a Württemberg Regiment have a smoke and a beer in November 1914.

Feldküche

The soldier standing at the window on the left is preparing to tap a keg.
In 1915 the 11th Reserve Infantry Regiment held the sector of Malancourt wood, south of Montfaucon, in Argonne.

Two from Ludwig

I don't know that these are from the same person. I did buy them at the same time from the same dealer so there is a chance they are. The signatures are not the same but there is three years of war between them.

Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry)

Embossed lower left corner "U. A. Studios 79, Union St, Plymouth". Two battalions of the Somerset Light Infantry were raised in Plymouth during WWI. The 9th stayed in England and the 1st Garrison Battalion was sent to India.

Sergeants, Royal Field Artillery

A group of sergeants in the Royal Field Artillery in France.

Cher Oncle.

Motorcycles

a 1917 image of a Kraftradfahrer-Abteilung or Motorcyclists Division.