Liverpool Scottish

Members of the Liverpool Scottish making a show of reading the latest war news in camp. After being mobilized in August of 1914 they were sent to the defenses on the River Forth. In November they were dispatched to France.

Erinnerung Feldzug 1914

This photo is marked on the back "Photo Bonnet, Rue du Canteleu 32, Douai". Since they are not yet dressed for winter that would place this at the very beginning of the war. The Germans would occupy Douai until October of 1914 to October of 1918.

Souvenir de 1914

Einzug unserer Truppen in Namur

The fortress at Namur fell to the Germans on August 24th after a three day bombardment. The city was occupied for the duration of the war.

Royal Army Medical Corps in Hampshire

Wilhelm Ruhlman

Wilhelm Ruhlman of the Reserve Infantry Battalion 15 in Cologne in 1914 just after the start of the war.

Paris-London

Heinrich Remmele proudly posting his objectives in October of 1914. The general feeling at the beginning was that the war would be over in a matter of weeks.

Mobilisatie 1914

Four members of the Belgium army upon mobilization in 1914.

Bruder Willy

Landsturm

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

Three Württembergers

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

Franco-Prusian War Memorial

A group in front of a memorial to the 5th Army Corps battles during the Franco-Prussian War. The chalkboard sign dates this to 1914.

Germans and dogs

München 1914

Sanitätsmannschaften

A group of medical men from the 16th Infantry Division.

Journey of the bicycle riders to the homeland.

Two cards of the 16th Reserve Division in Metz.

"Le pantalon rouge c'est la France!"

Before the war there was talk about changing the French uniform. Other countries were adopting less colorful uniforms. The famous cry from Minister of War Eugene Etienne to parliament was "Eliminate the red trousers ? Never! The red pants are France!" So the French soldier marched off to battle wearing bright red pants. The British in khaki and the Germans in field grey.

Three members of the 170th regiment wearing their double breasted overcoats.


This photo was taken in Rochefort. It is dated October 4th, 1914.