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Our selection of first world war military art prints selected to have FREE prints with them. These are great deals where you can get up to six FREE prints when you buy one of these WW1 military art prints.
 

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Backs to the Wall by Robert Gibb.

Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm)

This painting was inspired by Sir Douglas Haigs order to his troops at the time of the great German offensive. Note the ghostly images of the dead comrades above the soldiers heads. This was Gibbs final battle scene, painted when he was in his eighties.

 

Battle of Gheluvelt, 31st October 1914 by J P Beadle

Image size 12 inches x 7 inches (31cm x 18cm)

The 2nd Battalion Worcester Regiment and South Wales Borderers arriving in the grounds of the Chateau at Gheluvelt after their historic counter attack on 31st October 1914

Charge of the First Life Guards at the battle of Klein Zillebeke November 6th 1914 by Harry Payne.

Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm)

Lower price due to lower quality of print compared to our usual high standard..

Here They Come by William Barnes Wollen.

Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm)

Coldstream Guards, France 1914

Breaking the Hindenburg Line by J P Beadle.

Image size 11.5 inches x 6 inches (29cm x 15cm)

The Hindenburg Line known also as the Siegfried Line was a vast system of German defences in northeastern France between Lens and past Verdun. Built over the winter of 1916 and 1917, the high command in Germany believed the Hindenburg line was was impregnable. But in 1917 during the Battle of Cambrai it was temporarily broken by the British and Newfoundland troops. Included in these forces were tank units, and the line was successfully breached a number of times during the hundred day offensive by the Allied forces in September 1918. Shown in this painting are the wounded being taken back behind lines by medical personnel as the reinforcements and supplies move forward.

Gallipoli by Charles Dixon.

Image size 23 inches x 14 inches (59cm x 36cm)

Although a very brown picture, it shows the Lancashire Regiment, coming of the beaches during the Gallipoli Campaign.

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Retreat From Mons.
Lady Elizabeth Butler.

The battle of Mons was the first major battle fought by the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) The BEF had advanced along a 20 mile front along the Mons canal, and were on there left flank of the French 5th army. But when the French army had been defeated at the Battle of the Sambre on the 22nd August, The British commander Sir John French agreed to hold his position until the morning of the 23rd. The BEF were attacked by the German First Army . The German infantry advance was repelled by the British infantry and sustained very large losses: the British lost 1600 killed or wounded. But with the French forces retreating the British forces had no alternative but to retreat also, and on the morning of the 24th of August they began retreating to the outskirts of Paris over a fourteen day period.

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The 5th Lancers Re-enter Mons, November 1918
Richard Caton Woodville.

The 5th Lancers (attached to the Canadian Corps) were the first British troops to re-enter Mons, just as they had been the last to leave Mons in August 1914. Very few of the troopers who left Mons in 1914 were there to re-enter in 1918.

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The Suffolks at Neuve Chapel.
Frank Dadd.

Soldiers of the Suffolk Regiments are seen in their trenches during the attacks at Neuve Chappell during the first world war.

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Capture of a German Battery.
Richard Caton Woodville.

German 77mm battery captured by C Company, 2nd Battalion the Manchester Regiment, 2nd April 1917 at Francilly Selency. The attacks on Francilly-Selency would prove costly and difficult to the attacking British forces. The Germans had dug in well. But the Manchester Regiments 2nd battalion, attacking from Roupy just beyond Savy village, towards the large hill which would later be called Manchester Hill, captured the German 77nn Gun battery. The Manchester Regiment would again be on the attack on the 14th of April at Fayet and would go on to the trenches of the Hindenburg line at Gricourt road, San Quentin.

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Sgt. Robert Bye VC, 1st Battalion Welsh Guards near Langemarck.
David Rowlands.

3rd Battle of Ypres, 31st July 1917.

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The Courageous Twelve (Meuse Argonne Offensive, 26th September 1918).
Mark Churms.

The Yanks are coming over there and on the offensive! American Doughboys from a dozen states valiantly press through the tangle of forest, overrunning German resistance as they advance, troops from Colorado, Kansas, Massachusetts, Montana, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, Oregan, Pennsylvania, Washington, Wyoming and Virginia

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The Charge of the Warwickshire and Worcestershire Yeomanry at Huj
Lady Elizabeth Butler.

One of the last cavalry charges in British Military history, 8th November 1917.

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Saving the Guns at Le Cateau
Terence Cuneo.

Captain Reynold and drivers Luke and Drain saving the guns of 37th Battery from advancing German Infantry, all three were awarded the Victoria Cross.

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Last Stand of the 5th (Gibraltar) Battery
Terence Cuneo.

26-27th May 1918, 5th Batterys gun position was overrun by German Infantry, the Battery Commander and two subalterns rallied the surviving men and with Lewis gun and rifles attempted to beat off the attack. Only four gunners survived.

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Action of the 6th Mounted Brigade at El Muhgar
J P Beadle.

Depicting the charge of the Bucks, Berks and Dorset Yeomanry on November 13th 1917 during the Palestine campaign.

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The First of the European War
Richard Caton Woodville.

Captain Grenfell led the 9th Lancers to the action at Audregnies, during the Battle of Mons, against a large body of German infantry who were advancing to encircle the 5th Division. This action was compared to the Charge of the Light Brigade since it demonstrated great bravery but accomplished little. Later in the day Grenfell and his men helped to drag away British guns which were in danger of being captured. In this painting, the artist appears to have combined the two events. Although not the first action of the Great War for which the Victoria Cross waas to be awarded, Grenfell was the first to be gazetted, that is, officially listed in the London Gazette as a recipient.

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The First Tank versus Tank Action
David Rowlands.

The Mark IV Tank of Lt. F. MItchell MC, 1st battalion Tank Corps engages A7V tanks at Villers-Bretonneux, 24th April 1918.

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Battle of the Somme, the Attack of the Ulster Division
J P Beadle.

A classic art print of the Ulster Division advancing into the German trenches during the Battle of the Somme. The officer shown leading the unit is Lt Francis Bodenham Thornley. During the Battle of the Somme he was wounded while serving with B company Royal Irish Rifles and while recuperating he was given the job to advise J P Beadle on the painting. In the painting the troops are shown with the SMLE Rifle which is fitted with the No. 1 Mk 1 pattern Sword bayonet. Also shown in the painting is a soldier carrying a Battalion marker, which is used to show the Battalions progress. The troops shown are of the 5th battalion Royal Irish Rifles (North Belfast Volunteers) a supporting unit to the 108th Infantry Brigade.

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Over the Top
Jason Askew

The 29th Division go over the top to the sound of the officers whistle to attack Beaumont Hamel during the battle of the Somme. The regiments of the 29th Division are the Middlesex Regiment, Lancashire Fusiliers, Dublin Fusiliers, Royal Fusiliers and the Newfoundland Regiment.

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Advance into Hell
Jason Askew

The Middlesex Regiment advance across No Mans Land during the Battle of the Somme.

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The Great Folly of 1916
Jason Askew

Assault in the vicinity of Thiepval by the Ulster division-1st July 1916. The 11th Royal Irish Rifles, moving forward from the A line of trenches, and moving forward to attack the B line of trenches, the attacking infantry are preceded by Bombers - seen carryng grenades in green canvas buckets - who are engaged in throwing grenades in anticipation of the rifle company assault on the enemy trenches; an activity barely changed since the days of Marlborough. The rifle companies are armed with the Lee Enfield SMLE - a superb rifle, though expensive to make. The advance is made with bayonets fixed, as trench clearing involved numerous hand to hand confrontations and bayonet fights. The rifle companies are supported by two Lewis gun teams per company. Note that visible in the painting is a man carrying an orange painted steel marker, painted on one side only. The markers are to to indicate to British artillery observers as to the most forward positions taken by the British advance. Naturally, one does not present the orange side to the enemy!

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Battle of Cambrai, France, 20th November 1917
David Pentland

At 0620 hours covered by a brief barrage from 1000 guns, the tanks of C and F Battalions in MkIV tanks advanced alongside the men of the British 12th Division against the impregnable German Hindenburg line at Cambrai. Supported in the air by 4 RFC squadron flying ground attack missions, the general offensive had broken through 3 trench lines and penetrated 5 miles on a 6 mile front by lunchtime. Although these gains were not exploited and later retaken by a German counter offensive, Cambrai showed the full potential of the tank on the battlefield.

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