As Britain marks Armistice Day, these colourised images of soldiers in the trenches reveal the camaraderie which helped survivors cope with the four years of hellish conflict in the First World War.
The photos, which have also been carefully restored, feature in The Great War Illustrated 1915, which is being re-published in paperback by Pen & Sword later this month.
The book was written by Roni Wilkinson under the pen names William Langford and Jack Holroyd, whilst the images were colourised by his son, Jon.
Most of the images in the book were taken in France and Belgium on the Western Front, but others show troops as they fought soldiers from the Ottoman Empire in the disastrous Gallipoli campaign in what is now Turkey.
One photo shows Scottish troops - who had been dubbed 'devils in skirts' or 'ladies from hell' by German soldiers who had never seen men in kilts - sitting in a trench on the Western Front whilst accompanied by a dog.
Also seen are three soldiers from the York and Lancaster Regiment standing outside the entrance to their dugout near the Yser Canal in Belgium in July 1915.
Another image shows an enormous 210 mm heavy howitzer Mörser 10 being used by German soldiers.
As well as the photos in the book, a further series have been colourised by electrician Royston Leonard to mark Armistice Day.
One shows King George V at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London, as he places a wreath on the coffin of the Unknown Warrior on November 11, 1920.
As Britain marks Armistice Day, these colourised images of soldiers in the trenches reveal the camaraderie which helped survivors cope with the four years of hellish conflict in the First World War. They feature in The Great War Illustrated 1915, which is being re-published in paperback by Pen & Sword later this month. Above: Scottish troops - who had been dubbed 'devils in skirts' or 'ladies from hell' by German soldiers who had never seen men in kilts - sitting in a trench on the Western Front whilst accompanied by a dog
Also seen are three soldiers from the York and Lancaster Regiment standing outside the entrance to their dugout near the Yser Canal in Belgium in July 1915. The
