Historical Collections Online
Search our Historical Collections Online, a sample of 10,000 artefacts from the National Museum of Ireland’s Historical, Military and Easter Week Collections, published as part of the Decade of Commemorations.
letter / Richard Francis Nugent, WWI
Letter from Buckingham Palace - I join with my grateful people in sending you this memorial of a brave life given for others in the Great War". Originally received with the Widow's Penny for Richard Francis Robert Nugent.
letter / 2nd Lieutenant Richard Francis Robert Nugent
One of two letters of sympathy and commemoration from Buckingham Palace regarding the death of 2nd Lieutenant Richard Francis Robert Nugent of the Scots Guards. Printed. Addressed to Mrs Nugent, mother of deceased. One dated December 18th or 19th, 1916.
letter / 2nd Lieutenant Richard Francis Robert Nugent
Standard printed letter of sympathy. One of two letters of sympathy and commemoration from Buckingham Palace regarding the death of 2nd Lieutenant Richard Francis Robert Nugent of the Scots Guards. Printed. Addressed to Mrs Nugent, mother of deceased. One dated December 18th or 19th, 1916.
invitation / Scots Guards, 1906
Invitation for Richard Nugent to the annual Scots Guards dinner on January 5th, 1906.
photograph / 2nd Lieutenant Richard Nugent
Photograph, studio portrait of 2nd Lieutenant Richard Nugent in Scots Guards' uniform. Photograph by C. Vandyk of 37 Buckingham Palace Road, and 125 Gloucester Road, London S.W.
photograph / 2nd Lieutenant Richard Nugent
Photograph, studio portrait of 2nd Lieutenant Richard Nugent in Scots Guards' uniform. Photograph by C. Vandyk of 37 Buckingham Palace Road, and 125 Gloucester Road, London S.W.
commission / 2nd Lieutenant H.E.F. Hall, Connaught Rangers
Original Commission of 2nd Lieutenant H.E.F. Hall, Special Reserve of Officers, Connaught Rangers. A3 size parchment with details of commission to 2nd Lieutenant Hall, granted on the 21st March 1917.
portrait / 2nd Lieutenant H.E.F. Hall
Portrait, head and shoulders photograph, by Lafayette, of 2nd Lieutenant H.E.F. Hall, 6th Reserve Battalion, Connaught Rangers.
portrait / 2nd Lieutenant H.E.F. Hall
Portrait, full body photograph of 2nd Lieutenant H.E.F. Hall, 6th Service Battalion, Connaught Rangers. In Officer Training Uniform.
British War Medal / Lt. H.E.F. Hall, WWI
The British War Medal 1914-1918 of 2nd Lieutenant H.E.F. Hall, Connaught Rangers. WWI.
photograph / Loyal North Lancs Regiment cheering when ordered to the trenches
Postcard photograph, 'Loyal North Lancs Regiment cheering when ordered to the trenches'. 'This inspiring picture shows men of the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment cheering gaily when ordered to take turn in the trenches'. Daily Mail Battle Pictures. Official War Photographs Series. Crown copyright...
photograph / Field Marshall the Right Honourable Earl Kitchener
Postcard photograph, after an original painting of Field Marshall the Right Honourable Earl Kitchener, P.C., K.P., Secretary of State for War, 1914. Colour. Published by Rapheal Tuck & Sons, War Noteables, Oilette Series, no 8721. Printed in England. Connected to Charles William Sullivan.
photograph / H.M.S Southampton, 1914
Postcard photograph, composite image.H.M.S Southampton, Commodore Goodshough, and a crest bearing Heligoland 28 August 1914. Also 'Seasons Greetings'. Printed in England. Used, from Mick to sister. Connected to Charles William Sullivan.
photograph / H.M. King George V, Emperor of India
Postcard photograph, after an original painting by I. Snowman of H.M. King George V, Emperor of India. Colour. Published by Rapheal Tuck & Sons, Oilette Series, no 9893. Printed in England. Connected to Charles William Sullivan.
photograph / The Victory, Portsmouth Harbour
Postcard photograph, The Victory, Portsmouth Harbour. With insert miniature of Nelson. Published by B. & R. Ltd, Liverpool. Printed in England. Connected to Charles William Sullivan.
drawing / Xmas, 1914
Postcard cartoon or drawing, Christmas card for Christmas 1914, 'I wish you all a Happy Xmas and New Year, success, ..... and safe r(..eturn), from Lady Rawlinson and the Friends of the 4th Corps. Depicts soldiers in trenches aiming his rifle across a field, towards a distant sunburst titled...
photograph / Bringing in Wounded - an early morning scene
Postcard photograph, 'Bringing in Wounded - an early morning scene'. 'Saddest of all, those wounded who can only come on stretchers... some able to move an arm or to look up and smile - they always smile - Special Correspondent of The Times'. Daily Mail Battle Pictures. Official War Photographs...
photograph / Captain, unidentified,
Postcard photograph, Captain, unidentified, on deck of British service ship. Printed in England. Connected to Charles William Sullivan.
photograph / British Sentry in Flanders
Postcard photograph, 'A British Sentry in Flanders'. 'Lonesome sentry duty, as well as the comradeship of the trenches, falls to '"Tommy's" lot in the drear landscape of Flanders'. Daily Mail Battle Pictures. Official War Photographs Series. Crown copyright reserved Series IX, no. 72. Passed by...