Shoesmiths of the Royal Field Artillery making horseshoes while one man looks on with his little dog, about 1904. #horse #postcard

Founded in 1942, the Goldfish Club was for British aviators who survived ditching in the sea. Cloth patches (made from old tuxedo material due to shortages) were unofficial, and many survivors wore them hidden under their uniform lapels. #RAF #Survival

A well-worn badge of the Chindits, a long-range penetration force created in 1942 for service in Burma. Supplied by air, their role was to locate and harass Japanese lines of communication. #WW2 #SWW

Chinese People's Army enamel mug captured by Canadian troops in #Korea. Inscription says to resist US aggression and aid the Korean people. #KoreanWar #propaganda

Fred Gunton, a blacksmith from Braintree #Essex, #England joined the 224th (Forestry) Battn. in 1916, from his home in New Brunswick. He served in Scotland and England, and survived the war unscathed. #WWI #FWW #forest

Donald Duck gets an earful on a Royal Canadian Navy radio net in #Vancouver #BritishColumbia. Patch was made for wear on non-uniform sportswear by off-duty sailors; Disney allowed military use of its characters for morale purposes. #Disney Disney+ Canada 🇨🇦

Three happy pre-WWI soldiers of the 13th Militia (#Hamilton #Ontario) prepare a meal in a field kitchen, likely during their training camp. #WWI #FWW #Foodies @hamilton_civicmuseum

Guy Woods of Ouray, #Colorado joined the CEF in October of 1916. On August 21st, 1917, the 29th #Vancouver battalion suffered heavily at Hill 70. Woods was killed in action. A few months before, he had sent this photo to his mother. #OTD #WWI #FWW

#OTD in 1942, Vice-Admiral of the Royal Canadian Navy Percy Nelles wrote back to a #Saskatchewan mother about her two sons in the Navy. Hopefully their messmates didn't find out and rib them mercilessly! Royal Canadian Navy Royal Canadian Navy Pacific Fleet Chief Roger Litwiller -🇨🇦 Naval Author/Historian

Harnessmakers of the Royal Field Artillery's 34th Brigade take a break from mucking out, circa 1904. #horse Royal Artillery The Museum of English Rural Life

Clarence Holt, born in #London England, was a postal clerk in Lethbridge #Alberta when he joined up in 1915. He served in France with the 82nd (#Calgary) Battn. Wounded in September 1916, he survived the war and returned to Canada in 1919. #FWW #WWI

An unnamed Royal Artillery man in India strikes a pose. Probably taken in India, circa 1910.

Royal Engineers at a prewar camp somewhere in #England enjoy an al fresco meal, circa 1909.

The "Business Tank" was likely involved in fundraising for the war effort. Card is printed in Birmingham #England, and is complete with a #poem about the Kaiser getting kicked out of Hell. #WWI #FWW #tank The Tank Museum ONTR Museum

1902, and Canada's 8th Royal Rifles are in Aldershot #Hants for the Coronation of Edward VII. Sgt. W.L. Murray (left) wears his Queen's South Africa medal with four clasps. #Quebec #CanadianArmy

#WWI officer candidate training unit at Gailes, near Troon, #Scotland. Wide variety of badges on show: Seaforths, Northumberland Fusiliers, Manchesters, KSLI, etc. #FWW #BritishArmy #postcard

Coldstream Guards at rifle practice, circa 1904. They appear to have Lee-Metford or Lee-Enfield Mk 1 rifles. Coldstream Guards British Army 🇬🇧

A Rough Rider with the Royal Field Artillery cleans a harness circa 1904. #horse Royal Artillery #postcard

This young boy from Lindsay, #Ontario wears a very accurate version of the Canadian Expeditionary Force uniform. His name on the back of the card: "Dear Alan. Age 6 past." #WW1 #FWW #postcard

An unnamed Canadian Engineer in France shows his two-year service chevrons and a cap that he has removed the wire stiffener from for that 'frontline' look. #WWI #FWW #Canada