Churchill in the uniform of the South African Light Horse unit, 1900 copyright: Reproduced from The Broadwater Collection with the permission of Curtis Brown Group Ltd, London, on behalf of...

Mounted British troops and wagons of Sir Redvers Buller’s relief column advance on Ladysmith in February 1900 copyright: IWM...

Churchill on the polo field copyright: Churchill Archives Centre, Broadwater Collection...

A postcard, titled ‘Offensive against Antwerp’ depicting the scene on 8 October 1914 Private collection of Wolfgang Sauber copyright: By Anonymous (private collection of Wolfgang Sauber (Xenophon)) [Public domain or...

This is the telegram sent from ‘Admiralty’ (under Churchill) to All Ships, stating that the War Telegram, to be issued at midnight on 4 August 1914, would authorise the commencement of...

Painting by Willy Stöwer (1864-1931) showing the end of the Siege of Antwerp (1914) copyright: Willy Söwer [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons...

W Beach (Lancashire Landing) at Cape Helles, Gallipoli, 7 January 1916, just prior to the final evacuation of British forces during the Battle of Gallipoli The explosion of a Turkish shell...

Churchill hunting on horseback copyright: Churchill Archives Centre, Broadwater Collection...

Hunting wild boar at Foucarmont, 1927 copyright: Churchill Archives Centre, Broadwater Collection...