“Soldiers Inventories” is a series of photographs made by Thom Atkinson and offering us to discover 13 outfits and accessories kit typical of the English soldiers, from 1066 to today, gathering uniforms, weapons and other items allowing us to get an idea of the evolution of the equipment through the centuries.
1815 private soldier, Battle of Waterloo
1066 huscarl, Battle of Hastings
1244 mounted knight, Siege of Jerusalem
1415 fighting archer, Battle of Agincourt
1485 Yorkist man-at-arms, Battle of Bosworth
1588 trainband caliverman, Tilbury
1645 New Model Army musketeer, Battle of Naseby
1709 private sentinel, Battle of Malplaquet
1854 private soldier, Rifle Brigade, Battle of Alma
1916 private soldier, Battle of the Somme
1944 lance corporal, Parachute Brigade, Battle of Arnhem
1982 Royal Marine Commando, Falklands conflict
2014 close-support sapper, Royal Engineers, Helmand Province