“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