Photographer Thom Atkinson has arranged the historic uniforms and equipment of British soldiers in interesting still life photos for his series Soldiers’ Inventories.
![Huscarl, Battle of Hastings, 1066 - Soldiers' Inventories - Photo by Thom Atkinson](https://blog.myarthaus.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Huscarl_Hastings.jpg)
Huscarl, Battle of Hastings, 1066
These photographs show militaria representing more than 900 years of history, from the Battle of Hastings in 1066 to the ongoing Helmand Province Campaign in Afghanistan. In them, Atkinson gathers what would be in the kit of a typical soldier, from armour and weapons to food and utensils, personal care items, and even games.
I feel like these could be displays in a museum, and while even a quick glance is educational and shows the changes in technology and warfare, military history buffs could probably spend hours analysing each image. My personal favourites are the earlier photos that document the Middle Ages — when the uniforms had more heraldry and brighter colours. However, I really like that the series covers as wide a range of time as possible. The changes — and similarities — throughout history are then more apparent.
Atkinson received help from many historians, reenactors, and real-life soldiers in order to depict accurate equipment for each time period. Some of the items would are what would have been issued by the army, while others represent the personal effects a soldier may have brought with them.
“I’ve never been a soldier. It’s difficult to look in on a subject like this and completely understand it. I wanted it to be about people. Watching everything unfold, I begin to feel that we really are the same creatures with the same fundamental needs,” the artist says.
![Mounted Knight, Siege of Jerusalem, 1244 - Soldiers' Inventories - Photo by Thom Atkinson](https://blog.myarthaus.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Mounted_Knight_Jerusalem.jpg)
Mounted Knight, Siege of Jerusalem, 1244
![Fighting Archer, Battle of Agincourt, 1415 - Soldiers' Inventories - Photo by Thom Atkinson](https://blog.myarthaus.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Fighting_Archer_Agincourt.jpg)
Fighting Archer, Battle of Agincourt, 1415
![Yorkist Man at Arms, Battle of Bosworth, 1485 - Soldiers' Inventories - Photo by Thom Atkinson](https://blog.myarthaus.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Yorkist_Man_Bosworth.jpg)
Yorkist Man at Arms, Battle of Bosworth, 1485
![Trained Band Caliverman, Tilbury, 1588 - Soldiers' Inventories - Photo by Thom Atkinson](https://blog.myarthaus.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Trained_Band_Cavalierman_Tilbury.jpg)
Trained Band Caliverman, Tilbury, 1588
![New Model Army Musketeer, Battle of Naseby, 1645 - Soldiers' Inventories - Photo by Thom Atkinson](https://blog.myarthaus.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/New_Army_Model_Musketeer_Naseby.jpg)
New Model Army Musketeer, Battle of Naseby, 1645
![Private Sentinel, Battle of Malplaquet, 1709 - Soldiers' Inventories - Photo by Thom Atkinson](https://blog.myarthaus.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Private_Sentinel_Malplaquet.jpg)
Private Sentinel, Battle of Malplaquet, 1709
![Private Soldier, Battle of Waterloo, 1815 - Soldiers' Inventories - Photo by Thom Atkinson](https://blog.myarthaus.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Private_Soldier_Waterloo.jpg)
Private Soldier, Battle of Waterloo, 1815
![Private Soldier, Rifle Brigade, Battle of the Alma, 1854 - Soldiers' Inventories - Photo by Thom Atkinson](https://blog.myarthaus.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Private_Soldier_Alma.jpg)
Private Soldier, Rifle Brigade, Battle of the Alma, 1854
![Sergeant, Battle of the Somme, 1916 - Soldiers' Inventories - Photo by Thom Atkinson](https://blog.myarthaus.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Sergeant_Somme.jpg)
Sergeant, Battle of the Somme, 1916
![Lance Corporal, Parachute Brigade, Battle of Arnhem, 1944 - Soldiers' Inventories - Photo by Thom Atkinson](https://blog.myarthaus.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Lance-Corporal_Arnhem.jpg)
Lance Corporal, Parachute Brigade, Battle of Arnhem, 1944
![Royal Marine Commando, Falklands Conflict, 1982 - Soldiers' Inventories - Photo by Thom Atkinson](https://blog.myarthaus.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Royal_Marines_Commando_Falkland.jpg)
Royal Marine Commando, Falklands Conflict, 1982
![Close Support Sapper, Royal Engineers, Helmand Province, 2014 - Soldiers' Inventories - Photo by Thom Atkinson](https://blog.myarthaus.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Close_Support_Sapper_Helmand.jpg)
Close Support Sapper, Royal Engineers, Helmand Province, 2014
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