THE grim reality of World War One for soldiers across the globe has been brought back to life in a series of vivid colourised pictures.
Incredible images show British soldiers at captured trenches, as well as on horses and bicycles.
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Colourised images from World War One show what life was like on the Western front
Other striking shots show Canadian soldiers in the Battle of Amiens in 1918.
This was the second wave of Russian troops waiting to go over the top in Ukraine in 1917 and the Lancashire Fusiliers on a boat at Gallipoli in 1915.
The original black and white photographs were painstakingly colourised by Welsh electrician Royston Leonard.
He said: “I wanted to show World War One from all parts of the world as most pictures you see are just from the Western front.
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Royston Leonard was inspired by his grandfather who fought in the war
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A group of Royal Artillery smiling for the picture behind two shells with the words 'Guarantee for Peace' etched on them
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The original black and white photographs were painstakingly colourised by Welsh electrician Royston Leonard
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Troops holding the American flag march on while some are on horses
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The series of specially colourised pictures show troops looking on from the trenchesCredit: Royston Leonard / mediadrumimages.com
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The grim reality of World War One for soldiers across the globe has been brought back to life in a series of vivid colourised picturesCredit: Royston Leonard / mediadrumimages.com
“The images show soldiers from all parts of the world doing their duty and making the best of it.”
Royston Leonard is a 56-year-old electrician from Cardiff.
He added: “We need to remember the lost generation from all parts of the world. Look how young they are and realise we can never let this happen again.
“We did this twice so I urge you to really look at these images and then the rest is up to you.”
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Royston Leonard said that he wanted to show World War One from all parts of the worldCredit: Royston Leonard / mediadrumimages.com
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Royston said that the images show soldiers from all parts of the world doing their duty and making the best of itCredit: Royston Leonard / mediadrumimages.com
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Royston said that we need to remember the lost generation from all parts of the worldCredit: Royston Leonard / mediadrumimages.com
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Indian bicycle troops in Somme in 1916Credit: Royston Leonard / mediadrumimages.com
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World War One was contemporaneously described as the 'war to end all wars'Credit: Royston Leonard / mediadrumimages.com
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Indian soldiers in trenchesCredit: Royston Leonard / mediadrumimages.com
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More than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million Europeans, were mobilised in one of the largest wars in historyCredit: Royston Leonard / mediadrumimages.com
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Royston said: 'look how young they are and realise we can never let this happen again'Credit: Royston Leonard / mediadrumimages.com
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Indian cavalry after their charge in Somme, FranceCredit: Royston Leonard / mediadrumimages.com
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Horse-drawn German ambulances suffered bomb damage during the war
World War One was contemporaneously described as the "war to end all wars" and more than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million Europeans, were mobilised in one of the largest wars in history.
An estimated nine million combatants and seven million civilians died as a direct result of the war.
It is also considered a contributory factor in a number of genocides and the 1918 influenza epidemic, which caused between 50 to 100 million deaths worldwide.
Military losses were exacerbated by new technological and industrial developments and the tactical stalemate caused by gruelling trench warfare.
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World War One was one of the deadliest conflicts in history and precipitated major political changes in many nations involvedCredit: Royston Leonard / mediadrumimages.com
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Wounded soldiers perform Arms Drill at the end of their medical treatmentCredit: Royston Leonard / mediadrumimages.com
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Russian troops waiting for the signal in Ternopil, UkraineCredit: Royston Leonard / mediadrumimages.com
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Canadian soldiers in the Battle of Amiens during the First World War in 1918Credit: Royston Leonard / mediadrumimages.com
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Unresolved rivalries at the end of the conflict contributed to the start of the Second World War about twenty years laterCredit: Royston Leonard / mediadrumimages.com
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Lancashire Fusiliers boat in Gallipoli in 1915Credit: Royston Leonard / mediadrumimages.com
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British soldiers pointing at a sign that says 'old hun line'Credit: Royston Leonard / mediadrumimages.com
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Irish soldiers in a trench in Mesopotamia during World War OneCredit: Royston Leonard / mediadrumimages.com
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An estimated nine million combatants and seven million civilians died as a direct result of the warCredit: Royston Leonard / mediadrumimages.com
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A Lewis Gun manned by Indian troopsCredit: Royston Leonard / mediadrumimages.com
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Military losses were exacerbated by new technological and industrial developments and the tactical stalemate caused by gruelling trench warfareCredit: Royston Leonard / mediadrumimages.com
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This war is also considered a contributory factor in a number of genocides and the 1918 influenza epidemic
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World War One began in 1914 and ended in 1918
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The war began because of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
It was one of the deadliest conflicts in history and precipitated major political changes, including the Revolutions of 1917–1923, in many of the nations involved.
Unresolved rivalries at the end of the conflict contributed to the start of the Second World War about twenty years later.
