Pierrot troupes: World War One

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Pierrot troupes performing during the First World War

Here are some archive photographs and images of pierrot troupes & concert parties who performed during the 1st World War.

We have World War One photos from the Imperial War Museum archive here

8th Somerset Light Infantry Light Bobs Pierrot Troupe

Aviation Pierrots at Hendon Aerodrome London

Barn Owls 2 - WW1 — Barn Owls 2 – WW1

Barn Owls programme - WW1 — Barn Owls programme – WW1

BEDFORD CRIMSON PIERROTS,BANJO MANDOLIN PLAYERS,1905

Concert Party, No. 4 Laundry Platoon, R.A.O.C.

HAC Honourable Artillery Company Pierrot Troupe Cupar Fife

Essex Regiment concert party, Cairo, Egypt, 1919

WW1 soldier WAAC Womens Army Auxiliary Corps QMAAC Concert Party 8th Hussars

H.M.S COLOSSUS CONCERT PARTY PERFORMER STOKER E.J.HEADDEN IN DRAG

WW1 soldier group Concert Party The Curios 48th South Midland Division France

WW1 RPPC PORTRAIT OF P.O.W CONCERT PARTY ST.QUACKHAM ACADEMY GERTOFF KIEL CAMP

WW1 RP. 2nd. 14th.London Scottish Regt. Watching Concert Party at Sandhills

WW1 Royal Navy Pierrot Troupe HMS King George V 1916

WW 1 Photo 'The Bing Boys', 33rd Infantry Base Depot Concert Party — WW 1 Photo ‘The Bing Boys’, 33rd Infantry Base Depot Concert Party

WW1 RPPC H.M.S COLOSSUS CONCERT PARTY PERFORMER IN DRAG STOKER E.J HEADDEN GABY 1

WW 1 Photo Splinter, 'Les Rouges et Noir', 1st ARMY HQ Concert Party France 1917 — WW 1 Photo Splinter, ‘Les Rouges et Noir’, 1st ARMY HQ Concert Party France 1917

WW 1 Photo Hal Jones 'Les Rouges et Noir', 1st ARMY HQ Concert Party France 1917 — WW 1 Photo Hal Jones ‘Les Rouges et Noir’, 1st ARMY HQ Concert Party France 1917

WAAC Women's Army auxiliary Corps Concert Party, 8th Hussars — WAAC Women’s Army auxiliary Corps Concert Party, 8th Hussars

The Musical Walads. 1st 6th Essex Regiment. 15.2.1919, Cairo

The Light Bobs Pierrot Troupe - 8th Light Somerset Infantry — The Light Bobs Pierrot Troupe – 8th Light Somerset Infantry

The Light Bobs on tour 1

The Light Bobs on tour 3

The Concerteers - XV Corps Heavy Artillery Concert Party, 1918 - front — The Concerteers – XV Corps Heavy Artillery Concert Party, 1918 – front

The Light Bobs on tour 5

The Light Bobs on tour 6

Royal Naval Airship Station concert party Wing Boys military Pembroke

The Light Bobs on tour 2

The Light Bobs on tour 4

The Concerteers - XV Corps Heavy Artillery Concert Party, 1918 - back — The Concerteers – XV Corps Heavy Artillery Concert Party, 1918 – back

QUEENS WESTMINSTERS RIFLES BUCKSHEES CONCERT PARTY ABBEVILLE YMCA 1919, programme cover

Music hall male impersonator and singer Edith Devonshire. Signed Postcard

Merry Mauve Melody Makers, Ulster Division 1916

Lance Corporal PM Middlemiss, Elocutionist, The Curios, 48th Division

Sergeant J.F.Franklin. Gamecocks Concert Party B.E.F.

Florence Leigh - Uncle Harry, 1st WW TBC — Florence Leigh – Uncle Harry, 1st WW TBC

Concert Party who entertained at Colliton House Red Cross Hospital WW1 Dorchester

WW1 Royal Navy Pierrot Troupe HMS King George V 1916

The Westminster Dragoons Concert Party

The Whizz Bangs

'the Arcadians' Concert Party At The Royal Naval Barracks At Portsmouth. — Mandatory Credit: Photo by ANL/Shutterstock (2459898a) ‘the Arcadians’ Concert Party At The Royal Naval Barracks At Portsmouth. ‘the Arcadians’ Concert Party At The Royal Naval Barracks At Portsmouth.

Tommy Handley as pierrot (TBC)

WW1 Concert Party 5th Gen Hospital France 1918

WW1 Postcard The Whizz Bangs Pierrot Troupe Stoke War Hospital 2

The Greenhorns Concert Party - East Yorkshire soldiers celebrate — The Greenhorns Concert Party – East Yorkshire soldiers celebrate

The Greenhorns Concert Party, east Yorkshire soldiers celebrate

The Heavies

The Lena Ashwell YMCA Concert Party - Egypt — The Lena Ashwell YMCA Concert Party – Egypt

'The Light Bobs Concert Party' on tour - the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry (43rd & 52nd) — ‘The Light Bobs Concert Party’ on tour – the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry (43rd & 52nd)

The Duds 1923

2 thoughts on “Pierrot troupes: World War One”

Robin
24th November 2023 at 9:09 pm

Anyone know of a Pierrot concert party WW1 – belonging to the Liverpool Pals 20th Btn

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Catriona Ferguson
9th June 2025 at 7:55 pm

Hi I have an old photo with names of the pierrot troupe you might like to see

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