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(146) D.1409 - Rifle grenade competition
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| First World War 'Official Photographs' > Photographers > John Warwick Brooke > (146) D.1409 - Rifle grenade competition |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74547856 |
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| Description | Members of the Black Watch Regiment at a sports day, organised at the Western Front. The young soldier in the foreground is taking part in a rifle grenade competition. Two of the men behind him are possibly judges, the rest are spectators and competitors. A small child in a smock, possibly from a nearby village or town, is sitting next to some of the onlookers. Sports days and other recreational activities provided the men with an opportunity to relax. They also allowed them to test their physical strength and show their skill at handling weapons and equipment. [Original reads: 'BRITISH OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH FROM THE WESTERN FRONT. Black Watch hold sports whilst resting. Rifle grenade competition.'] |
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| Description | John Warwick Brooke, of the Topical Press Agency, was the second British official war photographer to go to the Western Front in 1916. The demands placed on he and his colleague, Ernest Brooks, were heavy. They had to take as many photographs as possible, with as much variety as possible, a difficult task for two men covering an army of over two million. Despite this, Warwick Brooke managed to take what would become some of the most memorable images of World War I. As an officially appointed photographer, Warwick Brooke was assigned to the Western Front to follow the progress of the British Army. During his time there, between 1916 and 1918, Warwick Brooke is estimated to have taken over 4,000 photographs. |
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| Description | Black-and-white photographs mainly of the Western Front during the First World War. Official British war photographers took many of them for propaganda purposes. Unless otherwise stated, titles are the photographs' original captions. From the papers of Field Marshal (Earl) Haig (1861-1928). The Haig Papers also contain Douglas Haig’s diaries. |
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| Shelfmark | Acc.3155 |
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