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(432) D.548 - Row of our wounded of the 13th having light refreshments at the Dressing Station
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| First World War 'Official Photographs' > Photographers > John Warwick Brooke > (432) D.548 - Row of our wounded of the 13th having light refreshments at the Dressing Station |
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| Description | A row of wounded soldiers are seated by a road at a dressing station. Their injuries appear to have been dressed, several have bandaged heads. Some have labels attached to their tunics. They are eating sandwiches and drinking, some are also smoking. These men had been wounded in the final offensive of the Battle of the Somme, the capture of Beaumont Hamel. The photographer, John Warwick Brooke has tried to make this group appear relaxed but the strained expression of one soldier reflects the futility and horror of the Somme. [Original reads: 'A row of our wounded of the 13th having light refreshments at the Dressing Station.'] |
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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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