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(60) D.1173 - Supporting infantry going up to the attack
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| First World War 'Official Photographs' > Photographers > John Warwick Brooke > (60) D.1173 - Supporting infantry going up to the attack |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74547534 |
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| Description | In the foreground a group of infantry are advancing to the right across the line of a narrow trench. One soldier is crossing the trench over a plank, clearly balancing himself against the weight of his pack. Many other infantry can be seen in the distance against the broken trunks of a wood. A ruined town can just be seen to the left. This photograph appears to have been taken well behind the action as most of the men have their rifles slung over their backs. There seems to be little uniformity as some have bayonets fixed and others do not. To the extreme left there is an intriguing figure leaning on a stick. [Original reads: 'Supporting infantry going up to the attack.'] |
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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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