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(12) D.1022 - Boche store train smashed by our shells at Clary Station, near Peronne
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| First World War 'Official Photographs' > Photographers > John Warwick Brooke > (12) D.1022 - Boche store train smashed by our shells at Clary Station, near Peronne |
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| Description | A long line of open-topped railway carriages have been shattered by shellfire. They are carrying wood, a valuable resource for both sides at the Front. Railways were a vital means of transporting troops, supplies and equipment across the Front. Any disruption to the network, therefore, had major repercussions. As such, roads, railways and bridges were often prime enemy targets. The derogatory term for a German, 'Boche' or 'Bosch', originates from the French slang 'alboche', which was two words 'Allemand' (German) and 'caboche' (pate, head) put together. This image and the accompanying caption are a good example of the type of positive propaganda fed to those at home by the Government and Military. It reinforced the belief that the Allies had the upper hand. [Original reads: 'BRITISH OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH FROM THE WESTERN FRONT. THE FALL OF PERONNE. Boche store train smashed by our shells at Clary Station, near Peronne.'] |
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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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