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Thumbnail for 'X.32019 - Shave and a clean up after coming out of the trenches'

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X.32019 - Shave and a clean up after coming out of the trenches [74549274]

Thumbnail for 'X.32020 - Moving a trench howitzer captured by us at Beaucourt sur Ancre'

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X.32020 - Moving a trench howitzer captured by us at Beaucourt sur Ancre [74549276]

Thumbnail for 'X.32021 - Front trench, showing the Lewis gun ready to deal with Boche'

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X.32021 - Front trench, showing the Lewis gun ready to deal with Boche [74549278]

Thumbnail for 'X.32025 - Two officers curling on a frozen canal with ice blocks'

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X.32025 - Two officers curling on a frozen canal with ice blocks [74549280]

Thumbnail for 'X.32027 - It just missed us'

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X.32027 - It just missed us [74549282]

Thumbnail for 'X.32028 - Fine advertisement, isn't it?'

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X.32028 - Fine advertisement, isn't it? [74549284]

Thumbnail for 'X.32029 - Waiting their turn in advance - tank moving in distance'

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X.32029 - Waiting their turn in advance - tank moving in distance [74549286]

Probable date created: 1917
Thumbnail for 'X.32030 - Cup that cheers'

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X.32030 - Cup that cheers [74549288]

Thumbnail for 'X.32031 - Ever resourceful Tommy'

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X.32031 - Ever resourceful Tommy [74549290]

Thumbnail for 'X.32032 - Feeling fit after the bath'

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X.32032 - Feeling fit after the bath [74549292]

Thumbnail for 'X.32033 - Grave of an unknown soldier, Western Front, during World War I'

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X.32033 - Grave of an unknown soldier, Western Front, during World War I [74549294]

Thumbnail for 'X.32034 - British soldiers' graves in France'

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X.32034 - British soldiers' graves in France [74549296]

Thumbnail for 'X.32036 - Gas sentry'

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X.32036 - Gas sentry [74549298]

Thumbnail for 'X.32037 - Mule in stocks waiting to be shod'

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X.32037 - Mule in stocks waiting to be shod [74549300]

Thumbnail for 'X.32038 - Digging a hole in the ice to get water for cooking purposes'

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X.32038 - Digging a hole in the ice to get water for cooking purposes [74549302]

Thumbnail for 'X.32040 - Snow at the front'

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X.32040 - Snow at the front [74549304]

Thumbnail for 'X.32045 - Searching for water holes in the ice'

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X.32045 - Searching for water holes in the ice [74549308]

Thumbnail for 'X.32047 - German light engine smashed up by our gun fire'

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X.32047 - German light engine smashed up by our gun fire [74549310]

Thumbnail for 'X.32048 - French and English at a pump'

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X.32048 - French and English at a pump [74549312]

Thumbnail for 'X.32049 - One of our camps in France'

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X.32049 - One of our camps in France [74549314]

Thumbnail for 'X.32052 - Cup of something hot for officers and men on their way out from the trenches'

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X.32052 - Cup of something hot for officers and men on their way out from the trenches [74549316]

Thumbnail for 'X.32055 - British despatch rider'

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X.32055 - British despatch rider [74549318]

Thumbnail for 'X.32056 - Cup of coffee for the wounded'

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X.32056 - Cup of coffee for the wounded [74549320]

Thumbnail for 'X.32057 - Wounded Tommy being removed from trench'

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X.32057 - Wounded Tommy being removed from trench [74549322]

Probable date created: 1917
Thumbnail for 'X.32060 - Boche machine gun crew captured with their gun'

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X.32060 - Boche machine gun crew captured with their gun [74549324]

Thumbnail for 'X.32061 - Dummy gun erected in a gun pit by the Germans to deceive our airmen'

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X.32061 - Dummy gun erected in a gun pit by the Germans to deceive our airmen [74549326]

Thumbnail for 'X.32062 - Wash and brush up in the swamps of the Somme'

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X.32062 - Wash and brush up in the swamps of the Somme [74549328]

Thumbnail for 'X.32065 - Tommies crossing the Scarpe'

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X.32065 - Tommies crossing the Scarpe [74549332]

Probable date created: 1917
Thumbnail for 'X.32067 - Railway trucks under which a communication trench is dug'

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X.32067 - Railway trucks under which a communication trench is dug [74549336]

Thumbnail for 'X.32068 - Clearing away mud on the Somme'

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X.32068 - Clearing away mud on the Somme [74549338]

Thumbnail for 'X.32069 - Trench signboard'

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X.32069 - Trench signboard [74549340]

Thumbnail for 'X.32070 - Improvised bridge across the Ancre'

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X.32070 - Improvised bridge across the Ancre [74549342]

Thumbnail for 'X.32071 - Built up communication trench running to front line'

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X.32071 - Built up communication trench running to front line [74549344]

Thumbnail for 'X.32073 - Some of the Wiltshire Regimentt crossing a shell swept piece of ground'

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X.32073 - Some of the Wiltshire Regimentt crossing a shell swept piece of ground [74549346]

Thumbnail for 'X.32074 - This speaks for itself'

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X.32074 - This speaks for itself [74549348]

Thumbnail for 'X.32076 - Open air cookery in a steel helmet near Miraumont-le-Grand'

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X.32076 - Open air cookery in a steel helmet near Miraumont-le-Grand [74549350]

Thumbnail for 'X.32078 - Water supply for the troops is perfectly wonderful'

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X.32078 - Water supply for the troops is perfectly wonderful [74549354]

Thumbnail for 'X.32080 - Drawing water in a captured village'

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X.32080 - Drawing water in a captured village [74549356]

Thumbnail for 'X.32083 - Heavy load of sandbags for the front line'

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X.32083 - Heavy load of sandbags for the front line [74549358]

Thumbnail for 'X.32085 - Tommy making his toilet'

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X.32085 - Tommy making his toilet [74549360]

Thumbnail for 'X.32086 - Staff car in a strafed village'

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X.32086 - Staff car in a strafed village [74549362]

Thumbnail for 'X.32091 - Flooded communication trench'

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X.32091 - Flooded communication trench [74549364]

Thumbnail for 'X.32093 - Bridging a once Boche trench'

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X.32093 - Bridging a once Boche trench [74549366]

Thumbnail for 'X.32098 - Village churchyard gate in Northern France'

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X.32098 - Village churchyard gate in Northern France [74549372]

Thumbnail for 'X.33005 - Advanced dressing station'

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X.33005 - Advanced dressing station [74549376]

Thumbnail for 'X.33006 - Tommy's Xmas on the Western Front'

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X.33006 - Tommy's Xmas on the Western Front [74549378]

Thumbnail for 'X.33008 - Common scene in Flers'

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X.33008 - Common scene in Flers [74549382]

Probable date created: 1916
Thumbnail for 'X.33010 - Strecher bearer party'

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X.33010 - Strecher bearer party [74549386]

Thumbnail for 'X.33015 - Few of our empties'

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X.33015 - Few of our empties [74549390]

Thumbnail for 'X.33016 - Where Tommy rests'

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X.33016 - Where Tommy rests [74549392]

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British Western Front
Permanent URLhttps://digital.nls.uk/75201641
DescriptionPhotographs, all taken on the British Western Front, that are not attributed to a particular photographer.
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First World War 'Official Photographs'
DescriptionBlack-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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