The First World War 1914-1918: The Western Front: The Somme Offensive 1916
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The First World War 1914-1918: The Western Front: The Somme Offensive 1916
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Author |
Brooks, Ernest
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Notes |
A skeleton, its arm across its neck, of a German soldier at Beaumont Hamel. Britain lost her army of volunteers in the trench battles north of the River Somme in late 1916. Total British, French and German casualties were in the region of 1,200,000 killed, wounded or captured.
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Item date |
November 1916
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Creation place |
Beaumont Hamel, France
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Cataloguer |
Jennifer Dunn
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Filename |
CXTIWMPHOq2041.jpg
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Copyright |
The Imperial War Museum
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Digital repository | |
Item width |
216
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Item height |
165
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Collection ID |
Q 2941
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Repository name |
Imperial War Museum Photographic Archive
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Repository address line1 |
Imperial War Museum
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Repository address line2 |
Lambeth Road
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Repository address line3 |
London
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Repository address Zip code |
SE1 6HZ
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Repository address country |
UK
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Repository address URL |
Collection
Citation
“The First World War 1914-1918: The Western Front: The Somme Offensive 1916,” by Brooks, Ernest. The Imperial War Museum via First World War Poetry Digital Archive, accessed March 28, 2024, http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/collections/item/3522.
Permitted Use
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