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British Territorials charging German trenches at Loos
Unknown, 1915, Press cutting
British Territorials charging German trenches at Loos
British Territorials charging German trenches at Loos
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Item no
32626
Title
"Not like soldiers, but like devils": masked British Territorials charging German trenches at Loos
Description
From the Illustrated London News October 30th 1915. Drawn by S. Begg, from material by an officer present at the action.
Artist / maker
Unknown
Date
1915
Size
39.6 x 45.4 cm
Type
Press cutting
Location
Reference Library
Text from page reads - Wearing their anti- gas masks and looking like hooded familiars of the inquisition: British troops attacking Germans with bombs and bayonet.
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ILN During WWI: Modernising Warfare
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