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The Battle of the Somme

Bone, Sir W. Muirhead, 1916, Publisher's print
The Battle of the Somme
The Battle of the Somme
The Battle of the Somme
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Item no
33573
Title
The Battle of the Somme
Description
Accompanying text reads:
"An exciting moment in the fighting for the summit ridge of the battlefield in August, 1916. All the British guns have just burst into action and our infantry are advancing unseen in the cloud of smoke on the sky-line. The puffs of smoke high in the air are from bursting shrapnel. The battle is seen from King George's Hill, near the old German front line, taken on July 1st, 1916. Below, among the ravaged trees, are the ruins of Mametz; beyond them, Mametz Wood; beyond it, again, the wood of Bazentin-le-Petit."
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Date
1916
Size
15.2 x 21.6 cm
Location
Art and Design Library
Copyright
Crown Copyright