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Wartime Collection (#8)

Background imageWartime Collection: Captured German gun on Western Front, WW1

Captured German gun on Western Front, WW1

Background imageWartime Collection: British graveyard on Western Front, WW1

British graveyard on Western Front, WW1
A British graveyard on the Western Front in France during World War One. A smashed railway track can be seen, as well as German ammunition left after a retreat

Background imageWartime Collection: Allied soldiers relaxing with piano music, WW1

Allied soldiers relaxing with piano music, WW1
Allied soldiers relaxing with refreshments and music from a piano on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: Wounded British soldiers by the roadside, WW1

Wounded British soldiers by the roadside, WW1
Wounded British soldiers sitting by the roadside near a clearing hospital, watching transport on its way to the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: British soldiers swimming during a break, WW1

British soldiers swimming during a break, WW1

Background imageWartime Collection: British soldiers digging a trench, WW1

British soldiers digging a trench, WW1
British soldiers digging a trench on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: British wiring party passing large gun, Arras, WW1

British wiring party passing large gun, Arras, WW1
A British wiring party passing a large gun mounted on a train near Arras, France, on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: British soldiers on Hindenburg Line, WW1

British soldiers on Hindenburg Line, WW1
British soldiers take over a German strong point on the Hindenburg Line, on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: British Reserves on the Western Front, WW1

British Reserves on the Western Front, WW1
British Reserves moving up the line on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: Two British soldiers in a trench, WW1

Two British soldiers in a trench, WW1
Two British soldiers in a trench on the Western Front during World War One, waiting for the signal to attack. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: Soldiers at forest lumber works, Western Front, WW1

Soldiers at forest lumber works, Western Front, WW1
Soldiers outside a cabin at a forest lumber works on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: Man felling tree, forest lumber works, Western Front, WW1

Man felling tree, forest lumber works, Western Front, WW1
Man at work felling a tree at a forest lumber works on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: Forest control officers, Western Front, WW1

Forest control officers, Western Front, WW1
Forest control officers sitting on a truck at a forest lumber works on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: Forest lumber works, Western Front, France, WW1

Forest lumber works, Western Front, France, WW1
Forest lumber works on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: German prisoners on railway platform, Western Front, WW1

German prisoners on railway platform, Western Front, WW1
Newly captured German prisoners with their British guards standing on a railway platform on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: British and French soldiers enjoying a drink, WW1

British and French soldiers enjoying a drink, WW1
British and French soldiers enjoying a drink together on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: British troops in snow, Western Front, WW1

British troops in snow, Western Front, WW1
British troops on the march through snow on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: British and French soldiers playing football, WW1

British and French soldiers playing football, WW1
British and French soldiers playing and watching football on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: French troops moving up, Western Front, WW1

French troops moving up, Western Front, WW1
French troops moving up into action on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: Spectators at football match, Western Front, WW1

Spectators at football match, Western Front, WW1
Spectators at a football match between British and French soldiers on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: British and French cavalry with horses, Western Front, WW1

British and French cavalry with horses, Western Front, WW1
British and French cavalry grazing their horses after action on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: British officers watching machine gun demonstration, WW1

British officers watching machine gun demonstration, WW1
British officers watching a machine gun demonstration on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: Wounded German prisoner, Western Front, WW1

Wounded German prisoner, Western Front, WW1
A wounded German prisoner (centre) with a Scots soldier (left) and a Portuguese soldier (right) on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: British soldier with German prisoner, Western Front, WW1

British soldier with German prisoner, Western Front, WW1
A British soldier bringing in a newly captured German prisoner on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: Wounded British horses, Western Front, France, WW1

Wounded British horses, Western Front, France, WW1
Wounded British horses lined up waiting for treatment on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: British padre with elderly woman, Western Front, WW1

British padre with elderly woman, Western Front, WW1

Background imageWartime Collection: British soldiers with trench supports, Western Front, WW1

British soldiers with trench supports, Western Front, WW1
British soldiers carrying trench supports during construction work on the Western Front in France, World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: British soldier with rescued canaries, Western Front, WW1

British soldier with rescued canaries, Western Front, WW1
A British soldier with two rescued canaries in a cage, on the Western Front in France during World War One. The birds were the only living creatures found amongst the ruins. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: British soldiers preparing food, Western Front, WW1

British soldiers preparing food, Western Front, WW1
British soldiers preparing food on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: British cooks at work near front line, Western Front, WW1

British cooks at work near front line, Western Front, WW1
British army cooks at work near the front line, on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: British troops encamped in wood, Western Front, WW1

British troops encamped in wood, Western Front, WW1
British troops belonging to a London territorial regiment, encamped in a wood on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: British communication trench, Western Front, WW1

British communication trench, Western Front, WW1
A built-up communication trench made of sandbags, on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: British shell cases, Western Front, France, WW1

British shell cases, Western Front, France, WW1
Empty British shell cases after their contents have been fired on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: British troops bringing in the wounded, WW1

British troops bringing in the wounded, WW1
British troops bringing in the wounded on stretchers on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: British troops carrying sandbags, Western Front, WW1

British troops carrying sandbags, Western Front, WW1
British troops carrying sandbags up to the front, on the Western Front in France (Somme) during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: British troops in reserve trench, Western Front, WW1

British troops in reserve trench, Western Front, WW1

Background imageWartime Collection: British and French soldiers, Western Front, WW1

British and French soldiers, Western Front, WW1
A British soldier helping a French soldier with his morning wash on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: German shell exploding, Western Front, France, WW1

German shell exploding, Western Front, France, WW1
German shell exploding in a field on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: Captured German prisoners, Western Front, WW1

Captured German prisoners, Western Front, WW1
Captured German prisoners being helped out of the back of a van on the Western Front in France during World War One. Three of them have an arm in a sling. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: British and French gunners, Western Front, WW1

British and French gunners, Western Front, WW1
British and French gunners sitting on the wheel of a field gun on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: Royal Engineers constructing bridge, Western Front, WW1

Royal Engineers constructing bridge, Western Front, WW1
British Royal Engineers constructing a railway bridge over a waterway in France on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: Wounded British horse, Western Front, France, WW1

Wounded British horse, Western Front, France, WW1
A vet tends a wounded British horse hit by shrapnel on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: British army medical officers and staff, Western Front, WW1

British army medical officers and staff, Western Front, WW1

Background imageWartime Collection: British army padre in makeshift church, Western Front, WW1

British army padre in makeshift church, Western Front, WW1
A British army padre in a makeshift church not far from the Western Front in France during World War One. He is working on a flower arrangement. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: British soldier and local resident, Western Front, WW1

British soldier and local resident, Western Front, WW1
British soldier relaxing with a local resident and her cattle on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: Church tower at Bethune, Western Front, WW1

Church tower at Bethune, Western Front, WW1
View of the church tower and other damaged buildings at Bethune on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1918

Background imageWartime Collection: British soldier and French civilian, Western Front, WW1

British soldier and French civilian, Western Front, WW1
A British soldier watching a French civilian tending his crops on the Western Front during World War One

Background imageWartime Collection: Convalescent British soldiers, Western Front, WW1

Convalescent British soldiers, Western Front, WW1
Convalescent British soldiers relaxing at tables in a recreation hut provided by the BRCS (British Red Cross Society) near the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: German prisoners being searched, Western Front, WW1

German prisoners being searched, Western Front, WW1
Newly captured German prisoners being searched on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: British soldiers and local residents, Western Front, WW1

British soldiers and local residents, Western Front, WW1
British soldiers relaxing with local residents and their cattle on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: British sentryman on duty, Western Front, WW1

British sentryman on duty, Western Front, WW1
A British sentryman on duty in a ruined village on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: British artillerymen carrying shells, Western Front, WW1

British artillerymen carrying shells, Western Front, WW1
British artillerymen carrying shells to a gun through the snow on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: British Nissen hut camp, Western Front, WW1

British Nissen hut camp, Western Front, WW1
Scene at a British Nissen hut camp in the snow on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: Two men tending a wounded mule, Western Front, WW1

Two men tending a wounded mule, Western Front, WW1
Two soldiers tending a wounded mule on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: British working party in snow, Western Front, WW1

British working party in snow, Western Front, WW1
A British working party in the snow on the Western Front during World War One, carrying stove pipes, with a big gun nearby. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: British service stable on Western Front, WW1

British service stable on Western Front, WW1
Animals at an active British service stable on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: British engineering dump, Western Front, WW1

British engineering dump, Western Front, WW1
Scene at a British engineering dump on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: Mealtime in British reserve trench, Western Front, WW1

Mealtime in British reserve trench, Western Front, WW1
Mealtime in a British reserve trench on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: Snowballing on Western Front, France, WW1

Snowballing on Western Front, France, WW1
British soldiers and French schoolchildren having fun snowballing on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: Scottish officers on New Years Day, Western Front, WW1

Scottish officers on New Years Day, Western Front, WW1

Background imageWartime Collection: Ammunition on pack mules, Western Front, France, WW1

Ammunition on pack mules, Western Front, France, WW1
Ammunition being carried on pack mules on a wet day during the British advance on the Western Front in France (Somme) during World War One. circa 1917

Background imageWartime Collection: South African officers eating meal, Western Front, WW1

South African officers eating meal, Western Front, WW1
South African officers eating a meal in the snow on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: British soldiers searching prisoners, Western Front, WW1

British soldiers searching prisoners, Western Front, WW1
British soldiers searching recently captured German prisoners on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: British officers outside dugout, Western Front, WW1

British officers outside dugout, Western Front, WW1
A group of British officers outside a dugout in the snow on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: British artillerymen sorting shells, Western Front, WW1

British artillerymen sorting shells, Western Front, WW1
British artillerymen sorting shells in the snow on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: British gunner with instruction board, Western Front, WW1

British gunner with instruction board, Western Front, WW1
A British gunner under camouflage alongside a big gun, copying instructions from a board, on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: Allied gunners at work, Western Front, France, WW1

Allied gunners at work, Western Front, France, WW1

Background imageWartime Collection: Remains of railway bridge, Miraumont, Western Front, WW1

Remains of railway bridge, Miraumont, Western Front, WW1
What remains of the railway bridge at Miraumont-le-Grand, on the Western Front in France (Somme) during World War One. circa 1917

Background imageWartime Collection: British soldiers with horses, Western Front, WW1

British soldiers with horses, Western Front, WW1
British soldiers with horses at a frozen watering point on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: Remains of railway line, Miraumont, Western Front, WW1

Remains of railway line, Miraumont, Western Front, WW1
What remains of the railway line at Miraumont-le-Grand, on the Western Front in France (Somme) during World War One. circa 1917

Background imageWartime Collection: British working party on ice, Western Front, WW1

British working party on ice, Western Front, WW1

Background imageWartime Collection: Edward, Prince of Wales, Western Front, France, WW1

Edward, Prince of Wales, Western Front, France, WW1
Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) watching a march past of a battalion of soldiers on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: British troops on light railway, Western Front, WW1

British troops on light railway, Western Front, WW1
British troops walking along a light railway on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: Black minister at a camp, Western Front, France, WW1

Black minister at a camp, Western Front, France, WW1
Black minister at a camp on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: Devastation at Gommecourt, France, WW1

Devastation at Gommecourt, France, WW1

Background imageWartime Collection: Black soldiers at a camp, Western Front, France, WW1

Black soldiers at a camp, Western Front, France, WW1
Three black soldiers (NCOs) at a camp on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: Shell-shattered trees at Gommecourt, France, WW1

Shell-shattered trees at Gommecourt, France, WW1
Shell-shattered trees at Gommecourt on the Western Front in France during the British advance, World War One. circa 1917

Background imageWartime Collection: British soldiers at work, Western Front, France, WW1

British soldiers at work, Western Front, France, WW1
British soldiers at work on the Western Front in France during World War One. They are army navvies, recycling bricks from a ruined building to construct roads. circa 1917

Background imageWartime Collection: Wounded Scots soldiers, Western Front, France, WW1

Wounded Scots soldiers, Western Front, France, WW1
Wounded but happy Scots soldiers on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: British gunners walking on ice, Western Front, WW1

British gunners walking on ice, Western Front, WW1
British gunners walking on ice, carrying ammunition on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: British troops resting in snow, Western Front, WW1

British troops resting in snow, Western Front, WW1
British troops resting in the snow on their way to the trenches, on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: Edward, Prince of Wales, visiting Western Front, WW1

Edward, Prince of Wales, visiting Western Front, WW1
Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) inspecting a battalion on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: British soldiers drawing water, Western Front, WW1

British soldiers drawing water, Western Front, WW1
British soldiers drawing water at a pump in a ruined village on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: Black soldiers keeping warm, Western Front, France, WW1

Black soldiers keeping warm, Western Front, France, WW1
Black soldiers keeping warm at a brazier in a camp near the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1917




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