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Background imageSomme Collection: Lt-General Sir H. E. Watts

Lt-General Sir H. E. Watts
One of a superb series depicting Generals and Admirals of the British Forces. They were drawn by Francis Dodd R.A who replaced his brother-in-law Muirhead Bone as an Official War Artist

Background imageSomme Collection: Lt. General Sir W. N. Congreve

Lt. General Sir W. N. Congreve
One of a superb series depicting Generals and Admirals of the British Forces. They were drawn by Francis Dodd R.A who replaced his brother-in-law Muirhead Bone as an Official War Artist

Background imageSomme Collection: General The Hon. Sir J. H. G. Byng

General The Hon. Sir J. H. G. Byng
One of a superb series depicting Generals and Admirals of the British Forces. They were drawn by Francis Dodd R.A who replaced his brother-in-law Muirhead Bone as an Official War Artist

Background imageSomme Collection: Somme, France - Amiens Cathedral

Somme, France - Amiens Cathedral
Somme, France - The Amiens Cathedral, The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, is the tallest complete cathedral in France and sits overlooking the Amiens River in the Somme region

Background imageSomme Collection: German soldiers surrender at Thiepval, 1916

German soldiers surrender at Thiepval, 1916
Victors and vanquished: British infantry advancing on Thiepval, Somme region, in September 1916 allow surrendering Germans to pass through their ranks unregarded

Background imageSomme Collection: Three books, The Somme, Lille, Amiens

Three books, The Somme, Lille, Amiens
Three books, The Somme, Lille and Amiens, published by Michelin, 1919, dedicated to the memory of Michelin workmen and employees who lost their lives

Background imageSomme Collection: Postcards - The Great War - British Advance on the Somme

Postcards - The Great War - British Advance on the Somme
Twenty postcards. The Great War - British Advance on the Somme.. Commemorative Art

Background imageSomme Collection: WWI bugle - Norfolk Regiment badge

WWI bugle - Norfolk Regiment badge
First World War bugle - Norfolk Regiment badge together with a brass shoulder bar and brass crown. Name plate - 9033 Bugler D. Foster. Embossed with broad arrow and SOMME 1916-18

Background imageSomme Collection: First day of the Somme - fixing bayonets

First day of the Somme - fixing bayonets
The Lancashire Fusiliers in a trench seen fixing bayonets, ready for action on the first day of the Battle of the Somme (1 July 1916). 1916

Background imageSomme Collection: View of Thiepval from Thiepval Wood, Western Front, WW1

View of Thiepval from Thiepval Wood, Western Front, WW1
View of Thiepval from Thiepval Wood on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Background imageSomme Collection: British soldiers digging a trench, Western Front, WW1

British soldiers digging a trench, Western Front, WW1
British soldiers digging a communication trench through what was once Delville Wood on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Background imageSomme Collection: Battlefield near Guillemont, Western Front, France, WW1

Battlefield near Guillemont, Western Front, France, WW1
View of the battlefield near Guillemont on the Western Front in France (Somme) during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Background imageSomme Collection: General Sir Henry Rawlinson, British army officer, WW1

General Sir Henry Rawlinson, British army officer, WW1
General Sir Henry Rawlinson, 1st Baron Rawlinson (1864-1925), British army officer during the First World War, active in the Battle of the Somme (1916) and the Battle of Amiens (1918). Date: 1917

Background imageSomme Collection: France / Amiensl

France / Amiensl
General view of the town with the Somme in the foreground, the cathedral in the distance. Date: circa 1840

Background imageSomme Collection: Destruction at Albert, Somme, France - WWI

Destruction at Albert, Somme, France - WWI - Ruins of the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Brebieres after several bombardments by the German Forces during the First Battle of the Somme

Background imageSomme Collection: Excavating machine for digging trenches, France, WW1

Excavating machine for digging trenches, France, WW1
An excavating machine used for digging trenches, at Mericourt in the Somme area of northern France, during the First World War. Date: 26 August 1916

Background imageSomme Collection: American troops at Saint Souplet, France, WW1

American troops at Saint Souplet, France, WW1
American troops of the 301st Tank Battalion, going into action at Saint Souplet, northern France, as part of the Somme Offensive during the First World War

Background imageSomme Collection: Horses moving artillery, Becourt Wood, France, WW1

Horses moving artillery, Becourt Wood, France, WW1
Horses moving artillery into the forward area at Becourt Wood, northern France, during the First World War. Date: September 1916

Background imageSomme Collection: Brigadier General Malcolm Peake, British army officer, WW1

Brigadier General Malcolm Peake, British army officer, WW1
Brigadier General Malcolm Peake (1865-1917), British army officer of the Royal Artillery, who served in Africa and then on the Somme during the First World War. Date: 1914-1917

Background imageSomme Collection: 8 inch Howitzer and gunners near Carnoy, France, WW1

8 inch Howitzer and gunners near Carnoy, France, WW1
An 8 inch Mark V Howitzer in a camouflaged emplacement near Carnoy, northern France, during the Battle of Albert, First World War. The gunners are all looking at the camera. Date: July 1916

Background imageSomme Collection: Empty shell cases and boxes, Battle of Albert, France, WW1

Empty shell cases and boxes, Battle of Albert, France, WW1
A dump of empty 18 pounder shell cases and boxes, part of those used by one British Division during the bombardment of Fricourt, northern France, during the Battle of Albert, First World War

Background imageSomme Collection: Battle of Amiens 1918

Battle of Amiens 1918
German machine gun captured by 2nd / 10th Londons in its position, showing its field of fire near Sailly Laurette at the Battle of Amiens on the Western Front in France during World War I in August

Background imageSomme Collection: Battle of Albert 1918

Battle of Albert 1918
Australian limber crossing the railway at Proyart during the Battle of Albert, at the Second Battle of the Somme on the Western Front in France during World War I in August 1918

Background imageSomme Collection: A furious charge of Irish troops at the taking of Guillemon

A furious charge of Irish troops at the taking of Guillemon
An illustration showing Irish troops attacking German positions at Guillemont, September 1916. The image depicts Irish soldiers engaging in fierce hand-to-hand combat at a machine-gun post which

Background imageSomme Collection: Battle of Morval 1916

Battle of Morval 1916
A photograph of British soldiers climbing over the parapet of their trench during the Battle of Morval. The battle, which began on 25th September 1916

Background imageSomme Collection: Christmas card, 56th London Division Territorial Force

Christmas card, 56th London Division Territorial Force, with key Western Front place names as part of the design: Gommecourt, Somme, Arras, Ypres. Date: 1917

Background imageSomme Collection: British soldiers in captured German trench, WW1

British soldiers in captured German trench, WW1
British soldiers in captured German trench at Ovillers la Boiselle, Somme, France, WW1. 1914-1918

Background imageSomme Collection: Black Watch pipers playing to captors of Longueval, WW1

Black Watch pipers playing to captors of Longueval, WW1
Black Watch pipers playing to the captors of Longueval, Somme, France, WW1. 1914-1918

Background imageSomme Collection: Gallant soldiers in the thick of the fight 1916

Gallant soldiers in the thick of the fight 1916
Scots at the thick of Battle of the Somme, holding a wrecked trench and dug-out during a critical moment. Date: 1916

Background imageSomme Collection: La Sucrerie, Ham, Somme, northern France, WW1

La Sucrerie, Ham, Somme, northern France, WW1
La Sucrerie (sugar refinery), Ham, Somme, northern France -- taking back lost territory during the First World War. 1917

Background imageSomme Collection: Woman visiting the Western Front after the First World War

Woman visiting the Western Front after the First World War, in September 1920. She is standing in a shallow trench just outside Bouchavesnes, Peronne, Somme, northern France

Background imageSomme Collection: The Danger Tree

The Danger Tree
The remains of the Danger Tree, pictured in 1927 with an explanitory sign, with a tin hat and the remains of a machine gun next to it

Background imageSomme Collection: Saint-Riquier, Somme, Northern France - The Railway Station

Saint-Riquier, Somme, Northern France - The Railway Station
Saint-Riquier, Somme, Picardie, Northern France - The Railway Station. Date: circa 1910

Background imageSomme Collection: Saint-Riquier, Somme, Northern France - The Belfry

Saint-Riquier, Somme, Northern France - The Belfry Date: circa 1910

Background imageSomme Collection: Saint-Riquier, Somme, Picardie, Northern France - Panorama

Saint-Riquier, Somme, Picardie, Northern France - Panorama showing the Road to Abbeville Date: circa 1910

Background imageSomme Collection: Saint-Riquier, Somme, Northern France - La Rue Jean

Saint-Riquier, Somme, Northern France - La Rue Jean. Date: circa 1910

Background imageSomme Collection: Officers of the Royal Engineers in a communication trench

Officers of the Royal Engineers in a communication trench on the Somme, 1 July 1916. Lantern slide from a box of 50 lantern slides associated with the Navy, World War One, 1914 (c)

Background imageSomme Collection: French officers sharing a hasty meal with British officers

French officers sharing a hasty meal with British officers
Photograph: French officers sharing a hasty meal with British officers in a wood, during a lull behind the firing line ?somewhere? in the Somme region. Shows three French and four British officers

Background imageSomme Collection: Soldiers lean on pile of 18-pounder shells nr Becourt Wood

Soldiers lean on pile of 18-pounder shells nr Becourt Wood
Soldiers leaning on a pile of 18-pounder shells near Becourt Wood on the Somme, September 1916. Lantern slide, World War One, Western Front (1914-1918), 1916

Background imageSomme Collection: WW1 - Vickers machine gun team in gas masks, near Ovilliers

WW1 - Vickers machine gun team in gas masks, near Ovilliers
Vickers machine gun team in gas masks, near Ovilliers on the Somme, July 1916. Associated with World War One, Western Front (1914-1918)

Background imageSomme Collection: ?Welcome Coffee?, a coffee break, November 1916

?Welcome Coffee?, a coffee break, November 1916.Lantern slide from a box of 80 lantern slides associated with the Western Front, 1916 (c).Canadian soldiers, several of whom are wearing trench waders

Background imageSomme Collection: British transport supply line - Battle of the Somme, 1916

British transport supply line - Battle of the Somme, 1916
British transport supply line - horses and wagons - Battle of the Somme, 1916. Card sold in aid of The National Federation of Discharged and Demobilised Sailors and Soldiers. Date: 1916

Background imageSomme Collection: Sailly-au-Bois (Somme) - School and Town Hall

Sailly-au-Bois (Somme) - School and Town Hall
Sailly-au-Bois (Somme region), France - School, Town Hall and a small shed (centre) containing the Pompe a Incendie (Fire Engine!). Date: circa 1905

Background imageSomme Collection: Holy Trinity. Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit. Minitature

Holy Trinity. Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit. Minitature
Holy Trinity. Father, the Son (Jesus Christ), and the Holy Spirit. Minitature of La Somme Abregee de Theologie. 15th century

Background imageSomme Collection: Two pages of a book, The Somme, Michelin

Two pages of a book, The Somme, Michelin
Two pages of a book, The Somme, Volume I, The First Battle of the Somme (1916-1917), published by Michelin, 1919, dedicated to the memory of Michelin workmen and employees who lost their lives

Background imageSomme Collection: Title page, The Somme, Michelin

Title page, The Somme, Michelin
Title page, The Somme, Volume I, The First Battle of the Somme (1916-1917), published by Michelin, 1919, dedicated to the memory of Michelin workmen and employees who lost their lives

Background imageSomme Collection: Book cover, The Somme, Michelin

Book cover, The Somme, Michelin
Book cover, The Somme, Volume I, The First Battle of the Somme (1916-1917), published by Michelin, 1919, dedicated to the memory of Michelin workmen and employees who lost their lives

Background imageSomme Collection: A German 15cm siege gun captured by the French at the Somme

A German 15cm siege gun captured by the French at the Somme
French soldiers pose with a German 15cm siege gun which they have captured during the great Somme offensive. Date: 1916



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