Somme Collection (page 8)

British Howitzer in action, Battle of Albert, France, WW1
A British 12 inch Howitzer, nicknamed Lucky Jim, in action during the first day of the Battle of Albert, northern France, during the First World War. Date: 1 July 1916

Armoured cars at Biefvillers, Somme, France, WW1
Armoured cars setting out on a reconnaissance mission at Biefvillers during the Second Battle of the Somme on the Western Front in northern France during the First World War. Date: 25 August 1918

Howitzer about to fire, Ravin de Proyart, Somme, WW1
A 370 mm Howitzer about to fire at Ravin de Proyart, Somme, northern France, during the First World War. Date: 24 June 1916

Signal exchange beneath Fricourt Chateau, France, WW1
Royal Engineers at work in a signal exchange in a captured German dugout beneath Fricourt Chateau, Somme, northern France, during the First World War. Date: September 1916

1916 / Somme Valley Scene
Artillery bombardment in the Somme valley, near Curlu. Date: 6 July 1916

1916 / SOMME VIEW
A view over the blighted battlefield. Date: August 1916

Trench Mortars in the Great Advance
A British 6 inch trench mortar bombarding a strong point in the enemys line during the new British advance over the old Somme battlefields in 1918

Post Office Telegraphs: Official war news
Official war news detailing British, French and Russian advances on 30th July 1916. The British forces are reported to have repulsed enemy attempts to recapture Selville Wood

Windmill at Beauquesne
Windmill of Peter (Pierre) at Beauquesne (Somme), France

German trench gun WWI
German Trench gun in action on the Somme during World War I

Battle of the Somme WWI
German soldier firing a flare during the Battle of the Somme on the Western Front during World War I

German cavalry in France WWI
German cavalry approaching a farm in Sailly-Sallisel on the Western Front during World War I

Gunners transporting weapon WWI
Gunners manhandling a trench gun into a new position on the Somme during World War I

Battle of the Somme artillery WWI
French 293mm howitzer in an emplacement during the Battle of the Somme, World War I

Loading ammunition WWI
Loading ammunition into a 400mm gun on the Somme during World War I

French railway artillery WWI
400mm railway gun ready to fire at ravin d harbonnieres on the Somme during World War I

French Front 1916
12 inch gun on railway mounting in action at Maricort, Somme on the French Front in France during World War I in 1916

Battle of the Somme 1918
A German stronghold at the Battle of the Somme on the Western Front in France during World War I in 1918

British troops march to the Front 1916
British troops, possibly from the Worcestershire Regiment, march along the Acheux Road, happily waving their helmets at the photographer as they head for the front line trenches a few days before

Actions of the Somme Crossings 1918
Supports lying in the open lining the edge of a road at Nesle on the 20th Division Front during the Actions of the Somme Crossings on the Western Front in France during World War I in March 1918

British Tank 1918
British tank going into action between Amiens and Bonchoir during the Battle of the Somme on the Western Front in France during World War I in 1918

Australian Howitzer 1918
An Australian Howitzer in action in the Somme Offensive on the Western Front in France during World War I in August 1918

Battle of Albert 1916
British cavalry passing the ruins of Albert Church (shows notice - Albert Bridge, No. 3 for tanks) during the Battle of Albert

Thiepval Ridge 1916
German prisoners are brought in during the Battle of Thiepval Ridge, part of the Battle of the Somme

Signallers 1916
Signallers of the Royal Garrison Artillery use a daytime lamp while sheltering in a shell hole near Fricourt Wood during the battle of the Somme

Railway Gun 1916
A 12 inch British Mark IX railway gun in action at Meaulte during the Battle of the Somme

Mametz 1916
A British 4.5 inch Howitzer, the standard British field artillery unit of World War One, in a captured German gun position

Thiepval Wood 1916
Men of the Border Regiment resting in a front line trench at Thiepval Wood Date: August 1916

Maricourt 1916
British transport wagons getting bogged down in the mud in Maricourt, during the Battle of the Somme

Flers 1916
A British ammunition limber carrying shells and ammunition forward along the Lesboeufs Road, outside Flers, during the Battle of the Somme

Flers-Courcelette 1916
New Zealand troops create a new trench by linking up shell craters, somewhere near Martinpuich, on the first day of the Battle of Flers-Courcellete

Battle of Albert, Somme 1917
British tanks going into action between Amiens and Bouchoir at the Battle of Albert (First Battle of the Somme) on the Western Front in France during World War I in 1918

Indian cavalry 1916
The Deccan Horse line up in ranks in the Carnoy Valley, waiting for the order to advance during the Battle of Bazentin Ridge, the beginning of the second phase of the Battle of the Somme

Laying a charge 1916
Laying a charge in a mine chamber during the Battle of Albert, during the opening days of the Somme campaign. The officer to the left of the picture is using a geophone

Shell cases 1916
A large dump of empty shell cases at Fricourt, a village captured by the British on the 2 July, during the opening phase of the Somme campaign

British troops, Maricourt 1916
British troops, some on horseback, accompanied by a few French soldiers, leave for the front line at Maricourt in the Somme area

Canadian troops 1916
Canadian troops scramble to leave their trench and advance toward enemy lines, somewhere in the Somme area

Delville Wood 1916
A British communications trench is dug through Delville Wood, which has been devastated by the heavy fighting in the area during the opening months of the Somme campaign

Second Battle of the Somme 1918
An armoured car about to start on a reconaissance near Biefvillers at the second Battle of the Somme on the Western Front in France during World War I in August 1918

Communication trench 1916
The scene in a British communications trench. Troops gather, shortly before they are given the order to advance during the Battle of Albert in the first few days of the Somme campaign

Harbonnieres 1918
Australian troops returning from the front after several hard days of fighting at Harbonnieres, Somme, on the Western Front in France during World War I in August 1918

Beaumont Hamel 1916
British troops resting in a support trench, some asleep, shortly before the attack on Beaumont Hamel on the first day of the Somme campaign

British soldiers 1916
Two British soldiers, muddy and soaked but looking cheerful, stand in the middle of a cemetery, somewhere in the Somme region

Road to Guillemont 1916
The road to to the village of Guillemont as seen from Waterlot Farm. Part of the wider Somme campaign, the Battle of Guillemont began on 3rd September

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