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Here are some more photos from WW1 you may find of interest.

 

Pic 1. Germany's secret artillery weapon was the massive 42cm Big Bertha howitzer manufacured by the armament company of Krupp.

 

Pic 2. German troops remove lice from their uniforms during a lull in the war.

 

Pic 3. German aircrew kitted-out for protection against freezing winter temperatures.

 

Pic 4. Troops of the 16th Lancers pass a unit of French cavalry during the great retreat

 

Pic 5. Aftermath of a gas attack, British casualties await treatment at a advanced dressing station near Bethune 1918.

 

Pic 6. Soldiers of a Scottish Canadian regiment move up to the start line for the 2nd Battle of Cambrai 1918. Wire-cutters are fitted to

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Here's a few more.

 

Pic 1. A troop of Brittish Armoured cars in Arras 1917.

 

Pic 2. Brittish tanks await dispatch to forward railheads for the Cambria offensive.

 

Pic 3. German A7V tanks near Villers-Brettoneaux.

 

Pic 4. Mark V tanks of the 4th Battalion in the town of Meaulte.

 

Pic 5. Tanks with Cribs move up for the crossing of the St Quentin canal.

 

Pic 6. A Brittish 12inch gun pounds German strongpoints.post-3823-0-36476200-1357674974_thumb.jpgpost-3823-0-00196000-1357675023_thumb.jpgpost-3823-0-43135600-1357675093_thumb.jpgpost-3823-0-25586000-1357675135_thumb.jpgpost-3823-0-39074600-1357675176_thumb.jpgpost-3823-0-98728600-1357675201_thumb.jpg

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Here's a few more photo's.

 

1. Photo of 1/9th Manchester Regt drum & bugle band, back row drummer Harry Wolstenholme holding cymbals, his friend

drummer Robert Landers front row 1st left.

2. Photo of officer Manchester Regt N. Tetley, just a boy by the looks of him.

3. Photo of the Lincolnshire Regt taken Christmas 1914 in France.

4. Photo pre WW1 looks like Kings Regt.post-3823-0-98609600-1378910397_thumb.jpgpost-3823-0-54142200-1378910430_thumb.jpgpost-3823-0-42538200-1378910460_thumb.jpgpost-3823-0-95083700-1378910489_thumb.jpg

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Here's a few more I've come across.

 

Pic 1. Of Pte Walter Sheen of B Comp 8th Battalion Yorkshire Regt ( Suffered shellshock August 1916 - GSW to forearm

Oct 1916 and Shrapnel wounds to L/Hand in Oct 1918.

Pic 2. Postcard Walter sent home of 8th battalions friendly boxing match.

Pic 3. Of 18th battalion group.

Pic 4. Of Pte John Todd No 13093 Yorkshire Regt, Transferred to Labour Corps as No 421434, later re-transferred to

Royal Fusiliers as GS/144167.

Pic 5. Group photo of Northumberland Fusiliers Regt.

Pic 6. Soldiers of the Wiltshire Regt marching to the front lines.

Pic 7. Photo taken by Harry Cull of Watford, possibly of 2nd London Div of Territorials in Herefordshire c1915.post-3823-0-85965000-1382019696_thumb.jpgpost-3823-0-51171900-1382019737_thumb.jpgpost-3823-0-82543000-1382019782_thumb.jpgpost-3823-0-00369700-1382019832_thumb.jpgpost-3823-0-67306200-1382019873_thumb.jpgpost-3823-0-24227100-1382019925_thumb.jpgpost-3823-0-92880400-1382019983_thumb.jpg

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