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51327: Respite

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posted on 2024-05-09, 09:49 authored by First World War Poetry Digital Archive Project Team

Men resting in a sunken road, staring at the camera. These are of the 1st Lancashire Fusiliers, occupying the sunken road half way across no man's land early in the morning of 1st July. This was the only significant achievement on 1st July in this part of the front.

History

Identifier

1829.mpg | CXTIWMFILMvsom18.mpg

Subject

Allied Forces | Fighting Men | War at Sea | Western Front

Creator

War Office

Date

1st July 1916

Date Created

01/07/1916

Spatial

Beaumont Hamel, France

Source

VHS copy of original film

Medium

VHS copy of original film

Type

Footage

Contributor

Everett Sharp

Rights

The Imperial War Museum

Collection ID

The Battle of the Somme, Part 3, Caption 32

Repository Name

Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive

Repository Address

Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road, London, SE1 6HZ, UK

Publisher

The First World War Poetry Digital Archive

Producer

Jury, W. F.