posted on 2024-05-09, 12:57authored byFirst World War Poetry Digital Archive Project Team
Two British soldiers stand in a wrecked German trench at Ginchy. The trench appears to run between two rows of trees, which have been devastated by shellfire. Both soldiers are wearing steel helmets.
History
Identifier
3609.jpg | CXTIWMPHOq4338.jpg
Subject
Allied Forces | Commemoration | Somme | Trench | Western Front
Creator
Brooke, J W
Date
Sep-16
Date Created
01/09/1916
Temporal Date
30/09/1916
Spatial
Ginchy, France
Source
Photograph
Medium
Photographic paper
Type
Photograph
Contributor
Jennifer Dunn
Rights
The Imperial War Museum
Collection ID
Q 4338
Repository Name
Imperial War Museum Photographic Archive
Repository Address
Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road, London, SE1 6HZ, UK