posted on 2024-05-09, 12:57authored byFirst World War Poetry Digital Archive Project Team
David McClellan: The final battles; a huge mass of 137 Brigade, 46th Division, on the banks of the St Quentin Canal which formed part of the German defence system, the Hindenburg Line, broken on 29 September 1918. They are being addressed by Brigadier General J C Campbell VC CMG DSO on the Riqueval Bridge.
History
Identifier
3703.jpg | CXTIWMPHOq9534.jpg
Subject
Allied Forces | Landscape | Somme
Creator
McLellan, D
Date
2nd October 1918
Date Created
02/10/1918
Spatial
Riqueval Bridge, St. Quentin Canal, near Riqueval, France
Source
Photograph
Medium
Photographic paper
Type
Photograph
Contributor
Jennifer Dunn
Rights
The Imperial War Museum
Collection ID
Q 9326 | Q 9534
Repository Name
Imperial War Museum Photographic Archive
Repository Address
Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road, London, SE1 6HZ, UK