posted on 2024-05-02, 12:52authored byFirst World War Poetry Digital Archive Project Team
Drawing in pencil by David Jones inscribed '(periscope) / early in 1916 / place uncertain'. Initialled DJ. A soldier kneels on the fire-step of the trench to use the periscope, a spade and a rum jug are on the floor of the trench. Another soldier stands nearby wearing a helmet.
History
Identifier
6391.JPG | DJRWF06.JPG
Subject
Fighting Men | Trench | Western Front
Creator
Jones, David (1895-1974)
Date
January - March 1916
Date Created
01/01/1916
Temporal Date
31/03/1916
Spatial
Unknown
Source
Folio
Medium
Paper
Format
Pencil
Type
Drawing
Contributor
Alisa Miller and Alun Edwards
Rights
The Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum / The David Jones Literary Estate