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THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME 1 JULY - 18 NOVEMBER 1916
A 6 inch howitzer being hauled by manpower on caterpillar tracks through the mud near Pozieres.


Comment : The devices around the wheels to prevent them sinking in the mud are otherwise known as girdles.
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This photograph Q 1490 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums (collection no. 1900-09)
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Ernest Brooks  (1878–1958)  wikidata:Q5392825
 
Ernest Brooks
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E. "Baby" Brooks
Description British photographer
Date of birth/death 23 February 1878 Edit this at Wikidata 1958 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Faringdon Edit this at Wikidata Hendon Edit this at Wikidata
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current09:43, 28 November 2011Thumbnail for version as of 09:43, 28 November 2011800 × 556 (107 KB)Rcbutcherreplaced with new higher-resolution version from IWM
17:21, 29 September 2007Thumbnail for version as of 17:21, 29 September 2007350 × 229 (66 KB)Rcbutcher{{Information |Description=THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME 1 JULY - 18 NOVEMBER 1916 <br>A 6 inch howitzer being hauled by manpower on caterpillar tracks through the mud near Pozieres. <br>Comment : Note use of girdles around wheels

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