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العربية: خندقٌ ألماني سيطر عليه الجُنود البريطانيُّون، يقع على مقرُبة من طريق بلدة ألبير-باپوم في شمال فرنسا، خلال شهر تمُّوز (يوليو) سنة 1916 خلال معركة السوم. ينتمي هؤلاء الرجال إلى السريَّة أ، بالكتيبة الحادية عشر، بفوج شيشاير.
English: A German trench occupied by British Soldiers near the Albert-Bapaume road at Ovillers-la-Boisselle, July 1916 during the Battle of the Somme. The men are from A Company, 11th Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment.
Deutsch: Ein von britischen Soldaten des Cheshire Regiments besetzter deutscher Schützengraben in der Nähe der Albert-Bapaume-Straße bei Ovillers-la-Boisselle, Juli 1916 während der Schlacht an der Somme.
Français : Une tranchée britannique près de la route Albert-Bapaume à Ovillers-La Boisselle, durant la bataille de la Somme, en Juillet 1916. Les hommes photographiés appartiennent au 11ème bataillon du régiment du Cheshire.
Türkçe: Somme Çarpışması sırasında bir siperde Britanya 22. "Cheshire" Alay 11. Tabur A Bölüğe bağlı bir er. (Albert-Bapaume yolu üzerinde Ovillers-la-Boisselle, Temmuz 1916)
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This photograph Q 3990 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums (collection no. 1900-13)
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John Warwick Brooke  (1886–1929)  wikidata:Q29267899
 
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Date of birth/death 30 May 1886 Edit this at Wikidata 1929 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Uxbridge Edit this at Wikidata
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11:51, 22 April 2005Thumbnail for version as of 11:51, 22 April 2005504 × 374 (177 KB)WamesA British trench near the Albert-Bapaume road at Ovillers-La Boisselle, July 1916 during the Battle of the Somme. The men are from A Company, 11th Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment. Photograph by Lt. J. W. Brooke. Crown Copyright Imperial War Museum catal

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