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English: IWM caption : "Soldiers of 111 Brigade, 37th Division, pose for the camera, as they look through the windows of a ruined house in Hamel. Some are holding bombs, a stack of which can be seen on the ground beside the house".
Comment : The bombs for the 2 inch Medium Mortar date this as mid 1916 to mid 1917, and "Hamel" would refer to Beaumont-Hamel which was captured during the Battle of the Ancre 13-18 November 1916, in which the 37th Division participated.
Date circa 1916
date QS:P,+1916-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
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This image is available from the National Library of Scotland You can see this image in its original context, along with the rest of the Library's digital collections, in the NLS Digital Gallery
Also
This photograph Q 4544 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums (collection no. 1900-13)
Author
John Warwick Brooke  (1886–1929)  wikidata:Q29267899
 
John Warwick Brooke
Alternative names
Warwick Brooke
Description British photographer
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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creator QS:P170,Q29267899
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current20:50, 7 January 2012Thumbnail for version as of 20:50, 7 January 2012800 × 648 (97 KB)Common Goodhigher res
07:57, 10 October 2009Thumbnail for version as of 07:57, 10 October 2009580 × 431 (114 KB)Rcbutcheruploaded larger version from NLS
10:24, 26 September 2007Thumbnail for version as of 10:24, 26 September 2007349 × 264 (60 KB)Rcbutcher
05:47, 26 September 2007Thumbnail for version as of 05:47, 26 September 2007350 × 283 (37 KB)Rcbutcher{{Information |Description=Title: EVERYDAY LIFE DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR <br>Description: Soldiers of III Brigade, 37th Division, pose for the camera, as they look through the windows of a ruined house in Hamel. Some are holding bombs, a stack of which

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