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Alert outpost watching for enemy movements
Alert outpost watching for enemy movements
Outpost lookout, France, during World War I. Two soldiers are crouched in a small outpost, keeping watch across what looks like a canal. The outpost itself uses the natural protection of several trees and it is dug down, with some sandbags to build up the side. It was the job of outposts like this to send back warning of any enemy movement. The men are wearing their greatcoats, a reminder of h…
Contributors
- John Warwick Brooke
Subject
- Bags (containers)
- Bayonets
- Canals
- Ditches
- Greatcoats
- Guards
- Helmets
- Overlooks
- Rifles (long guns)
- Shelters (single built works)
- …
Type of item
- Monograph
- Monograph
- Photograph
Contributors
- John Warwick Brooke
Subject
- Bags (containers)
- Bayonets
- Canals
- Ditches
- Greatcoats
- Guards
- Helmets
- Overlooks
- Rifles (long guns)
- Shelters (single built works)
- …
Type of item
- Monograph
- Monograph
- Photograph
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Rights
- Available under Creative Commons license; Attribution, Non-commercial, ShareAlike
Issue date
- 2005
- 1914 - 1920
- 1914/1920
- 2005
Places
- Europe, France (nation )
Identifier
- 74547582
Extent
- 1 online resource
Is part of
- http://data.theeuropeanlibrary.org/Collection/a1219
Year
- 2005
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-04-06T12:16:24.210Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-05-31T08:45:20.269Z