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Trench mortar and its crew, near Gommecourt
Trench mortar and its crew, near Gommecourt
This photograph has been taken looking down into a trench or deep pit, where a five-man crew is standing next to a trench mortar. They are all wearing steel helmets and packs round their necks. Despite the snow, the men are not wearing any extra clothing - no overcoats or gloves. The French village of Gommecourt was held by the Germans throughout the war, until they finally abandoned it in Sep…
Contributors
- John Warwick Brooke
Subject
- Artillery (Troops)
- Helmets
- Mortars (artillery)
- Snow (precipitation)
- Trenches
Type of item
- Monograph
- Monograph
- Photograph
Contributors
- John Warwick Brooke
Subject
- Artillery (Troops)
- Helmets
- Mortars (artillery)
- Snow (precipitation)
- Trenches
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, Haute-Normandie, Eure, Gommécourt (inhabited place)
Identifier
- 74548336
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
- 2014-04-06T12:19:23.405Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-05-31T08:45:45.494Z