Alt Ref NoMR4/17/340/3/1
Acc No3012/3
TitlePhotographs of Ypres
Description*Photographs are of a sensitive nature* Two small photographs with Fench and German writing on front; one of a shell hole in Ostende Churchyard dated 17/4/1918 showing French soldiers and shell damage, one of deceased Russian soldiers who were killed when attempting to cross a barb wire fence by electrocution. They both have hand-written notes on the reverse. Eleven large photographs of Ypres (produced in Belgium). Three relating to 'Cloth Hall'; one showing fire damage from a shell to the tower, one of a close-up of the hall after two hours bombardment, one of the blackened remians of the hall; all three have hand-written notes on the reverse. One photograph of German prisoners coming back from the line, and French soldiers moving in the opposite direction; the Germans carry their wounded. One photograph of several deceased French soldiers in field. One photograph of shelled buildings and a British wagon, showing deceased horses and French and British soldiers standing nearby. One photograph of a deceased German soldier with shell wound to head; he lies next to a shell hole and duckboards leading to the front line. One photograph of a deceased German infantry soldier in a shell hole. One photograph of a soldier covering up a deceased comrade next to duckboards. Two photographs of Menin Gate Memorial at Ypres. All photographs have hand-written notes on the reverse.
Datec.1941-1918
Extent1 bundle
FormatPhotograph
TypeArchive
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