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  Item Reference: SPEARS 10/1/0

Description

Photograph from the collection of Maj Gen Sir Edward Louis Spears (1886-1974). 14th June 1915. General d'Urbal gave me this photograph himself. He is followed by his A.D.C Captain de Cassin.

Collection

The Ruins Of France (Part 5) - Death And Discipline On The Western Front: Spears, E

Description

This fifth selection from a photograph album belonging to liaison officer, Major General Edward Spears, explores the often grim price of war, notably a series of dramatic photographs illustrating the drum head court martial and execution of a German prisoner accused of killing his guard. The selection…

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