Description
Photographs from the collection of Maj Gen Sir Edward Louis Spears (1886-1974). April 1915. Battalion HQ in front of Roclincourt, Poulot holding camera on the left. Between where I was taking a photo and others one could not stand without great danger.
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…
