Description
Photograph from the collection of Major Gen Sir Edward Louis Spears (1886-1974). 8th November 1915. General d'Urbal giving decorations at Saint Pol. Nemaire, self, Colonel Odent and Commandant Boisaubin.
Collection
The Ruins Of France (Part 3) - Marching As To War: Spears, E
Description
Batch three of this photograph album from the collection of Major General Sir Edward Spears captures the vicissitudes of war on the Western Front in vivid detail. Spears, a fluent French speaker, provided liaison between the British and French armies. He later pursued a political career as an MP during…
Collection Terms & Categories
- War/Campaign/Operation: World War One (1914-1918)
- Region: Europe
- Theme (Main): Conflict & Military Operations
- Theme (Main): Daily Life
- Subject: Airplanes/Air-Forces
- Subject: Animals & The Natural World
- Subject: Prisoners of War/Internment
- Item: Photographic (album)
- Item: Photographic (loose)
- Information: Memoir/Biography
- Information: Visual
