Description
Photograph from the collection of Major Gen Sir Edward Louis Spears (1886-1974). Right to left Colonel des Vallieres at window, Captain Gaubard, Lt. Col. Odent, Roy, Self, (Le Rochet Brugere), Captain Desjardins, Waemire, General Cadaudal, General Maistre and General Besse.
Collection
The Ruins Of France (Part 4) - Observing The Great War: Spears, E
Description
This fourth instalment of a photograph album belonging to liaison officer, Edward Spears, provides revealing testimony to the routine of the First World War: parades, inspections, decoration in battle, tactical observation of the disposition of enemy forces, conversation and dialogue. The engineering…