Description
Photograph from the collection of Major Gen Sir Edward Louis Spears (1886-1974). June 1915. In the front line trench in Wailly sector 5 of Arras. Distance from enemy 300x. Very quiet sector held by cavalry. Left to right Commandant Plattens, 'self' and Brugere.
Collection
The Ruins Of France (Part 2) - Spears In France: Spears, E
Description
This second selection from the archive of Major General Sir Edward Spears contains further insights into life on the Western Front during World War One. Spears was to become Head of the British Military Mission in Paris between 1917 and 1920 before entering Parliament and pursuing a political career…
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: Death & Dying
- Subject: Logistics
- Subject: Reconnaissance & Surveying
- Subject: Transport
- Item: Photographic (album)
- Item: Photographic (loose)
- Information: Visual
