Collection: The Ruins Of France (Part 1): Spears, E spears-2-04-01
Description
Photographs from the collection of Maj Gen Sir Edward Louis Spears (1886-1974), showing detail of France during World War One. German prisoners under an escort of 'Spahi' behind Bouvigny wood on Notre Dame de Lorette plateau on their way to bury dead on the forward slopes of the plateau under fire. July 15th 1915
Collection
The Ruins Of France (Part 1): Spears, E
Description
This first selection from the extensive archive of Major General Sir Edward Spears chronicles life on the Western Front during the Great War when Spears was a liaison officer between the French and British staff. He was Head of the British Military Mission in Paris between 1917 and 1920 before entering…
