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In the Water Tower
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Jan 5 1918 #OTD Near Bapaume, France, war photographer David McLellan takes these photos of Royal Artillery gunners of 51st Division entering and in their billet converted from a collapsed water tower at Riencourt.
5 January 1918-01-05
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David McLellan - This highly dramatic propagandist image was taken right at the end of the Great War. It shows Brigadier General J V Campbell addressing troops of 137 Brigade 46th Division from the Riqueval Bridge during the Battle of St Quentin Canal, 2 Oct 1918 before they went on to break through the Hindenburg Line. Source
Dec 13 1917 Near Ypres, Belgium, war photographer David McLellan takes this photo, IWM Q 8369, of soldiers. One of them is wearing a New Zealand lemon squeezer hat.
The Kiwi ‘lemon squeezer’ hat in the Gallipoli Campaign by William George Malone. It was designed to mirror the mountain of his home, Mount Taranaki, and also handle the rain. It was first adopted by Malone’s Wellington Regiment but was later expanded to the uniform of the NZ Infantry Division on Jan 1 1916.
Colourized by Royston Leonard
Motorcycles OTD Jun 12 1918
Jun 12 1918 #OTD War photographer David McLellan takes these photos of General Henry Horne, the Commander of the First Army, inspecting the 24th Motor Machine Gun Battalion. The Motorbikes are are Clyno 744 cc twin-cylinder motorcycles with sidecar and Vickers Machine Gun.
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The Southern Herald., December 29 1916
British machine gun battery leaving camp for the fighting line in response to a signal from the front.
This film clip, IWM NTB 284-2, was released #OTD Feb 3 1917. It shows a column of motorcycle combinations, some with Vickers Machine Guns.
Jun 26 1918 Near Pernes, war photographer David McLellan takes these photos of a former London double-decker bus (B.2125), camouflage painted, converted to a travelling loft for carrier-pigeons.
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26 June 1918-06-26
Mar 16 1918 War photographer David McLellan takes this picture, IWM Q 8699, of French and British soldiers (58th Division) playing cards at Bernagousse, near Barisis on the extreme of the newly extended British line.
March 16 1918-03-16
Colourized by greatwarincolour
Jul 17 1918 War photographer David McLellan takes these photos of the Royal Air Force (RAF) Gunnery School between Rang-du-Fliers and Verton. Before student pilots took to the air they would use these plane simulator to practice firing at fixed targets. The 'cockpit' would move along these curving rails. IWM Q 10367, IWM Q 10368, IWM Q 10369, IWM Q 10370 17 July 1918-07-17
May 15 in WWI
May 15 1918 At Humieres aerodrome war photographer David McLellan takes these pictures of fox mascot of No. 32 Squadron on a Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a biplane Production date: 1918-05-15
Colourized by DOUG at @colour_history
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New Zealand Officer reading a newspaper near a dug-out in Messines, Belgium #OnThisDay May 15 1917. Original, Ref: 1/4-009459-G, by Henry Armytage Sanders
Colorized by Benoit Vienne
