World War 1

Retired military archivist with a passion for The First World War. If you wish to show your appreciation please feel free to donate to my paypal https://www.paypal.me/cragfrost Thank you.

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Soldiers of the 5th Australian Brigade alongside a Mark V* of the 15th Tank Battalion. Both units were part of the first wave at Amiens, crossing the start line at 4:20am on 8 August 1918. The tanks led the advance, as their armour could stand up to German machine gun fire and friendly artillery shrapnel. The infantry followed close behind. However the infantry were the main attacking force – the tanks were assigned to support and protect them as they captured German defences, not the other way round.

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Image: IWM (Q 8643) 60-pounder battery of the Royal Garrison Artillery retreating in Albert area, 28 March 1918.

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Image: IWM (Q 78682A) British artillery tractors on the road near Steenvoorde, 16 June 1918.

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Doughboys celebrating the 4th July 1918, in Paris! Happy Birthday, America!

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US Marines practice on the firing range while French Chasseurs look on. The Marine in the foreground practices with a Colt M1911 pistol, for trench warfare scenarios.

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Italian sentry at the entrance to a tunnel on Mount Cengio, 1916

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An observation post of the Imperial Russian Army.

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The interior of Captain Withers dug-out, Gallipoli, Turkey, 1915. The photograph of a loved one adds a nice touch.

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Russian pilot with a Lewis machine gun, Southwestern Front, 1915.

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Street scene in Fismes during WW1, Champagne region of France

French vintage postcard

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The Austro-Hungarian Fort Hensel before and after bombardment by Italian siege artillery, 1915

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Wounded pals, Moor Park Hospital, Preston. Preston is north of Liverpool and Manchester, the hospital started as a tent donated by the Royal Lancashire Agricultural Society with 35 beds in January 1915 towards a mind-boggling 1,150 patients treated in 1919!

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Another wounded Tommy from Moor Park Hospital, in Preston.

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French naval gunners on the Western Front circa 1917

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British and Indian machine gunners with a Vickers machine gun, Lewis gun and range-finder, 1917

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Dazzle camo in use during WWI.

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A British soldier ‘shakes hands’ with a kitten on a snowy bank in Neulette, Pas-de-Calais. 17th December 1917. © IWM (Q 6400) (Colourised by Doug UK).