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An information treasure trove for Scotland National Library of Scotland is an information treasure trove of Scotland’s knowledge, history and culture, with millions of books, manuscripts, newspapers, magazines and maps covering every subject. More ...

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He is fond of flying

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  • 1 older comment, and then…
  • Whipper_snapper said:
    That's an SE5 or SE5a, note the top wing mounted Lewis gun on a sliding Foster mount.
  • National Library of Scotland said:
    Thanks. We've tagged the image with this info now.
  • Whipper_snapper said:
    You're welcome.
  • awmc1 said:
    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Vintage People with Animals, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
  • rigel_ringtail said:
    I found this after a chance discovery while researching WWI. I was watching a film about the Battle of the Somme that a friend had recommended and I noticed one of the British divisions had a fox pup for a mascot. It seems red foxes were a popular mascot for the British.

Crowd of women carpenters who work for Government contractors in France

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  • Flickr said:
    Congrats on Explore! ⭐ January 15, 2024
  • Sigurd Krieger said:
    Congrats on Xplore!!
  • gato-gato-gato said:
    Cool.
  • Ian Betley said:
    Congrats on Explore! ❤📷❤ great image! regards.
  • Bernard Saubot said:
    Congrats on a well deserved Explore ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Members of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry outside one of their huts

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  • simon o'corra said:
    Can I use this image in my new book Human Images of World War One?
  • anidvest said:
    A second correection. There was one fatalitl: Eveline Shaw died in August 1918 while attached to the French Army. She is buried in Sézanne.
  • Tim Franklin said:
    Lilian A.M. Franklin, CO FANY (OBE), is second from the left. She was my Great Great Aunt. Amazing woman.
  • Pete-Williamson said:
    This bears no resemblance whatsoever to a Nissen hut or to a Quonset hut.

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