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The windmill to the left most likely is the 'Overveerpolder', near the 'Warmonderhek' in Warmond. Not far away from the 'Schuttersveld', military parade ground in Leiden. This particular windmill ceased to exist around 1930. Almost the same picture, in a lesser quality, can be found in the archives of the Dutch Windmill Database Organisation ( www.molendatabase.nl ). See at their website in the section of 'Database van verdwenen molens in Nederland' under 'DB nr' # 3536 to convince yourself. (this information has been made available by the help of mr L. Middelkoop of the Dutch Windmill Database)

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Holland before the year 1920 / Nederland van vóór 1920, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

Blimey! They're so young! I can't help but wonder how many (or rather few) of these young men returned to Britain alive.

Oh, that is the saddest picture I think I've ever seen. How many of those young men died?

stunning biziare photo

A vivid reminder that England sent it's upper crust to fight this war. How different things are now (especially in the US where the armed forces are comprised primarily of poorly educated kids from poor families).

Are these not the infamous 'The Eton Rifles' and is it not more likely that these were the ones who sent the 'oiks' over the top?

They look to be from the London Scottish, 14th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (London Scottish) of the Territorial Army, so this might have been taken at a pre-Great War Summer camp.

strong bunch of men to thro the chapp so high ,wounderfull captuer/capture

fantastic!

WOW- did he fall from an aeroplane!!!! john..

Fabulous!

Ik zie geen sneeuw waar ze staan... dus echt in de sneeuw staan ze niet.

wow!

American Marines practise for invasion of Iwo Jima.

@patrick.judge42: Looks like it... but these are Swiss!

Of course I knew they were Swiss.....it was just a jokey comment on the iconic Iwo Jima photo of Feb. 1945.