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Loopgraaf met gesneuvelde militairen

from Nationaal Archief

  • batvoca said:
    Translation:

    Trench with killed soldiers
  • James Christensen said:
    The dead men are British. This photograph was probably taken very soon after the action that killed them; the Lewis light machine gun at top centre would certainly have been salvaged by German troops as soon as possible. It's a pity that there is not more detailed information accompanying this picture.
  • 70_musclecar_RT+6 said:
    James Christensen Location could possibly be Belgium at a guess. I'm a Kiwi [New Zealander] and my grandfather served in WW1. NZEF Auckland 3rd Battalion Rifle Brigade D Company. Spent 3 years 157 days overseas. Fought in theatres in Egypt 2x [1915 & 1916] before embarking to France [western europe] where he was finally wounded in 1916. Contracted every illness going around including piles, phlebitis, haemorrhoids, septic throat, influenza. Attended a Lewis gun course on 14/9/17 at Hayling Island. Gain 1st Class Bombing Instructor's Certificate from the Southern Command Bombing School on 22 June 1918 [Lyndhurst Station]. He spent a lot of time convalescing in NZ Military Hospitals Sling, Brockenhurst, Tidworth, and Codford. He was discovered a.w.o.l. and consequently docked several days pay on several occasions. He didn't like the farcical parades soldiers were required to part of. And I don't believe he held high commanding superiors in great respect either after the tragic loss of a record number of Kiwi ANZAC soldiers [843] at Passchendaele on 12 October 1917. Thankfully he survived WW1. Returned home and represented our province in rugby. Returned to building and joinery before moving to bus/coach building. Was a hero to me.

Leven in een loopgraaf

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  • Raymond Pashoukos said:
    Thank you for posting these photos. I remember studying about WW1 in high school but this tells the tale.
  • Albert Koevoet said:
    "40 Years Since The End of World War I"? I really thougt it was 90 years ago!
  • Yvette Hoitink said:
    The Dutch version says "De foto is verspreid in november 1958, 40 jaar na de wapenstilstand", "This photo was spread in November 1958, 40 years after the armistice". I guess that explains the 40 years ago in the description.
  • George Redgrave said:
    This well known photo depicts British soldiers in a captured German trench. One can tell that because the fire-step and parados are on the left while the sentry is posted on the back of the trench on the right.
  • SandyEm said:
    The world still NEEDS to see captures like this...it should always remain fresh in the mind...

Big German ammunition left in a trench at St. Pierre Divion

from Nationaal Archief

  • batvoca said:
    Vertaling Grote Duise granaten achtergelaten in een loopgraaf te St. Pierre Divon