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Image: The Battle of the Somme, July-november 1916 Q4200

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Description: The Battle of the Somme, July-november 1916 Battle of Guillemont. Men of the 16th Irish Division (probably of the 47th Brigade) in a lorry going back for a rest after taking Guillemont, 3 September 1916. They are passing by the "Minden Post" on the Fricourt-Maricourt road, west-south-west of Carnoy. Note some soldiers wearing captured German pickelhaubes and feldmutzes. Two soldiers clearly display badges of the Royal Irish Regiment.
Title: The Battle of the Somme, July-november 1916 Q4200
Credit: http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//230/media-230492/large.jpg This photograph Q 4200 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
Author: John Warwick Brooke
Permission: This image was created and released by the Imperial War Museum on the IWM Non Commercial Licence. Photographs taken, or artworks created, by a member of the forces during their active service duties are covered by Crown Copyright provisions. Faithful reproductions may be reused under that licence, which is considered expired 50 years after their creation.
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