From today's Independant A treasure trove of First World War photographs was discovered recently in France. Published here for the first time, they show British soldiers on their way to the Somme. But who took them? And who were these Tommies marching off to die? http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...new-light-on-the-first-world-war-1688443.html and you can browse all 286 of them here http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...rst-world-war-1688443.html?action=Popup&ino=1
Oh Glen ! ..... you're right .... a treasure trove !! I just spent over an hour looking through them ...... terrific stuff .... I'd love to find out more !! lots of Royal Artillery there .... you can see the strain in some of the faces too can't you ? God Bless them ... I wonder how many came home ? Annie
Wonder if we could find out where the photos were taken .... maybe a thread on RC "where is this place" ?? you never know somebody might recognise it .... even put a thread here .... though we don't have so many people to look at them ! Looks to me like it was a farm or somewhere .... probably where they went to billet after the trenches .... so it could be anywhere really !! .... it would be cool if it was Fromelles .... no Aussies though !!!!! I'm sure they would have wanted their photos taken too !! Still a wonderful find of photos .... it would be lovely to identify them !
