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| Keywords: nls:dodid=74547088 nls:derivative=74301146 nls:dodprojectid=74462370 nls:shelfmark= nlsshelfmark nls:voyagerid= nlsvoyagerid photographic prints photographicprints bags (containers) bagscontainers black-and-white prints (photographs) blackandwhiteprintsphotographs military training camps militarytrainingcamps propaganda sand slopes soldiers war photography warphotography photojournalism marching world war, 1914-1918 campaigns western front worldwar19141918campaignswesternfront organization:library=nationallibraryofscotland owner:name=nationallibraryofscotland nls:source=solrxml ww1 wwi world war one worldwarone great war greatwar 1914-1918 19141918 great war the great war thegreatwar first world war firstworldwar world war i worldwari blackandwhite monochrome photo border outdoor black and white Troops marching in formation down the curve of a short slope to meet their colleagues at the bottom. These troops are lined up in neat rows in the flat basin at the bottom of the hill. In front of the rows a wall has been built out of sandbags which splits the basin in half. There are also a few logs lying around. The soldiers seem to be wearing light-coloured uniforms and tin helmets. John Warwick Brooke is believed to have taken this photograph. Germany declared war on 9 March 1916 and Austro-Hungary followed on 15 Mar 1916 after Portugal refused to return German ships which they had seized. [Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT. Portuguese at the Instructional School.'] digital.nls.uk/74547088 Troops marching in formation down the curve of a short slope to meet their colleagues at the bottom. These troops are lined up in neat rows in the flat basin at the bottom of the hill. In front of the rows a wall has been built out of sandbags which splits the basin in half. There are also a few logs lying around. The soldiers seem to be wearing light-coloured uniforms and tin helmets. John Warwick Brooke is believed to have taken this photograph. Germany declared war on 9 March 1916 and Austro-Hungary followed on 15 Mar 1916 after Portugal refused to return German ships which they had seized. [Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT. Portuguese at the Instructional School.'] digital.nls.uk/74547088 | ||||
