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| Accession Number | ART16816 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | framed: 57.6 x 67.2 cm; unframed: 51 x 61 cm |
| Object type | Painting |
| Physical description | oil on canvas |
| Maker |
Crozier, Frank |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London |
| Date made | c. 1917 – 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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The Butte de Warlencourt
Description
A line of soldiers, vehicles and horses marching near the Butte-de-Warlencourt. This ancient mound near the village of Warlencourt, France, lay directly in the German front-line opposite the British at Le Sars during the severe winter of 1916-17. It accommodated a German garrison in deep dug-outs on the far side. A portion of this sector was twice attacked by British and Australian infantry in November 1916. Both attacks eventually failed. During the first two months of 1917 the Butte overlooked the Australian front-line and was daily subjected to artillery bombardments, but without apparent effect. It was occupied in March when the Germans began a general retirement from the Somme.