Collection related to the service of 704 Ernest Charles Barnes

Accession Number C00434
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Maker Barnes, Ernest Charles
Place made France: Picardie, Somme
Date made July 1917
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

The 102nd Howitzer Battery drivers enjoying an evening meal at Becourt. Some men are seated on the ground, while others are sitting on crates around tables. Large quantities of stores are lying on the ground on the right. (From the collection of 704 Driver Ernest Charles Barnes who served with the 1st Field Artillery Brigade, 21st Howitzer Brigade and 2nd Field Artillery Brigade.)