The church at Pozieres, before the First World War. Under the concentrated German artillery ...

Accession Number C03110
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Maker Lelong, G
Place made France: Picardie, Somme, Albert Bapaume Area, Pozieres Area, Pozieres
Date made c 1913
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 church at Pozieres, before the First World War. Under the concentrated German artillery bombardments of July and August 1916, the town completely disappeared and Pozieres became merely a name. (Copied from a French postcard.)

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