| Accession Number | P09534.015 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Harvey, William Wyatt |
| Place made | Belgium: Flanders, West-Vlaanderen, Messines |
| Date made | January 1919 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
"St Yves CT [communication trench] at the Post Office looking towards the Front Line (FL) ie ...
Description
"St Yves CT [communication trench] at the Post Office looking towards the Front Line (FL) ie east." 'This is typical of trenches in this area. Note 6' A frames, duck board walk ways and corrugated iron revetment on sides. See remains of wire netting on duck boards to give better grip in muddy weather. This was once the centre of the St Yves village mentioned in Ian Hamilton's book The First Hundred Thousand.' (One of a collection of photographs belonging to Lieutenant (Lt) Robert Trevor Williams and taken by Lt William Wyatt Harvey during a battlefield tour of France and Belgium, January 1919, by officers of the 3rd Pioneer Battalion. The original caption quoted in double inverted commas is by Lt Harvey. The original caption quoted in single inverted commas is by Lt Williams.)