Villa Wood, Albert-Bapaume area, France. A cross marking the grave of Captain Charles Edward ...

Place Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Albert Bapaume Area
Accession Number P01835.052
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film copy negative
Date made c December 1916
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

Villa Wood, Albert-Bapaume area, France. A cross marking the grave of Captain Charles Edward Percy Henderson MC of B or D Battery, 71st Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, who was killed in action on 17 November 1916. Amid the flowers adorning the grave is a plaque which reads: "From NCOs and men." A number of other crosses in the background mark the graves of other soldiers.