The "Fighting Fifth" (Northumberland Fusiliers) After the Battle of St. Eloi

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Database ID38485
InstitutionPrince Albert Historical Society
Fonds/CollectionPAHS Archives collection
File/Item ReferenceE Series, E-89-6
Scope and contentGroup of cheerful British soldiers celebrating. Part of a series by the Daily Mail [UK] - "official war photographers;" series 6, no. 46. Although the text on the back of the card indicates the British troops "took with a splendid dash the first and second line trenches," the "British forces had ... blown a series of underground mines to destroy the sector's German defences, but the effort had left massive, mud-filled craters for the attackers to occupy. When the Canadians relieved British troops on the night of 3 April, they found few actual trenches in which to take cover, and most of those were waist-deep in water. The entire front was also under observation and incessant fire from the Germans. [From Canadian War Museum online site]
Physical description/extent1 postcard; 9 x 13 cm
Date produced[ca. 1916]
Date Range(s)1910-1919
Copyright holderPublic domain
SubjectsWar
Language of cardEnglish
Postcard stylewhite border
divided back
Postcard mediaphoto-engraving
Place - imageSt. Eloi, France
Permanent Link https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/postcards/permalink/38485