The "Fighting Fifth" (Northumberland Fusiliers) After the Battle of St. Eloi
Database ID | 38485 | |
Institution | Prince Albert Historical Society | |
Fonds/Collection | PAHS Archives collection | |
File/Item Reference | E Series, E-89-6 | |
Scope and content | Group 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/extent | 1 postcard; 9 x 13 cm | |
Date produced | [ca. 1916] | |
Date Range(s) | 1910-1919 | |
Copyright holder | Public domain | |
Subjects | War | |
Language of card | English | |
Postcard style | white border divided back | |
Postcard media | photo-engraving | |
Place - image | St. Eloi, France | |
Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/postcards/permalink/38485 |