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Off on a night raid, our troops steal into the inky darkness of No Man's Land near Messines

  • Off on a night raid, our troops steal into the inky darkness of No Man's Land near Messines
Image Id 562
Contributor The Jordan/Ference Collection
Theatre Western Front
Subject The Front Line
Location Messines,Belgium
Regiment Unknown
Service Arm Infantry
Battle Unknown
Date 1917
Combatants British
Publisher Realistic Travels
Source British
Directory Set of 600 001-100
Search Keywords Unknown

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  1. Paul BTue, 27/07/2021 16:51

    One of a series of photos taken in 1915. Girdwood was allowed a party of Leicesters (who were resting behind the lines) together with German uniforms and props such as smoke bombs and a stretcher to make a series of stereo images. These were taken on a former battlefield, and as such create a more realistic image. The actual staging and captions are representative of actions from real battles that would have been impossible to photograph. Note that although the action is completely ‘staged’ there are no actors here.