NLS_Haig_-_Troops_moving_up_at_eventide_-_men_of_a_Yorkshire_regiment_on_the_march_(cropped).jpg

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Description

English: Five soldiers silhouetted against the sky. Rays of sun burst through dark clouds to create a dramatic and atmospheric shot. They are all wearing steel helmets, and three of them are clearly carrying rifles and backpacks.

Original reads: 'BATTLE OF BROODSEYNDE [sic] RIDGE. - TROOPS MOVING UP AT EVENTIDE. MEN OF A YORKSHIRE REGIMENT ON THE MARCH.'

The Imperial War Museum caption (Q 2978) gives "A silhouetted file of men of the 8th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment going up to the line near Frezenberg.")

Date

1917

Source

This image is available from the National Library of Scotland under the sequence number or Shelfmark ID C.2494 . You can see this image in its original context, along with the rest of the Library's digital collections, in the NLS Digital Gallery

Author



Alternative names	E. "Baby" Brooks
Description	British photographer
Date of birth/death	23 February 1878	1958
Location of birth/death	Faringdon	Hendon
Authority file	: Q5392825 VIAF : 310508752 GND : 1055006095

Permission
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It is a photograph taken prior to 1 June 1957; or
It was published prior to 1974; or
It is an artistic work other than a photograph or engraving (e.g. a painting) which was created prior to 1974.

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