File:Stretcher bearers Passchendaele August 1917.jpg
Summary
IWM caption : <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Pilckem_Ridge" class="extiw" title="en:Battle of Pilckem Ridge">Battle of Pilckem Ridge</a> 31 July - 2 August : stretcher bearers struggle in mud up to their knees to carry a wounded man to safety near Boesinghe on 1 August. The look of agonised desperation on the men's faces has made this image a favourite choice to indicate the appalling conditions on the Western Front. FURTHER INFORMATION: Man third from left possibly identified as Jimmy Coates, who served with the 36 Ulster Division attached to the Field Ambulance Corps - information provided by his son in 2005.
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| current | 02:40, 6 January 2017 | | 600 × 491 (186 KB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | <p>IWM caption : <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Pilckem_Ridge" class="extiw" title="en:Battle of Pilckem Ridge">Battle of Pilckem Ridge</a> 31 July - 2 August : stretcher bearers struggle in mud up to their knees to carry a wounded man to safety near Boesinghe on 1 August. The look of agonised desperation on the men's faces has made this image a favourite choice to indicate the appalling conditions on the Western Front. FURTHER INFORMATION: Man third from left possibly identified as Jimmy Coates, who served with the 36 Ulster Division attached to the Field Ambulance Corps - information provided by his son in 2005. </p> |
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