Panoramic view of British troops on the Somme, 1 July 1916
Photograph, World War One, Western Front (1914-1918), 1916.
Visible as dots just below the horizon, the British soldiers are attacking German trenches near Mametz during the opening day of the Somme offensive. Trench lines, clearly marked by the white chalk excavated during their construction, are visible in the foreground.
From a group of 550 photographs, compiled by Lord Henry Seymour Rawlinson while Commander in Chief in India, 1916 (c)-1919.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1952-01-33-55-8
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum, Out of Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1952-01-33-55-8