Study of First World War soldiers, a preliminary sketch for the oil painting, 'The Second Battle of Ypres (Frezenberg)', by William Barns Wollen, 1917 (c)

Charcoal and wash sketch from a sketchbook by William Barns Wollen, 1917 (c).

Canadian soldiers of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry defending the Frezenberg Ridge at the 2nd Battle of Ypres in 1915. The two figures depict a Vickers machine gunner and an officer shouting. Both figures are included in Wollen's finished oil painting of the battle.