'The sniper finds his mark! Stretcher-bearers remove a wounded officer hit by an unlucky bullet', 1915 (c)
Photograph, World War One, Western Front, 1915 (c).
Although most casualties on the Western Front were caused by artillery and machine-gun fire, snipers took a constant toll on front line units. Showing oneself above a front-line trench or moving carelessly through exposed communication trenches was to invite the attention of enemy snipers who were always on the look out for targets.
From a collection of 101 stereoscopic photographs entitled 'The Great War'.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1972-08-67-1-5
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum, Out of Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1972-08-67-1-5