Wounded being moved by light railway near Feuchy, 29 April 1917
Lantern slide, World War One, Western Front (1914-1918), 1917.
Wounded from the Battle of Arras (9 April-16 May 1917) are moved to the rear. Although the Allies captured several of their objectives, including Vimy Ridge, during this operation they suffered some of the highest casualty rates sustained by an attacking force during the entire war.
From a box of 80 lantern slides.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1978-11-157-4-32
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum, Out of Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1978-11-157-4-32
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