Moving the wounded by light railway near Messines, 7 June 1917
Lantern slide, World War One, Western Front (1914-1918), 1917.
During the Battle of Messines (7-14 June 1917) light railways, also known as 'trench railways', were used to bring up supplies and ammunition. They were also used to remove casualties to a position further back where they were then met by ambulances.
From a box of 81 lantern slides.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1978-11-157-4-59
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum, Out of Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1978-11-157-4-59