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The Somme battlefield, 1 July 1916

Postcard photograph, World War One, Western Front (1914-1918), 1916.

Horse-drawn transport moves along a sunken road on the Somme. 1 July 1916 was the bloodiest day in the British Army's history. Around 57,000 casualties were sustained by the 14 British divisions that attacked.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1988-07-20-7

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1988-07-20-7