The Battle of Albert, 7 July 1916
Photograph, World War One, Western Front (1914-1918), 1916.
Soldiers from 13th Battalion, The Royal Fusiliers, rest after their attack on La Boisselle on the Somme. Several display German helmets and bayonets captured as trophies. Originally an objective for 1 July, fierce German resistance meant that the ruined village was not captured until 5 July. This was after several attacks that all resulted in heavy losses.
From a collection of 98 official war photographs.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 2001-01-279-62
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum, Out of Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=2001-01-279-62