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Hauling a 60-pounder on the Somme, October 1916

Lantern slide, World War One, Western Front (1914-1918), 1916.

Members of the Royal Garrison Artillery use a 12-horse team to move a 60-pounder gun to a new position at Bazentin-le-Petit during the Battle of Transloy Ridges (1 October-11 November 1916). The latter was one of the final offensives mounted by the British Fourth Army during the Battle of the Somme.

From a box of 50 lantern slides.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1978-11-157-29-25

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum, Out of Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1978-11-157-29-25