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View of Boisleux-au-Mont after its capture, March 1917

Photograph, World War One, Western Front (1914-1918), 1917.

The village of Boisleux-au-Mont, just south of Arras, was occupied following the German withdrawal to the Hindenburg Line. The 20th and 43rd Casualty Clearing Stations were subsequently established there, remaining until March 1918 when they were forced to retreat during the German Spring offensive.

From an album of 76 official photographs, 1916-1917.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1999-11-70-15

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum, Out of Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study Collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1999-11-70-15