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'Transport arriving in French Harbour', 1914

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

Le Havre, Rouen and Boulogne were the main ports used by the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) when it deployed to France in August 1914. From there it was moved via two railroads to its position on the Franco-Belgian frontier.

From a box of 73 lantern slides.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1978-11-157-24-5

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum, Out of Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1978-11-157-24-5