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Horse drawn medical rail truck, 1916 (c)

Photograph, World War One, Western Front (1914-1918), 1916 (c).

During the First World War thousands of horses, mules and donkeys served with British forces on the Western Front. They were used to carry supplies and ammunition, transport the wounded and pull guns.

From an album of 22 official photographs.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1995-03-86-5

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum, Out of Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study Collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1995-03-86-5

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