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Image Not Available for The Battle of the Ridges. Men of the Coldstream Guards and a newly captured German 5.9. gun. This was taken in the combined attack in which our French Allies helped on the left
The Battle of the Ridges. Men of the Coldstream Guards and a newly captured German 5.9. gun. This was taken in the combined attack in which our French Allies helped on the left
Image Not Available for The Battle of the Ridges. Men of the Coldstream Guards and a newly captured German 5.9. gun. This was taken in the combined attack in which our French Allies helped on the left

The Battle of the Ridges. Men of the Coldstream Guards and a newly captured German 5.9. gun. This was taken in the combined attack in which our French Allies helped on the left

Creator John Warwick Brooke (British,1886 - 1929)
CreatorPress Agency, The Sport and General Press Agency
DateOctober 9, 1917
Mediumgelatin silver print
Dimensions21 × 15 cm (8 1/4 × 5 7/8 in.)
Credit LineAnonymous Gift, 2008
Category
Object number2008/7840
Place CreatedBelgium
LocationNot currently on display

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Image Not Available for The Battle of the Ridges. Men of the Coldstream Guards round a German 5.9 gun which they captured in the attack on the outskirts of Houlthulst Wood
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John Warwick Brooke
October 9, 1917
Photograph
Image Not Available for The Battle of the Ridges. Massive concrete dug-out for German battery, now in our hands thanks to the indefatigable efforts of the Guards. In the foreground is seen the captured German gun
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John Warwick Brooke
October 9, 1917
Photograph
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John Warwick Brooke
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John Warwick Brooke
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John Warwick Brooke
1917
Photograph
Image Not Available for A new 5.9 gun captured by us - gun was finished on 13th Feb., 1917
A new 5.9 gun captured by us - gun was finished on 13th Feb., 1917
John Warwick Brooke
1917
Photograph
Image Not Available for A new 5.9 gun captured by us. Gun finished Feb. 13, 1917
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John Warwick Brooke
1916-1917
Photograph
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John Warwick Brooke
1917
Photograph
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John Warwick Brooke
1916
Photograph
Image Not Available for Offensive on the Cambrai front - a big German gun (8") captured by Highlanders during our Cambrai offensive
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John Warwick Brooke
1917
Photograph
Image Not Available for A scene in newly-captured ground. Ammunition wagons going up whilst gunners are getting a big gun into a new advance position for bombarding the Boche
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John Warwick Brooke
1917
Photograph
Image Not Available for A German 5.9. gun and limber near Bullecourt
A German 5.9. gun and limber near Bullecourt
John Warwick Brooke
1917
Photograph
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