WE are able to publish below, in the form of an exceptionally graphic letter from the front, contributed by an officer who was in the service of the London "times" before the outbreak of war, the first account of the part played by the 13th (Kensington) Battalon of the London Regiment in the British ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 2,341 wordsThe above reproduction of an actual photograph shows how, high explosive shells having torn away the wire entanglements, a scott Regiment has been enabled to reach the breastwork of a German trench, which was afterwards captured. The men are taking cover, while the officer is seen bending down holding a revolver in the foreground is a wounded German. The smoke of bursting shells can also be seen. This photograph was taken by a soldier who propped himself up on his elbow. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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The Globe and Sunday Times War Pictorial (Sydney, NSW : 1914 - 1917), Sat 21 Aug 1915, Page 1
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