Title

British soldiers on the Western Front, northern France, First World War, 1916, (c1920). Creator: Unknown.

Caption

British soldiers on the Western Front, northern France, First World War, 1916, (c1920). 'After the Capture of Lesboeufs: British troops returning, headed by their fifes and drums'. The Guards Division attacked the village of Lesboeufs on 15 September 1916, and took it from the Germans eight days later. From "The Great World War: A History", Volume VI, edited by Frank A Mumby. [The Gresham Publishing Company Ltd, London, c1920]

Date

1916

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F27_381

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

62,6Mb (3,2Mb) / 22,1in x 11,0in / 6633 x 3301 (300dpi)

Keywords

people male man men music arts France musician book guy drums drummer drummers British instrument instruments military war front location Armed Forces century musical instrument musical instruments victory band Britain soldiers drumming first world war concept battle picardy Fife Army warfare World War I WWI B W World War One 1910s 20th century British Army The Print Collector 1st World War Battle of the Somme fifer military band Somme TGN Western Front WW1 photograph Unknown fife and drum band Keystone Archives The Great World War: A History Frank Arthur Mumby Mumby Frank Arthur Gresham Publishing Company Gresham Publishing Co Ltd Frank A Mumby Frank A. Mumby Frank A. Frank A Lesboeufs photograph