Title

'Brothers in Arms: A "Poilu" Greets British Soldiers', 1916. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

'Brothers in Arms: A "Poilu" Greets British Soldiers', 1916. The Poilu were infantry soldiers in the French army during the First World War. From "The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume VI. The Spring and Summer Campaign of 1916", edited by J. A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Limited, London, 1916]

Date

1916

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F29_174

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

62,8Mb (3,2Mb) / 19,0in x 12,9in / 5686 x 3863 (300dpi)

Keywords

travel transport transportation exterior outdoors people male group job man men railways country French France guy friendship occupation British railway station military war luggage bicycle bicycles bike bikes location railway station century train station arrival handshake Britain profession greeting shaking hands soldier first world war porter wartime concept arriving B&W album road Transport Regiment Day World War I WWI infantry black & white black and white Salutation World War One 1910s 20th century allies The Print Collector 1st World War French soldier morale WW1 outside poilu portrait Unknown JA Hammerton J A Hammerton Hammerton Ja Allied forces Sir John Alexander Hammerton Sir John Hammerton John Hammerton Sir John Alexander J A Amalgamated Press Ltd Amalgamated Press Limited Amalgamated Press The Amalgamated Press The War Illustrated Spring and Summer Campaign of 1916 portrait