Battle of the Somme

An early model British Mark I "male" tank, named C-15, near Thiepval, 25 September 1916. The tank is probably in reserve for the Battle of Thiepval Ridge which began on 26 September. The tank is fitted with the wire "grenade shield" and steering tail, both features discarded in the next models.

"No Man's Land" in front of Canadian lines

Après l'attaque de la tranchée de Souville (16 août 1916)

THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME 1 JULY - 18 NOVEMBER 1916 Equipment: British Gunners firing an 18 pounder gun at St Leger aux Boise.

Zerstörte Kirche vermutlich Nordfrankreich an der Somme westlich Peronne. 19. Bay FAR 10. Bay ID Rückseite

Men of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps on a dump of 2-inch trench mortar ammunition, Acheux, Somme, France.

1 Battalion, Norfolk Regiment Lt Brown enlisted in September 1914 and was commissioned in June 1915. He was posted to the Western Front in July 1916 and killed near Guillemont during the Battle of the Somme on 4 September 1916. Lt Brown is buried at Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval. Faces of the First World War Find out more about this First World War Centenary project at www.1914.org/faces. This image is from IWM Collections. The Museum released this image on a custom licence - IWM Non-Commercial license. However where the photograph has no known author, these are public domain under the 70 rule and where they were owned by the Ministry of Information, any other government department or agency, taken by a member of the military during their service or by a photographer commissioned by the services, these are now out of copyright restriction.

Photograph of British troops carrying 2 inch mortar bombs ("Toffee Apples") by hand, Acheux, Somme, France.

2nd Indian Cavalry Division during the Battle of the Somme.

Photograph of a battery of British 60 pounder Mk I guns before Contalmaison, Battle of the Somme.

Advances made by 8 Division at Le Transloy 23 October 1916

Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Eerste Wereldoorlog Reportage / Serie : The front in France Beschrijving : A camp near the Somme Annotatie : Het front in Frankrijk. Een kampement bij de Somme Datum : {1914-1918} Locatie : Frankrijk, Somme Trefwoorden : eerste wereldoorlog, fronten, kampement, militairen Fotograaf : Central Press Ltd Auteursrechthebbende : Public Domain logo Materiaalsoort : Foto (zwart/wit) Nummer archiefinventaris : bekijk toegang 2.24.09 Bestanddeelnummer : 158-0414

A Canadian Battalion in a bayonet charge on the Somme

Aerial photo of the narrow gauge railways on the Somme, a train passing through upper left corner leaving white smoke near Flat Iron Copse Cemetery, Mametz, dated 23 November 1916

The Virgin

Une des pages du fascicule "1916-Documents de la section photographique de l'armée française"

Une des pages du fascicule "1916-Documents de la section photographique de l'armée française"

Une des pages du fascicule "1916-Documents de la section photographique de l'armée française"