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Title
In a firing bay at Passachendale we repulse repeated Bosche counter-attacks of great fury
Object Name
Stereoscope Photograph
Maker
Realistic Travels Publishers (Primary maker)
Date Made
c.1914-1918
Place Made
England: London
London
Description
Stereoscope Photograph showing a view of British soldiers firing over ridge. '‘In a firing bay at Passchendaele we repulse repeated Bosche counter-attacks of great fury.' There may well have been up to 400,000 British casualties (dead, wounded, captured or missing) in this notorious campaign, known also as the 3rd Battle of Ypres. Between July and September, notoriously wet conditions often made the battlefield into a quagmire.
Materials
paper
Place Collected

Catalogue Number
BELUM.W2012.44
Copyright
National Museums NI

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