Battle of The Somme

Bombardier · Oct 25, 2016

This is a very well known and publicised image, depicting a soldier saving his Pal at the Battle of Verdun, Somme WWI.

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Firefox · Apr 10, 2017

I have a book called the First day of the Somme

The photo is shown between page 206 & 207 and has this written above

A badly wounded man is rushed to the rear but he died thirty minutes after this photo was taken

BravoZulu · Jun 15, 2018

A still from the 1915 propaganda film The Battle of the Somme, showing a British soldier rescuing a mortally wounded comrade under fire. Although the documentary included staged scenes, this frame was taken from a real combat scene.

Jake84 · Dec 28, 2021

Bombardier said:
This is a very well known and publicised image, depicting a soldier saving his Pal at the Battle of Verdun, Somme WWI.

Title edited

Battle of the Somme, boss. I edited it because Verdun and the Somme aren’t close even to European standards.

Bombardier · Dec 29, 2021

I stand corrected mate

Battle of The Somme

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