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First Army elevated monochrome panoramic photograph depicting Lens, taken on 23 June...
Catalogue reference: WO 316/28
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This record is about the First Army elevated monochrome panoramic photograph depicting Lens, taken on 23 June... dating from 1917 June 23 in the series War Office: War of 1914-1918: Western Front: Photographs. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- WO 316/28
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1917 June 23
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Description (What the record is about)
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First Army elevated monochrome panoramic photograph depicting Lens, taken on 23 June 1917. Consisting of 8 photographs connected to form the panorama attached to a grid reference map of the area.
First Army Panorama Number: P. 123.
Locations and features annotated on to the panorama, from left to right:
- Chimney of Puit 2 N9 D.
- Dump in O 22 B.
- Dump of Fosse 2 and 2 B 15 P 25 B.
- Montigny Ch. [Church].
- Cité Du Grande Condé.
- Fosse 6 and 14 O 20 B and D.
- Henin Lietard.
- Fosse 7 De L'Escarpelle P 35 C.
- Dump in O 26 D.
- Noyelles.
- Dump in O 34 A and B.
- Billy Montigny Ch. [Church].
- Fosse 6.
- Sallaumines Fosse 3 and 15.
- Dump in U 4 B and 5 A.
- Church in N 30 B and O5.
- Puits 12 De Courrieres.
- Dump of Fosse 2 De Drocourt.
- Lens Church.
- Building of Fosse 1.
- Trees N 21 Central.
- Fosse 4 De Courrieres.
- Corons of Fosse 3 and 13.
- Fosse 13.
- Tanks in N 21C 5.5.
- Cité Du Nord.
- Railway about N 13 A and C.
- Puits 4 and 5 T 6 A.
- Fosse 5 Cité St. Antoine.
- Bois Bernard.
- Railway embankment.
- Mericourt.
- Puits 4 Fosse St. Louis.
- Cité St. Antoine.
- Cité St. Theodore.
- Acheville.
- Avion.
- Fosse 4 and 4 B 15 De Lièvin.
- Trees along road T 10 B.
- Cité Du Moulin.
- Fosse 9 M18 D.
- Avion.
- Corons in N 33.
- Trees along T 16 B.
- Houses N 19 A 4.2.
- Houses N 19 A 1.5.
- Railway about M 18 D 1.5.
- Railway about M 11 D 9.13.
- Railway trucks.
- Houses M 24 B Central.
- Hill at T 15 C and D and 21 A and B.
- Reservoir Hill in N 24 D.
- Reservoir.
- House M 24 B Q 5.4.
- Cité Jeanne D'Arc.
- Hill 65 T 8 A.
- Fosse 3 De Lièvin.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- P123
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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- 18cm x 171cm
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1837125/
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Series information
WO 316
War Office: War of 1914-1918: Western Front: Photographs
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