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First Army monochrome panoramic photograph depicting Hill 145, taken on 26 June 1917....

Catalogue reference: WO 316/29

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This record is about the First Army monochrome panoramic photograph depicting Hill 145, taken on 26 June 1917.... dating from 1917 June 26 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
WO 316/29
Date
1917 June 26
Description

First Army monochrome panoramic photograph depicting Hill 145, taken on 26 June 1917. Consisting of 24 plates to form the panoramic, plus 1 additional plate giving grid reference map of area depicted in the panorama (with instructions on reverse).

First Army Panoram Number: P. 124.

Locations and features annotated onto the panorama, from left to right:

  • Berclau.
  • Fosse 14.
  • Puits No. 3 De Meurchin.
  • Wavrin Church.
  • Saints Church.
  • Metallurgique.
  • Bauvin Church.
  • Haubourdin Church.
  • Chimneys in Lille.
  • Meurchin.
  • Vendin-Le-Vieil.
  • Electric Station.
  • Provin Church.
  • Puits 2 and 2 Bis. Cite Du Grande Condé.
  • Pont-æ-Vendin and Annay.
  • Lens Church.
  • Fosse 6.
  • Puits No. 2. N 10 B.
  • Crassier N 31 C.
  • Brewery N 31.
  • Central Crassier I 5 B.
  • Tower H 36 B.
  • Fosse 5 Cité St. Antoine.
  • Houses on cross roads I 5d 3.6.
  • Chemy.
  • Loison Station.
  • Distillery and Factory at Seclin.
  • Tanks N 21 C 5.5.
  • Fosse 2.
  • Railway.
  • La Coulotte.
  • Fosse 4.
  • Chimney in N 21 d 9.0.
  • Carvin Ch [Church].
  • Fosse 21 and 22.
  • Camphin-en-Carembault Church.
  • Cité Du Nord.
  • Phalempin Church.
  • Avion Church.
  • Station Sheds in N 27 d.
  • Distillery Le Pont De Courrieres.
  • Puits 13.
  • Bois D'Epinoy.
  • Noyelles.
  • Puits 12 De Courrieres.
  • Harnes Church.
  • Tile Works Chimney J 6 A.
  • Fosse 4 and 4 Bis. De Lie Vin.
  • Bois De Phalempin.
  • Fosse 5.
  • Bois D'Epinoy.
  • Fosse 9 Chimney.
  • Courrieres.
  • Wood J 12 C.
  • Libercourt P.T. Wahagnies.
  • Wahagnies Church.
  • Sand Pit Chimney J 18 d.
  • Bois Des Hautois.
  • Wood in O 15 A and B.
  • Fosse 7 and 19 Halt.
  • Fosse 4 De Courrieres.
  • Bois D'Epinoy.
  • Fosse 1 J 34 B.
  • Fosse 6 and 14 O 20.
  • Sallaumines Church.
  • Bois De Harponlieu.
  • Le Bosquet.
  • Le Bosquet.
  • Chimneys of Fosse 6 J 36 A.
  • Fosse 3 and 15 Sallaumines.
  • High ground in K 17.
  • Bridge N 35 C 8.8.
  • Railway Embankment.
  • Montigny Church.
  • Mons-En-Pevele.
  • Fosse 2.
  • Cité Boisgelin.
  • House N 35 C 2.1.
  • Bois De L'Offlarde.
  • Fosse 7 and 7 Bis.
  • Ostricourt.
  • Bridge T 5 a 1.8.
  • Mericourt.
  • Fosse 2.
  • Billy Montigny Church.
  • Railway.
  • Fosse 10 De Courrieres.
  • Fosse 6.
  • Henin Lietard.
  • Mericourt.
  • Slag Heap. Fosse 2 and 2 Bis P 25 B.
  • Fosse 6 Bis.
  • Slag Heap of Fosse 2 Drocourt.
  • Fosse 2 De Drocourt.
  • Novelle-Godault.
  • Raimbeaucourt.
  • Mericourt.
  • Trees in T 10 B.
  • Fosse 3 De Drocourt.
  • L'Allovette.
  • Cité De Godault Fosse 4 and 4 Bis.
  • Fosse 1 De Drocourt.
  • Auby Church.
  • Fosse 7 De L'Escarpelle.
  • Rouvroy.
  • Trees T 16 e.
  • Flers.
  • Drocourt.
  • Beaumont.
  • Acheville.
  • Bois De Rivaux.
  • Bois Bernard.
  • Mont Forêt Quarries.
  • Bois Vilain.
  • Wood in U 23 d.
  • Douai Cathedral.
  • Mont Forêt Quarries.
  • L'Hôtel De Ville.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
P124
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Dimensions
15cm x 372cm
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Subjects
Topics
Manufacturing
Railways
Army
Religions
Maps and plans
Weapons
Forestry
Armed Forces (General Administration)
Mining and quarrying
Operations, battles and campaigns
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1837126/

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WO 316

War Office: War of 1914-1918: Western Front: Photographs

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