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Second Army monochrome panoramic photograph depicting Passchendaele Ridge, taken...
Catalogue reference: WO 316/34
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This record is about the Second Army monochrome panoramic photograph depicting Passchendaele Ridge, taken... dating from 1915 Apr 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 316/34
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1915 Apr
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Description (What the record is about)
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Second Army monochrome panoramic photograph depicting Passchendaele Ridge, taken in April 1915.
This panoramic photograph is attached to a grid reference trench map which depicts the area covered in the panorama. The map section measures 39cm x 97cm.
The following locations and features have been annotated onto the panorama, from left to right:
- Enemy trench at D. 10. a. 29.
- Cross-roads at D. 10. b. 38.
- Farm at 10. b. 56.
- Enemy trench.
- British trenches.
- Passchendaele.
- Church.
- House in D. 10. d. 99. Enemy trenches in front of this location.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a painting of this panorama, see WO 153/1275
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 17cm x 168cm.
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1837131/
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WO 316
War Office: War of 1914-1918: Western Front: Photographs
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