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Second Army monochrome panoramic photograph depicting Hill 63, north west of Ploegsteert,...
Catalogue reference: WO 316/36
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This record is about the Second Army monochrome panoramic photograph depicting Hill 63, north west of Ploegsteert,... dating from 1917 Aug 9 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 316/36
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1917 Aug 9
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Description (What the record is about)
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Second Army monochrome panoramic photograph depicting Hill 63, north west of Ploegsteert, taken on 9 August 1917. Consisting of 11 photographs to form the panorama but some sections have become detacthed.
Second Army Panorama Number: P. 123. Taken from O.P. U. 13C.72.44, Sheet 28.
The following locations and features are annotated onto the panorama from left to right:
- Tenbrielen Church.
- Gheluwe Church.
- Wervicq Churches.
- Comines Churches.
- Hill of Paul Bucq.
- Linselles.
- Tourcoing Roubaix.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Panoramic is badly damaged with sections detatched.
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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)
- 123
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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)
- 14cm x 232cm
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1837133/
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WO 316
War Office: War of 1914-1918: Western Front: Photographs
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