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Fourth Army monochrome panoramic photograph depicting Bazentin-le-Petit at The Somme,...

Catalogue reference: WO 316/39

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This record is about the Fourth Army monochrome panoramic photograph depicting Bazentin-le-Petit at The Somme,... dating from 1916 Oct 19 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 316/39
Date
1916 Oct 19
Description

Fourth Army monochrome panoramic photograph depicting Bazentin-le-Petit at The Somme, taken on 19 October 1916.

Fourth Army panorama number: 69. Panorama taken from position at 57. C. 52. C. 0722.

The following locations and features have been annotated onto the panorama, from left to right:

  • Courelette Chimney.
  • Bucquoy.
  • Ablainzeville.
  • Logeast Wood.
  • Pys Church.
  • Forest Lodge.
  • Courcelles Church.
  • Brick factory G. 9. b.
  • Martinpuich.
  • Achiet-le-Grand.
  • Bihucourt Chateau.
  • Loupart Wood.
  • Sapignies.
  • Le Sars.
  • Grévillers
  • Warlencourt.
  • Church.
  • Plantation G. 36. b.
  • Butte de Warlencourt.
  • Road Junction H. 31. C. 75.05.
  • Bapaume Road H. 13. d.
  • Battery Copse.
  • Bapaume - Arras Road.
  • Trees along Martinpuich - Eaucourt Road.
  • Le Barque.
  • Bapaume Sucrerie Chimney.
  • Clump of trees N. 1. b. 8.6.
  • Bapaume Belfry and Church.
  • Position of Eaucourt l'Abbaye.
  • Ligny Church.
  • Chimney in brickfield H. 28. C.
  • Thilloy.
  • Houses.
  • Trees at N. 8. d. 9.9.
  • Tank.
  • Bancourt Church.
  • Pumping Station N. 11. a. 5.7.
  • Lebucquiére.
  • Beaulencourt.
  • Haplincourt Spire.
  • Villers-au-Flos.
  • Gueudecourt.
  • Barastre Church.
  • Le Transloy.
  • High Wood.
  • Lesboeufs.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
69
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Dimensions
16cm x 335cm
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Subjects
Topics
Manufacturing
Army
Weapons
Forestry
Armed Forces (General Administration)
Operations, battles and campaigns
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1837136/

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WO 316

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

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