Image:Royal Irish Rifles ration party Somme July 1916.jpg

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Summary

Description
Español: Fusileros irlandeses de la 25ª Brigada, 8ª División, durante el primer día de la batalla.
English: A ration party of the Royal Irish Rifles in a communication trench during the Battle of the Somme. The date is believed to be 1 July 1916, the first day on the Somme, and the unit is possibly the 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles (25th Brigade, 8th Division).
Source

Photo by a member of the Royal Engineers No 1 Printing Company. Imperial War Museum catalogue number Q 1

Date

July 1916

Author

British Government photographer Royal Engineers No 1 Printing Company.

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06:39, 14 January 2006 950×672 (169 KB) Gsl (original scan)
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