Fields of Battle - Arques-la-Bataille
Chinese graves in the British cemetery. 135, 000 Chinese workers served in France between 1916 and 1922 undertaking a wide range of activities including railway building, tank repairs, general labouring and battlefield clearance. Of these 94, 400 worked for the British as part of Chinese Labour Corps (CLC) and about 3, 000 died from injury and Spanish flu
Picture No
13923547
Media ID
47853470
Size
1900px x 1264px
(1.1MB)
Credit
westernfrontphotography.com / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Mike St Maur Sheil
Date
2013
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