Fields of Battle - Messines
Spanbroekmolen British Cemetery, Wijtschate The trees on the horizon mark the Spanbroekmolen crater created by one of the 19 mines blown by the British on 7 June 1917 at the start of the battle of Messines Ridge. The cemetery contains 52 graves, mostly men of the Royal Irish Rifles
Picture No
13923364
Media ID
47827608
Size
1900px x 1267px
(746KB)
Credit
westernfrontphotography.com / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Mike St Maur Sheil
Date
2007
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Battlefields Blown Contains Crater Messines Mines Mostly Ridge Wijtschate
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