Laying a charge 1916
Laying a charge in a mine chamber during the Battle of Albert, during the opening days of the Somme campaign. The officer to the left of the picture is using a geophone, a device used to detect earth tremors, and thus ascertain the location of enemy tunnelling activity
Picture No
10269397
Media ID
47859053
Size
4629px x 3528px
(2.3MB)
Credit
Mary Evans/Robert Hunt Collection
Source
Unattributed photographer
Date
July 1916
