Picture No | 10220138 |
Date | 1916 |
Description | British 'Runner' crossing 'No Mans Land'; First World War, 1 |
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British 'runner' carrying messages across 'No Man's Land' under enemy shell-fire, France, 1916. Under the 'etiquette' employed by British 'runners' they were allowed to run when being shot at with rifles, but could only walk when shell-fire was landing nearby.
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Source | Illustration by A. Forestier 'The Illustrated London News', 11 November 1916, page 567 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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