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| Picture No | 10219648 |
| Date | 1916 |
| Description | South African soldiers capturing Delville Wood |
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An illustration of South African soldiers, assisted by some Highlanders seen in the foreground, marching through Delville Wood, France. The area was captured only after fierce fighting which led, the Illustrated London News noted, to its renaming by the troops as 'Devil's Wood.'
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| Source | Illustration in A. Forestier in 'The Illustrated London News', 5 August 1916 pages 162-163 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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