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Description: | image: In the centre of the composition, two British soldiers, walking towards the right of the viewer, carry their
wounded officer, his head slumped forward, his right arm dangling. This group passes, on the right of the composition, a line of four
Tommies standing to attention and presenting arms. One of this line is shown picked off by German fire, his head thrown back and arms
outstretched, he drops his rifle. To the left in the background, five Tommies kneel and lie in the grass, returning the enemy fire, while
in the foreground, a wounded soldier, sans cap, his head and torso turned away from the viewer attempts a feeble salute. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | patrol Weapons Action Military Personnel German invasion of Belgium and France British Army British Expeditionary Force Uniforms | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Fabiano, Fabien | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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