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Description: | Battle of the Lys: A British sentry beside a foot bridge over the Lys Canal at Saint-Floris. Tins of petrol are on hand for burning the bridge should it be reported that the Germans are advancing nearby, 18 May 1918. (The Germans did not reach St Floris).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | Retreat Western Front 1914-1918 British Army 1914-1918 British Army German Offensives 1918 Spring Offensive Western Front First World War | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Brooke, John Warwick (Lieutenant) | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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