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Description: | signed in stone & red monogram stamp
image: A French poilu kneels on the left of the composition. He is dressed in full kit and has his rifle at the ready
with fixed bayonet. He kneels beside a ruined wall, behind which two British Tommies are on the look-out. The nearer of the two leans on
the top of the brickwork, his rifle in firing position; his companion, only head and shoulders visible, stands to attention. The wall is
covered in graffitti, including a French cockerel rampant, facing right, a portrait of King Albert(?) above which is an octopus and the
legend 'On les aura'. In the background stands a church and a partially damaged row of houses. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | emblems 01/3(4-15) Weapons Action Military Personnel FR.A British Army Religion Architecture looting / destruction | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Mayeur, Arthur Jules | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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