| Description | 72 pages of photographs of cemeteries, memorials, buildings, landscapes and social events, mainly in France and Belgium. Subjects include Vlamertinghe, Vermelles, Heninel, Zonnebeke, Fromelles, Longuenesse, Vendelles, Ypres, Forceville, Peronne, Butte de Warlencourt, Polygon Wood, Ervillers, a Tennis Tournament, IWGC HQ St. Omer, Bapaume, Anneux, Estaire, Armentieres, Le Treport, Valley of the Ancre, St. Symphorien, Mons, Contay, Vlamertinghe, Denain German MC, Dadizeele German Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Tyne Cot, St. Quentin Cathedral, Berry-au-Bac, Chambrecy Italian Cemetery, Buzancy, Oulchy le Chateau, Montdidier, Courmas, Soissons, Rhiems, Bois de Noulette, Beehive BC, Lacouture, Oostaverne Wood BC, Ramparts BC, Morval BC, Lichfield Crater, Tanks near Hooge, Quarry Cemetery, Montauban, Le Catelet, Gouzeaucourt, Ronssoy, Beaumont Hamel, Etaples, Belenglise, , Coxyde, Vendresse BC, Andreselles, St. Quentin (St. Martins) Cemetery, Terlincthun BC and Corbie. |
| Content Note | List of photographs
1)‘Vlamentinghe Church & New Military Cemetery June 1920’ – Wooden crosses in cemetery with Vlamentinghe Church and other buildings visible in background.
2)‘Potizje [Potijze] Chateau Grounds Cemetery June 1920’ – Wooden crosses at waterside and adjacent to building ruins.
3)‘Vermelles Church West End’ – ruins of the west end of the church, with arch and wall partially concealed by foliage.
4)‘A church?’ – Ruins or rubble presumed to be the remains of a church, with a wooden structure visible to the right (background).
5)‘Heninel Sept 1920’ – Statue of an unknown human figure in upper right-hand corner, taken from a nearby road or path.
6)‘Bergues’ – A view of a street in the French town of Bergues, buildings on either side of the road and a horse-drawn carriage visible in the distance.
7)‘Avenue near Haverskergue’ – Paved avenue in Haverskergue, France, lined with trees and buildings. One person walking down it, faced away from the camera.
8)‘Road past Dochy Farm Zonnebeke in process of reconstruction, Sept 1920’ – Dirt road lined with tree stumps.
9)‘Fromelles Aug 1920’ – Body of water by a road, with building ruins on a raised bank behind them.
10)‘Near Fromelles Aug 1920’ – A river or canal lined by foliage and leafless trees.
11)‘German Pillbox, Fromelles Aug 1920’ – The top of a German pillbox, partially overgrown.
12)‘Fromelles Aug 1920’ – Trees with bark stripped from them, irregularly shaped branches, and ground foliage.
13)‘Souvenir Cemetery Longuenesse Oct 1920’ – A view of the cemetery with wooden crosses.
14)‘Souvenir Cemetery Longuenesse Oct 1920’ – Original wooden cross and visible lettering. 2nd Lieut. H.M.H. Allenb[y] MC RHA “T” BTY RHA Died of Wounds 29-7-17. This photograph was likely taken at Coxyde Military Cemetery, Belgium, as according to extant records this casualty was never buried at Longuenesse.
15)‘Vendelles Church Sept 1920’ – The ruins of an almost completely destroyed church, surrounded by grass, weeds, and other foliage.
‘The Ramparts Ypres Aug 1920’ – multiple photographs missing
16-18) ‘The Ramparts Ypres Aug 1920’ – various views of the ramparts at Ypres
19) ‘The Church of St. Peter Ypres, from the Ramparts’ – A view of the ruined church from a high position, with intact buildings and other rubble visible in the background.
20-22) ‘View from Ramparts Ypres looking southward, taken from near Lille Gate Aug 1920’ – Panoramic image pieced together from three individual photographs, showing trees, a path and a large body of water. Location of ‘Hill 60’ annotated with pencil.
‘Ramparts Ypres’ – photograph missing
23)‘Kemmel Church’ – Church ruins with intact archway and hill in the background.
24) No caption - view of moat and ramparts, presumed to be at Ypres
25)‘Chateau Gardens Ploegsteert’ – view of foliage and a wire dome.
26-28) ‘Forceville Aug 1920’ – various views of Forceville Communal Cemetery and Extension, with Stone of Remembrance and headstones.
29-30) ‘Forceville Aug 1920’ – views of Forceville Communal Cemetery and Extension, with Stone of Remembrance, Cross of Sacrifice and headstones.
31-32) ‘Peronne Aug 1920’ – Church ruins and rubble, window frame partially intact.
33)‘Peronne Aug 1920’ – Ruins of church with multiple intact archways
34)‘One of the Gates Peronne’ – One of the gates to Peronne, with damaged buildings and car.
35-36) ‘The Butte of Warlencourt Oct 1920’ – two views of the Buttle of Warlencount, one showing wooden crosses situated on top of the hill, the other a close up of three original wooden crosses, one being a Durham Light Infantry memorial.
37-40) ‘Polygon Wood Butts Oct 1920 Australian Memorial’ –four views of the cemetery and memorial, with rows of original wooden crosses.
41-43)‘Polygon Wood Butts’ – three views of the cemetery with original wooden crosses
44)‘Ervillers Cemetery 1920’ – men working in the cemetery, with village visible in the background.
45-48)‘Tennis Tournament May 1920’ – views of IWGC staff and their families enjoying a tennis tournament, presumably at the IWGC headquarters in Saint Omer
49-52)‘Tennis Tournament May 1920’ – views of spectators and players at a tennis tournament, presumably at the IWGC headquarters at Saint Omer.
53-56)‘Tennis Tournament 26th June 1920’ – group photographs of IWGC staff and families at a tennis tournament, presumably at the IWGC headquarters at Saint Omer.
57-60)‘H.Q. Camp Oct 1920’ – photograph of two women relaxing on grass, and three views of the IWGC headquarters at Saint Omer, showing the temporary wooden huts and garden.
61-63)‘H.Q. Camp 1920’ – three views of the IWGC headquarters at Saint Omer, showing the temporary wooden huts and garden.
64-66)‘Michaelmas Daisies H.Q. Gardens 1920’ – Michaelmas daisies by a fence in the IWGC headquarters gardens at Saint Omer.
67)‘Beach at Zeepanne Oct 1920’ – view of the beach at Zeepanne, Belgium.
68)‘June 1920’ – group of people sitting on coats and cushions in a grassy area, next to a table with a kettle on it. Two of them are smoking cigarettes.
69)‘Bapaume Oct 1920’ – rubble and ruins in the French town of Bapaume.
70)‘The Church’ – Ruins of the church in Bapaume.
71-72)‘Sugar Refinery near Anneux July 1920’ – A ruined sugar refinery near Anneux, France, with exposed brickwork and metal beams.
73)‘Estaire [Estaires] Church Sept 1920’ – Church ruins and rubble in Estaires, with an iron cart and tracks nearby.
74-76)‘Sugar Refinery near Anneux July 1920’ – Ruined structure of a sugar refinery, with rubble and exposed beams and metalwork.
77)‘Estaire Sept 1920’ – Ruined buildings in Estaires.
78)‘Estaire Sept 1920’ – Rubble and ruined walls featuring religious iconography, possibly from the church in Estaires.
79)‘Armentières Sept 1920’ – A woman cycling past a ruined building in Armentières.
80)‘Water Tower Armentières Sept 1920’ – Collapsed water tower surrounded by damaged buildings.
81-82)‘Le Treport H.V.V.’ – two views of the Cross of Sacrifice in Le Treport Military Cemetery, surrounded by headstones. H.V.V. may represent the initials of Herbert Victor Vokes, a IWGC Horticultural officer who may have taken these two photographs.
83-87)‘The Dunes near Coxyde Cemetery Oct 1920’ – various views of the sand dunes near Coxyde, some showing eirther one or two men in shot.
88-90)‘The Valley of the Ancre opposite Thiepval Oct 1920’ – panoramic photograph pieced together from three individual images, showing a countryside valley and annotated (in pencil) with the locations of ‘Beaumont Hamel’, ‘Redan Ridge’ and ‘Thiepval Ridge’.
91)‘German Memorial Namur’ – German cemetery and memorial in Namur, Belgium. Casualties later exhumed to Vladslo and Langemark War Cemetery, possibly during the 1950s. Memorial no longer exists.
92)‘Inside same’ – close up of stone carving and bronze relief inside the German memorial shelter at Namur Cemetery. Memorial no longer exists.
93-94)‘German Memorials St Symphorien Cemetery Mons’ – two views of the German memorials at St. Symphorien Military Cemetery, with the stone stairs leading up to a German memorial obelisk, engraved in German [Zum Gedächtnis der am 23. und 24. August 1914 in den Kämpfen bei Mons gefallenen Deutschen und Englischen Soldaten]. [To commemorate the German and English soldiers killed on the 23rd and 24th August 1914 in the fighting near Mons.]
95-98)‘British Graves in German Cemetery St. Symphorien Mons’ – various views of St. Symphorien Military Cemetery, showing engraved pillar surrounded by several original wooden grave markers, stone markers, and a large memorial marking a communal grave containing eighteen unidentified English soldiers.
99-102)‘St Symphorien Mons’ – various views of St. Symphorien Military Cemetery, including one showing the stone memorial marking the grave of forty-six unidentified English soldiers of the Middlesex Regiment, with woman standing in background; one showing the stone memorial marking the communal grave of fifty-three unidentified soldiers of the Royal Fusiliers and the Royal Irish Regiment, also with woman standing in background, and two photographs of German headstones.
103-106)‘British Cemetery Mons’ – four views of Mons British Cemetery, with rows of original wooden markers (one grave marked with an aeroplave propeller). One image shows a Britsih soldier visiting a grave.
107)‘Contay Cemetery Jan 1921’ – view of Contay War Cemetery with original wooden grave markers
108)‘Mons’ – A cobbled street in Mons with multiple people walking down it, with a church tower rising over the other buildings.
109)‘Vlamentinghe Church Nov 1920’ – The rebuilding process of the ruined church structure, the partially repaired tower surrounded by wooden scaffolding.
110-111)‘Denain German Cemetery’ – two views of cemetery, with pathway leading to a white stone or marble memorial, consisting of a pillar and carved cross, with two flower wreaths left at the steps.
112)‘Butte of Warlencourt’ – A grassy hill topped by a wooden cross. One part of the photograph torn in the centre.
113)‘Courcelette British Cemetery’ – Wide field with long grass and two small trees, upper right-hand corner torn. Cemetery barely visible in the distance.
114)‘Near Mouquet Farm Jan 1921’ – Field with a muddy track going through it, tire marks visible.
‘Blighty Valley British Cemetery Jan 1921’ – photograph missing
115-117)‘Valley of the Ancre looking north from Authuile Jan 1920’ – Panoramic image roughly pieced together from three individual photographs. Field marked by low trees, patches of water, and two sheds.
118-120)‘From the top of the Leipsic Redoubt’ – panoramic view of a cloudy horizon over empty fields, presumably from the top of Leipzig Redoubt. Photograph is captioned using the old English spelling of Leipzig.
121)‘One of the bridges over the Ancre Jan 1921’ – A bridge over muddy ground in the Ancre valley, with other areas swamped by water.
122-123)‘The Ancre Swamps Jan 1921’ – Panoramic image pieced together from two individual photographs, showing the muddy, waterlogged ground in Ancre.
124)‘The Ancre Swamps’ – view of a ridge meeting muddy and waterlogged ground in Ancre, with a few small trees growing up from the soil.
125-128)‘German Memorial Dadizsele’ – four views of the German memorial in Dadizsele, Belgium, rubble littering the steps and the circular tower at the top exposed to the elements. Some images show shrapnel marks visible on the base walls, and a low barbed wire fence bordering the structure.
129-133)‘The Australian Memorial Cemetery Near Villers-Bretonneux Jan 1921’ – various views of Villers-Bretonneux Military cemetery, showing original wooden crosses and piled stones marking each grave, fields and other plots visible in the background. Visible inscription on one cross - [4020 P Bull WS], likely being the original grave marker of Pte William Stanley Bull, Australian Infantry (I. A. 3 at Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery).
134)‘La Maison de le Garenne March 1921’ – Outside of brick house and adjoined stable/shed, surrounded by trees.
135) ‘Polygon Wood Butts excavation beneath memorial Ap 1921’ – An excavated pit underneath the memorial in Buttes New British Cemetery.
136)‘Polygon Wood Buttes’ – Rows of original wooden grave markers in Buttes New British Cemetery, with four workers in the background.
137-140)‘Tyne Cott British Cemetery March 1921’ – Panoramic photograph pieced together from four individual images, showing the extent of graves at Tyne Cot Cemetery, each marked with their original wooden crosses.
141)‘Tyne Cott [Cot] British Cemetery March 1921’ – Rows of graves marked with original wooden crosses at Tyne Cot Cemetery.
142-150)’ ‘St Quentin Cathedral – Showing holes excavated in pillars for placing charges of explosive. The Germans were prevented from blowing up the entire cathedral by the unexpected arrival of the French. Over 90 holes were found. April 1921’ – various views of the interior of St Quentin Cathedral, individually captioned ‘Ambulatory Apse’, ‘Ambulatory’, ‘Ambulatory’, ‘Ambulatory’, ‘Nave’, ‘South Aisle’, ‘North Aisle’, ‘Ambulatory’, ‘North Aisle’
151-152)‘Wire Entanglements Berry au Bac April 1921’ – Tangled clusters of barbed wire in a field close to Berry-au-Bac, France.
153-154)‘Italian Military Cemetery near Chambrecy (Marne) April 1921’ – Rows of wooden cross grave markers in an Italian military cemetery near Chambrecy, with a large crucifix monument towering over them, and workers in the background, and view of entrance to the cemetery.
155)‘Buzancy April 1921’ – view of the village of Buzancy, France.
156)‘Oulchy le Chateau April 1921’ – view of Oulchy-Le-Chateau Churchyard Extension, with rows of wooden crosses with church in background.
157)‘Buzancy Church Ap 1921’ – Showing the small church in the French village of Buzancy, and a damaged wall or other structure nearby.
158-159)‘Montdidier from top of cliff, Ap 1921’ – Panoramic image pieced together from two separate photographs, looking towards and over houses and a ruined church in the French village of Montdidier.
160)‘Montdidier Church Ap 1921’ – The partially intact ruins of a church, exposed walls and arched windows surrounded by rubble.
161)‘Courmas B.C.’ – view of Courmas British Cemetery with wooden crosses, with two men looking out over the countryside from their position standing between two grave plots.
162)‘Soissons’ – Rubble heaped up against a wall and arched windows, likely within a church or cathedral.
163)‘Rheims Cathedral, figures of West Front. Showing effect of the fire upon the two statues to the left, Ap 1921’ – Fire damage to walls and statues of angels in Reims Cathedral.
164-165)‘Italian Military Cemetery near Pinon (Aisne)’ – Panoramic image consisting of two individual photographs. Outside view of an Italian military cemetery, showing wrought iron gates, several workers and graves marked with wooden crosses.
166-169)‘Soissons Ap 1921’ – various views of Soissons and the ruined part of the Abbey of St. Jean des Vignes, with large pieces of rubble strewn on the ground, scaffolding and pony-drawn carts.
170-173)‘The Mine Crater Berry-au-Bac on the banks of the Aisne April 1921’ – Panoramic image consisting of four individual photographs, showing the large mine crater, with figure of person standing at base of crater.
174)‘Part of same showing shell holes in bed of crater’ – Multiple holes from shell explosions in bottom of mine crater at Berry-au-Bac.
175)‘Hotel Marine, Ville-en-Tardenois’ – Four women and a dog outside a doorway to the hotel, with another woman standing on the path in the distance.
176)‘Hotel Marine, Ville en Tardenois’ – An apron-clad woman walking outside the hotel, with a body of water running adjacent to the pathway.
177)‘Bois de Noulette B. C.’ – The small cemetery from a distance, surrounded by a field and adjacent to a line of trees. Original wooden crosses and grave markers clearly visible.
178)‘Ancre Ridge B.C., Crown Prince of Japan, his car’ – An open-air car parked in the middle of a road, next to power lines and train tracks. Two figures standing at a gated fence, one of them presumably Crown Prince Hirohito (as identified by the caption).
179)‘Beehive B.C. May 1921’ – Cross of Sacrifice surrounded by original wooden cross markers in Beehive British Cemetery, with a man standing close to it.
180)‘The Church Lacouture’ – One storey church building in Lacouture, a crucifix hanging above the door, and bell mounted on wooden scaffolds outside.
181)‘War Memorial Lacouture’ – Exterior view of the French war memorial at La Couture, situated inside a stone mound or artificial “cave,” with a religious statue visible in an upper alcove.
182)‘The interior May 1921’ – The interior of the French war memorial at La Couture, two name panels placed on top of an altar and separated by a carving of an indistinguishable robed figure.
183)‘Oostaverne Wood B.C. May 1921’ – Two rows of original wooden cross grave markers.
184)‘The Ramparts B.C. Ypres’ – rows of wooden grave markers
185)‘Vimy’ – Memorial consisting of a large wooden crucifix and panel on a brick base, bordered by a ring of stones on the ground.
186)‘Morval B.C. May 1921’ – Small cemetery with original wooden grave markers, situated in the middle of a field and signposted.
187)‘Lichfield Crater May 1921’ – Exterior view of Lichfield Crater Cemetery, with a bike lying against a sign and Cross of Sacrifice visible in the background.
188)‘Lichfield Crater from within May 1921’ – Interior view of Lichfield Crater Cemetery, three men working close to the Cross of Sacrifice. Ground otherwise bare and site surrounded by a barbed wire fence.
‘Zivy Crater May 1921’ – photograph missing
189)‘Tank Near Hooge’ – Destroyed tank with side blown out near Hooghe.
190-193)’ Tournament June 1921 ‘ – four photographs of a tennis tournament, presumably held at the IWGC headquarters at Saint Omer. The individual photos are annotated ‘Miss Pyke’, ‘Mlle Michel’, H.H.Y’ and ‘H.H.Y’
194)‘Miss Pyke’ – A dark-haired woman identified as Miss Pyke, during a tennis game.
195-196)‘Quarry Cemetery Montauban July 1921’ – A panoramic image made up of two individual photographs of Quarry Cemetery, showing a full view of the site with original wooden cross grave markers and a sloping hill in the distance.
197)‘Le Catelet, The ruined sluices July 1921’ – view of the ruined sluices at Le Catelet.
198-199)‘Gouzeaucourt Church June 1921’ – Church ruins surrounded by foliage.
200)‘Pill box Pilkem Ridge Aug 1921’ – Remnants of a pill box adjacent to a road.
201)‘Tanks at Hooge June 1921’ – View of an open field with the wreckage of several tanks
202)‘Calvary at Bellenglise June 1921’ – Large wooden crucifx situated behind a fence and surrounded by trees.
203)‘Butte of Warlincourt June 1921’ – White memorial cross dedicated to the Durham Light Infantry, two other wooden crosses and general view of surrounding area.
204)‘Cross erected to the fallen of the Eastern Division. Ronssoy June 1921’ – White stone cross by the side of a path.
205-207)‘The Crater Beaumont Hamel June 1921’ – A panoramic image made up of three individual photographs of the mine crater at Beaumont Hamel. Annotated with the location of the ‘cross in Beaumont Hamel British Cemetery’.
‘Etaples June 1921’ – photograph missing
‘Etaples June 1921’ – photograph missing
208)‘Etaples June 1921’ – General view of Etaples Military Cemetery from a high vantage point, showing numerous grave plots with original cross markers.
‘Vice Ch. DrC.’ – photograph missing
209-211) ‘July 2nd 1921’ three group photographs of various IWGC Commissioners and staff, in formal wear, including Colonel Ellissen, Sir G. Perley, Fabian Ware and Lady Ware, Colonel and Mrs Goodland,
212‘Canal du Nord Near Belenglise’ – A narrow canal winding between two hills.
213-214)‘Mouth of tunnel which was used by the Germans as part of the old Hindenburg Line’ – Canal disappearing into a pitch black tunnel, the structure built from brick and marked with a sign
215)‘From inside tunnel June 1921’ – view from inside the tunnel looking out.
216-219)‘Dunes to the west of Coxyde M.C. planted with privet, buckthorn, willow, pine and mallam grass July 1921, see back’ – views of the sand dunes near Coxyde with planting, presumably to help stabilise dunes and prevent sand encroaching on to cemetery.
220-221)‘Dunes at Coxyde showing movement of sand against the fence above the cemetery July 1921’ – two views of the fence near Coxyde Military Cemetery, one a side view of dividing fence, sand piled up against it and a person standing nearby, the other a close up view of the fence.
222)‘Palais de Justice Compiegne’ – The outside of a large, ornate building identified as the Palais de Justice in Compiegne.
223)‘Avenue in front of Chateau Compiegne Aug 1921’ – A long avenue stretching out into the distance, bordered on both sides by trees.
‘Boisguillaume Rouen Aug 1921’ – photograph missing
224) ‘Italian M. C. near Pinon’ – Identical aligned rows of wooden cross grave markers in an Italian military cemetery.
225)‘Verneuil Château F. M. C. Aug 1921’ – Wooden cross grave markers surrounded by trees, with a man standing in the background.
226)‘Soupire Church Aug 1921’ – Church ruins with some archways still visible, overgrown with foliage.
227-228)‘Vendresse B. C. Aug 1921’ – Panoramic image consisting of two individual photographs. Rows of original white wooden cross grave markers, a man standing amongst them. Labeled with “W.7.A”.
229-230)‘View towards Cerny from the Cross Roads Chemin des Dames Aug 1921’ – Panoramic image consisting of two individual photographs. General view over fields.
231-234)‘Seashore Audresselles’ – four views of the beach at Audresselles
235-237)‘Audresselles’ – three views of the beach and shoreline at Audresselles, including a view of a woman walking towards a manned rowboat, with three children paddling nearby.
238-241) ‘Audresselles’ – foure views of women and children playing and relaxing at Audresselles beach.
242-243)‘Audreselles’ – two views of Audreselles, showing fish being left out on a rack to dry
244-245)’Gris Nez Lighthouse’ – two views of the lighthouse at Cap Gris-nez
246) No caption– Worn away stone filled with plaster.
247)No caption – Religious carving, presumably of the virgin Mary, installed on the side of a hill, above a small natural alcove.
248)‘St Martin Cem St Quentin’ – Pathway between two grave plots in Saint Martin Cemetery, St Quentin
249-253)‘Terlincthun Military Cemetery July 1921 O.C.’ - Various views of Terlincthun Military Cemetery, with entrance features, headstones and wooden crosses.
254)‘Corbie’ – view of ruined buildings in Corbie.
255)‘Corbie Church Sept 1921’ – Partially ruined and collapsed church in the middle of repairs and covered in scaffolding.
256)‘Australian Memorial Bray-Corbie Road Sept 1921’ – White stone or marble obelisk.
257)‘St Quentin’ – The exterior of the partially repaired Basilica of Saint Quentin, with a café and workers in the foreground.
258)‘Ramparts Boulogne’ – Brick ramparts and bridge at Boulogne, surrounded by trees.
259-261) ‘Tennis Tournament August 1921 Boulogne’ – Tennis match watched by onlookers, in a court bordered by houses and trees.
262)‘Ramparts Boulogne’ – Brick tower and wall with trees in background. |