A trench interior near the Albert-Bapaume road on the Somme, July 1916. Men of the 11th Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment, man a trench near La Boisselle. The 11th Battalion was part of 34th Division and suffered very severe casualties during its part in the attack on La Boisselle during the opening phase of the Somme offensive.

Description: A trench interior near the Albert-Bapaume road on the Somme, July 1916. Men of the 11th Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment, man a trench near La Boisselle. The 11th Battalion was part of 34th Division and suffered very severe casualties during its part in the attack on La Boisselle during the opening phase of the Somme offensive.
Date: 1916
Century: 20th century
Decade material covers: 1910s
Type: Photograph
Subject: Western Front
Figures: Casualties
War: First World War
Army: Great Britain
Battle: Battle of the Somme
Contemporary Country: France
Repository: National Army Museum
Repository Item Record: Full record with image
Rights: With permission from the National Army Museum
Village: La Boisselle