Url https://dhprojects.bc.edu/s/bcdh/item/1727 Resource class dctype:Image Creator Royal Engineers No 1 Printing Company Subject Western Front Description Battle of Albert. British troops in a support trench awaiting their turn to advance. Note wire cutter attached to rifle. 1st July 1916. Date 1916-07-01 Type Photograph War First World War Century 20th century Decade material covers 1910s Battle Battle of the Somme Army Great Britain Contemporary Country France Repository Imperial War Museums Figures Trenches Collection in Repository Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection Repository Item Record https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205071235 Full record with image Rights https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205217392 With permission from the Imperial War Museums --