The Lost Tommies
by Ross Coulthart /
2016 / English / EPUB
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‘Lost Tommies’ brings together stunning never-before-seen images
of Western Front tommies and their amazing stories in a beautiful
collection that is part thriller, part family history and part
national archive.
‘Lost Tommies’ brings together stunning never-before-seen images
of Western Front tommies and their amazing stories in a beautiful
collection that is part thriller, part family history and part
national archive.
For much of the First World War, the small French village of
Vignacourt was always behind the front lines – as a staging
point, casualty clearing station and recreation area for troops
of all nationalities moving up to and then back from the
battlefields on the Somme. Here, one enterprising photographer
took the opportunity of offering portrait photographs. A century
later, his stunning images were discovered, abandoned, in a farm
house.
For much of the First World War, the small French village of
Vignacourt was always behind the front lines – as a staging
point, casualty clearing station and recreation area for troops
of all nationalities moving up to and then back from the
battlefields on the Somme. Here, one enterprising photographer
took the opportunity of offering portrait photographs. A century
later, his stunning images were discovered, abandoned, in a farm
house.
Captured on glass, printed into postcards and posted home, the
photographs enabled soldiers to maintain a fragile link with
loved ones at home. In ‘Lost Tommies’, this collection covers
many of the significant aspects of British involvement on the
Western Front, from military life to the friendships and bonds
formed between the soldiers and civilians. With servicemen from
around the world these faces are gathered together for what would
become the front line of the Battle of the Somme. Beautifully
reproduced, it is a unique collection and a magnificent memorial.
Captured on glass, printed into postcards and posted home, the
photographs enabled soldiers to maintain a fragile link with
loved ones at home. In ‘Lost Tommies’, this collection covers
many of the significant aspects of British involvement on the
Western Front, from military life to the friendships and bonds
formed between the soldiers and civilians. With servicemen from
around the world these faces are gathered together for what would
become the front line of the Battle of the Somme. Beautifully
reproduced, it is a unique collection and a magnificent memorial.