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First Army monochrome panoramic photograph depicting Richebourg l'Avoe, taken at...

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Reference WO 316/24
Date 1915-04-12
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First Army monochrome panoramic photograph depicting Richebourg l'Avoe, taken at 17:00 on 12 April 1915. Consisting of 14 plates to form the panorama.

First Army Panorama Number: P. 12.

Locations and features annotated onto the panorama, from left to right:

Illies Ch [Church] (range 5,700 yards).V.7 (range 1,800 yards).La Tourelle V.7 (range 1,700 yards).R.16 (range 1,700 yards).R.15 (range 1,700 yards).Distillery.Q.25.Lorgies Ch [Church] probably P.36 (range 3,700 yards).Le Quinque Rue Road.Hantay Ch [Church] (range 8,800 yards).R.13 (range 1380 yards).P.26.P.28 (range 2,400 yards).N.29 (range 3,400 yards).Beau Puits.N.27 (range 2,800 yards).R.8 Fe du Bois (range 880 yards).Fme de Toulotte behind barn.Douvrin Ch [Church] (range 9,000 yards).La Bassée Ch [Church] (range 5,700 yards).Q.16 (range 1,000 yards).Violaines Ch [Church] K.26 or K.28 (range 4,100 yards).Q.12 (range 1,500 yards).M.14 (range 2,800 yards).P.15 (range 1,700 yards).Fe. Cour d'Avoué Q.10 (range 1,350 yards).P.14 (range 1,750 yards).R.4 (range 900 yards).R.3 (range 770 yards).Chlle. St Roch.P.10 (range 1,650 yards).Givenchy.Distillery Pont Fixe.Orchard P.4.

Held by The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department 12
Legal status Public Record(s)
Dimensions 17cm x 293cm
Closure Status Open Document, Open Description

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War Office: War of 1914-1918: Western Front: Photographs

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