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AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE WESTERN FRONT DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR
15 March 1917
Imperial War Museum

Air Mechanic 2nd Class Tom Gray ,
Died 15 March 1917
Lives of the First World War

Corporal Walter S George 6590, 13th Hussars
Died 15 March 1917
Lives of the First World War

Corporal Thomas John Evans 2758, Glamorgan Yeomanry
Died 15 March 1917
Lives of the First World War

Corporal Walter S. George 6590. Unit: 8th Hussars, attached to the 13th Hussars. Death: 15 March 1917, died of wounds, Lajj, Mesopotamia.
Died 15 March 1917
Imperial War Museum

La salle des Rois en ruine dans l\'ancien archevêché actuel palais du Tau, Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 358
15 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine

Lieutenant Donald Franklyn Hubert. Unit: Indian Army Reserve of Officers, attached to the 9th Battalion, Bhopal Infantry, Indian Army. Death: 15 March 1917, missing in action near Baghdad, Mesopotamia. Commemorated on the Basra Memorial.
Died 15 March 1917
Imperial War Museum

Lieutenant Henry B Hobbs , Liverpool Regiment
Died 15 March 1917
Lives of the First World War

Lieutenant Henry Bedo Hobbs. Unit: 10th Battalion (Liverpool Scottish), attached to the 12th Battalion, the King's (Liverpool Regiment). Death: 15 March 1917, killed in action, 15 March 1917, Western Front.
Died 15 March 1917
Imperial War Museum

Lieutenant Henry Vincent Gregory , 12th Liverpool Regiment
Died 15 March 1917
Lives of the First World War

Lt Nelson was an Exhibitioner of Wadham College, Oxford and of Corpus Christi College Cambridge, graduating in 1912. After joining the Officer Training Corps, he served with the Calcutta Light Horse in 1913. In January 1915, Lt Nelson transferred to Que
Died 15 March 1917
Imperial War Museum

Petty Officer Ernest Hilton Archer J8776, HMS Foyle
Died 15 March 1917
Lives of the First World War

Private Alexander Main 54157, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Died 15 March 1917
Lives of the First World War

Private Charles Armstrong 808789, Canadian Infantry
Died 15 March 1917
Lives of the First World War

Private Cyril Hambley G/40119, Middlesex Regiment
Died 15 March 1917
Lives of the First World War

Private George Henry Bloomfield 22838, Norfolk Regiment
Died 15 March 1917
Lives of the First World War

Private James Driver 28981, East Lancashire Regiment
Died 15 March 1917
Lives of the First World War

Private Maurice Vincent Pimblott Green TR/10/61280, Royal Fusiliers
Died 15 March 1917
Lives of the First World War

Private William George Glen 2409. Unit: 59th Battalion, 5th Australian Division, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 15 March 1917, Western Front.
Died 15 March 1917
Imperial War Museum

Sapper Thomas Harford Turner 62560, Royal Engineers
Died 15 March 1917
Lives of the First World War

Second Lieutenant Ernest Bertram Nelson , Indian Army Reserve of Officers
Died 15 March 1917
Lives of the First World War

Signalman James R Steele Allison Clyde Z/2892, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Foyle
Died 15 March 1917
Lives of the First World War

Tympan décoré de l\'ancien archevêché, aujourd\'hui palais du Tau, Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 357
15 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine

Vue sur la Sacristie, Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 360
15 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine

Harry Alan Cheshire Gearing ,
Died 16 March 1917
Lives of the First World War

Henry Aspinall 20849, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment.
Died 16 March 1917
Lives of the First World War

Company Serjeant Major Donald Ross 3/7182, Gordon Highlanders
Died 16 March 1917
Lives of the First World War

Driver Lewis Harrison M2/082369, Army Service Corps
Died 16 March 1917
Lives of the First World War

la nef de la cathédrale vue du choeur, Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 362
16 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine

Lieutenant Harry Alan Cheshire Gearing. Unit: Australian Army Service Corps. Death: 16 March 1917, died on theHome Front.
Died 16 March 1917
Imperial War Museum

L\'horloge et une partie de l\'orgue de la cathédrale (transept gauche), Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 363
16 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine

L\'horloge et une partie de l\'orgue de la cathédrale (transept gauche), Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 364
16 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine

Mappie rustende in haar bed
16 March 1917
Rijksmuseum

Partie du déambulatoire et de l\'abside de la cathédrale, Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 361
16 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine

Private Arthur Henry Davey 12254, Bedfordshire Regiment
Died 16 March 1917
Lives of the First World War

Private Arthur James Challacombe M2/202425, Army Service Corps
Died 16 March 1917
Lives of the First World War

Private Robert Thom 736265, Canadian Infantry
Died 16 March 1917
Lives of the First World War

Private Robert Thom 736265. Unit: Trenching Company, 47th Battalion, Canadian Infantry. Death: 16 March 1917 Missing in action Western Front
Died 16 March 1917
Imperial War Museum

Rifleman Harold James Thurley 6895, London Regiment (City of London Rifles)
Died 16 March 1917
Lives of the First World War

THE GERMAN WITHDRAWAL TO THE HINDENBURG LINE, MARCH-APRIL 1917
16 March 1917
Imperial War Museum

Emily Milicent Gould , Voluntary Aid Detachment
Died 17 March 1917
Lives of the First World War

A l\'angle du portail gauche de la façade occidentale, Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 384
17 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE WESTERN FRONT
17 March 1917
Imperial War Museum

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE WESTERN FRONT DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR
17 March 1917
Imperial War Museum

Air Mechanic 2 Frederick King 61783,
Died 17 March 1917
Lives of the First World War

Captain Frank Woolfe Haldinstein. Unit: 8th Signal Company, Royal Engineers. Death: 17 March 1917, killed in action, Somme, Western Front.
Died 17 March 1917
Imperial War Museum

La maison dite de «l\'enfant d\'Or» ou maison historique, place des Marchés ( actuelle place du Forum), Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 375
17 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine

La rue de l\'Etape, prise de la fontaine Subé, Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 382
17 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine

Leading Seaman Alfred Ernest Davidge 200441,
Died 17 March 1917
Lives of the First World War

Les arcades de la place Drouet-d\'Erlon, Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 380
17 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine

Lieutenant Richard Grenville Bowyer. Unit: Royal Navy, HMS Paragon. Death: 17 March 1917 At Sea
Died 17 March 1917
Imperial War Museum

L\'angle de la rue des Elus et de l\'Ecrevisse, place des Marchés (actuelle place du Forum), Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 374
17 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine

Maison en ruine après un incendie, rue des Marmouzets, Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 368
17 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine

Maison en ruine après un incendie, rue des Marmouzets, Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 369
17 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine

OPERATIONS ON THE ANCRE, JANUARY-MARCH 1917
17 March 1917
Imperial War Museum

Poissonnerie en ruine, rue Colbert, Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 366
17 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine

Poissonnerie en ruine, rue Colbert, Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 367
17 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine

Private George Thomson 301772. Unit: 16th Platoon, DCompany, 1st/8th Battalion, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders. Death: 17 March 1917 Missing in action Western Front
Died 17 March 1917
Imperial War Museum

Private Henry Porch 38929, Worcestershire Regiment
Died 17 March 1917
Lives of the First World War

Private Hubert Emile Funston 7572. Unit: 36th Battalion (Carmichael Riflemen), attached as a runner to the "C" Company, 54th Battalion, Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 17 March 1917, Western Front.
Died 17 March 1917
Imperial War Museum

Repasseur actionnant sa meule, place Royale, Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 377
17 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine

Repasseur actionnant sa meule, place Royale, Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 378
17 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine

Resten van een neergestorte zeppelin te Compiègne
17 March 1917
Rijksmuseum

Ruine de l\'hôtel Thiret de Prain, rue Eugéne Desteuque, Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 370
17 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine

Ruine du cloître des Cordeliers, Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 373
17 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine

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