WW1 Pic Of the Day (1 Viewer)

[Jack]

Maadi, Egypt. 1915. The 2nd Australian Light Horse Brigade Field Ambulance moving out of camp.

 

[waynepoo]

'Lions'
Wayne.

 

[Rob]

Battle of Passchendaele: A battery of British 60-pounder guns firing near Langemarck, 12 October 1917.

© IWM (Q 3140)

 

[Isandlwana]

What have I done for you,
England, my England?
What is there I would not do,
England, my own?
With your glorious eyes austere,
As the Lord were walking near,
Whispering terrible things and dear
As the Song on your bugles blown,
England –
Round the world on your bugles blown!

 

[Rob]

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What have I done for you,
England, my England?
What is there I would not do,
England, my own?
With your glorious eyes austere,
As the Lord were walking near,
Whispering terrible things and dear
As the Song on your bugles blown,
England –
Round the world on your bugles blown!

Wonderful pic, just fantastic^&cool

Rob

 

[Martin Tabony]

A Soldier's Kiss
by Henry Chappell

Only a dying horse! pull off the gear,
And slip the needless bit from frothing jaws,
Drag it aside there, leaving the road way clear,
The battery thunders on with scarce a pause.

Prone by the shell-swept highway there it lies
With quivering limbs, as fast the life-tide fails,
Dark films are closing o'er the faithful eyes
That mutely plead for aid where none avails.

Onward the battery rolls, but one there speeds
Needlessly of comrades voice or bursting shell,
Back to the wounded friend who lonely bleeds
Beside the stony highway where he fell.

Only a dying horse! he swiftly kneels,
Lifts the limp head and hears the shivering sigh
Kisses his friend, while down his cheek there steals
Sweet pity's tear, "Goodbye old man, Goodbye".

No honours wait him, medal, badge or star,
Though scarce could war a kindlier deed unfold;
He bears within his breast, more precious far
Beyond the gift of kings, a heart of gold.

 

[Jack]

Warfusee-Abancourt, France. Lieutenant Rupert Frederick Arding Downes MC addressing his Platoon from B Company, 29th Battalion, during a rest near the villages of Warfusee and Lamotte before the advance onto Harbonnieres, the battalion's second objective.

A very famous photograph for Australians.

 

[Jack]

Three unidentified 7th Battalion men standing at a bomb stop at the old Turkish firing line in Lone Pine. Note the pine logs remaining from the original trench headcover constructed by the Turks.

 

[TomB]

WW1 fighter aircraft....TomB

 

[Isandlwana]

 

[waynepoo]

Royal Australian Navy Submarine AE2 in the sea of Marmora April 1915.
Wayne.

 

[Jack]

 

[Jack]

THE THIRD BATTLE OF YPRES (PASSCHENDAELE) 31 JULY - 10 NOVEMBER 1917
Description: Battle of Pilckem Ridge 31 July - 2 August: stretcher bearers struggle in mud up to their knees to carry a wounded man to safety near Boesinghe on 1 August. The look of agonised desperation on the men's faces has made this image a favourite choice to indicate the appalling conditions on the Western Front.

 

[waynepoo]

'DIGGER'
Wayne.

 

[Isandlwana]

Apologies for a boring photo but this is another to keep in mind for future reference........:wink2:

 

[Jack]

 

[Jack]

SE5a of 111 Squadron, Palestine.

 

[waynepoo]

Haifa, Palestine.....Handley-Page 0/400 and two Bristol fighters used by the A.F.C
Wayne.

 

[waynepoo]

Wayne.

 

[Jack]

Machines of the Australian Flying Corps photographed from inside a hangar. Bristol fighter F.2B serial B1128; two Martinsydes and B.E.2 in line-up.

Worried that the aircraft are incorrectly identified and Al will correct me!{sm4}