File:British 39th Siege Battery RGA Somme 1916.jpg

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DescriptionBritish 39th Siege Battery RGA Somme 1916.jpg

Español: La artillería británica bombardea las filas alemanas durante el mes de agosto de 1916.

English: 8-inch howitzers of the——39th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery conducting shoot in the "Fricourt-Mametz Valley," August 1916, during the Battle of the Somme.

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August 1916

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This photograph Q 5818 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums (collection no. 1900-13)

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Alternative names	Warwick Brooke
Description	British photographer
Date of birth/death	30 May 1886	1929
Location of birth/death		Uxbridge
Authority file	: Q29267899 VIAF: 309662904 GND: 1055008535

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	07:45, 25 April 2005		900 × 540 (263 KB)	Gsl~commonswiki	Second version: Lightened, adjusted shadows/contrast and "set levels." Removed minor blemishes, "staples and fold-crease through gun." Sharpened slightly (by w:User:Ian Dunster)
	07:43, 25 April 2005		900 × 540 (95 KB)	Gsl~commonswiki	Original version from en.wikipedia.org

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