Fricourt, Coldstream Guards Camp
Production date
Sep 1916
Current rights
Public Domain
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The photograph is of four soldiers standing and sitting outside a tent.The photograph has been glued to a page in Leo Bestall's diary. Above the photograph Leo has written, On the Somme in 1916. Underneath are the words: Our Squad. Scivington, Carruthers No 4, Leo Bestall, McCarthy. Coldstream Guards Camp, Fricourt.
The photograph is of Leo Bestall's stretcher-bearer squad. At back left is Edward Skivington (23/281), who died of wounds in May 1917. At back right is Wally Carruthers (3/85), leader of the squad, who was awarded a Military Medal for ‘setting a fine example of courage and coolness under fire‘ at the Somme. Sitting in front is Leo Bestall on the left, and his close fried 'Mac' McCarthy, also from Napier.
Photographer, unknown.
Date, September 1916
The photograph is of Leo Bestall's stretcher-bearer squad. At back left is Edward Skivington (23/281), who died of wounds in May 1917. At back right is Wally Carruthers (3/85), leader of the squad, who was awarded a Military Medal for ‘setting a fine example of courage and coolness under fire‘ at the Somme. Sitting in front is Leo Bestall on the left, and his close fried 'Mac' McCarthy, also from Napier.
Photographer, unknown.
Date, September 1916
Production date
Sep 1916
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Media/Materials description
Black & white photograph. Glued onto paper in an album.
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Measurements
Height x Width: 42 x 68mm
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Sep 1916
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Other number(s)
19242, 91775
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