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Road from Ypres to Sint-Juliaan

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AuthorEdwards, Alun
TitleRoad from Ypres to Sint-Juliaan
NotesThe road from Ypres to Sint-Juliaan in the distance, (St. Julien as it was known to the British). The farm on the left is near the site of the farm known to the troops as Cheddar Villa. A large bunker can be seen behind the farm's outbuildings. This bunker was a German strongpoint, which was taken on the opening day of Third Ypres. It was then used by British troops, but its large entrance (having been built by the Germans) now faced the enemy, making it a dangerous place. On the 7th of August 1917 a first aid post was set up within the bunker by the 3/Ox Bucks Light Infantry when they took over this part of the line. A platoon was also sheltering here when a shell came straight into the entrance opening - with awful but predictable results. Many there were killed, and many horribly mutilated.
Item Date9th July 2008
Creation placeSint-Juliaan, Belgium (Google Maps)
File typeImage
Item sourcePhotograph
Item mediumDigital image
ContentPhotograph
KeywordsLandscape, Western Front, Ypres
Repository nameThe First World War Poetry Digital Archive
Repository address
13 Banbury Road
Oxford
OX2 6NN
UK
Repository URLhttp://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit
CataloguerKate Lindsay
FilenameCXTPROPHOTOS - 121.jpg
CopyrightThe First World War poetry Digital Archive, University of Oxford
Digital repositoryThe First World War Poetry Digital Archive
Reference URLhttp://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/collections/item/5384