The Unseen “Selfies” of 1916 – Lost Tommies Portraits of the Somme

These images, scanned from old glass negatives which had surfaced in northern France, were believed to have been taken by a local amateur photographer in 1916. They showed British and a few Australian soldiers, in formal or informal poses, during or just before the most murderous battle in the history of the British Empire – Battle of the Somme. Who are these British and British Empire soldiers? The identity of the soldiers is, and may always remain, a mystery. (Property of Bernard Gardin/Dominique Zanardi/Joel Scribe/The Independent Magazine)
The Unseen “Selfies” of 1916 – Lost Tommies Portraits of the Somme
   
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