British Soldiers in a Northern France Trench. 1915

For Sale is a Full Page taken from "The Sphere," January 9th, 1915, showing a Photograph called "British Soldiers in a Northern France Trench," 

The picture shows a regimental Kitchen which was installed in a trench on the banks of the Aisne. Shortly after the picture was taken a shell burst at this spot and Killed about forty men who happened to be there. It will be noticed that the men above were quite unaware of their danger at the time and were busy with their various regimental Kitchen utensils. According to many reports received from officers and men at the front the soldiers in the trenches are now able to distinguish with some degree of accuracy the shells that are coming towards them by their sound. There is, for instance, "the distant, stately boom of the 'Black Maria,' followed by the long-drawn-out whistling sound of the heavy shell lumbering through the air, ending in a loud 'crump' as it bursts on the ground."
Shrapnel is distinguished by the crashing of the shell through the air and the loud bang as it explodes overhead, followed by the sharp whistle of the shrapnel bullets as they scatter in all directions.

Condition is Very Good.