Letter describing how the photograph after an advance on the Somme (13th Royal Fusiliers) was taken (1)

This letter is from the son of Horace Foakes to his family. It describes how a famous photograph of a group of soldiers (13th BN Royal Fusiliers) was taken after their advance on the Somme on the 7th July 1916.

The photograph has been contributed separately to the archive, along with Horace Foakes memoirs of how he won his military medal.

本信件出自霍勒斯·福克斯（Horace Foakes）之子致其家人的家书，详述了1916年7月7日索姆河（Somme）前线推进行动结束后，一张记录皇家燧发枪团第13营（13th BN Royal Fusiliers）士兵群体的著名合影的拍摄始末。
该照片已单独捐赠至档案馆，一同捐赠的还有霍勒斯·福克斯撰写的、讲述自身荣获军功章经历的回忆录。

搜集汇总

背景与挑战

背景概述

该数据集包含一封信件，由Horace Foakes的儿子撰写，详细描述了1916年7月7日索姆河进攻后13th BN Royal Fusiliers士兵著名照片的拍摄过程。数据集关联了军事历史档案，包括照片和回忆录，突出了个人叙述与历史事件的结合，为研究第一次世界大战提供了原始资料。