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Bethune
Town Cemetery in 1915. Bethune was the site of many Casualty
Clearing Stations during the battle, and soldiers who died of wounds
were buried buried here. |
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Bully
village. This image dates from 1914/15 and shows the village of
Bully les Mines. |
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Bully
Advanced Dressing Station 1915. This was the site of one of many
ADS to treat the wounded coming back from the battle. This one would
have dealt with men from the 47th (London) Division on 25th September. |
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Double
Crassier 1915. This famous landmark was in the 47th (London)
Division area of advance during the battle. It was a huge slag heap
that could be seen from the British trenches. |
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Double
Crassier 1916. An illustration from the History of the 47th
(London) Division. |
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Double
Crassier 1918. A photo from the History of the 47th (London)
Division. |
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Fosse
5. The Loos area was a coal mining region with many mines; the
pitheads were called 'Fosse' in French and numbered. The famous one on
the battlefield was Fosse 8. This one - Fosse 5 - was located in the
suburb of Maroc, close to the Double Crassier. |
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Fosse
10. This was further back, close to Mazingarbe. There was as an
Advanced Dressing Station near here. |
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Grenay
1915. This village neighboured on Bully les Mines and was another
mining suburb of nearby Lens. Behind the British lines in 1915. |
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Loos
Church 1915. Taken not long after the capture of the village, this
shows the ruins of the church. It was not to stay in this condition
for very long. |
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Loos
Church 1916. This is a French photograph of the ruins of Loos
church from around 1916. |
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Loos
village 1915. This shows what was left after the village fell into
British hands, and was then bombarded by the Germans. |
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Loos
Village 1915. A view in one of the streets after the capture of
the village. |
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Loos
battlefield 1960s. This photograph was taken by author and
historian John Giles in the 1960s and shows a view from the slopes of
Hill 70 towards Hulluch. |
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Loos
Panorama 1915 - Part 1: Tower Bridge to Hulluch. |
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Loos
Panorama 1915 - Part 2: Double Crassier area. |
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Tower
Bridge 1915. This famous landmark was a set of lifting gear for
the main pit in Loos-en-Gohelle. It stood at least 150 feet tall, and
could be seen from the British lines prior to the battle. British
soldiers called it 'Tower Bridge'. It was still in this condition when
the village was taken on 25th September 1915. |
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Tower
Bridge 1915. A view of the village of Loos and Tower Bridge. |
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Tower
Bridge 1960s. The original was destroyed by 1918. It was rebuilt
and then the pit decommissioned and closed in the 1960s. Author and
historian John Giles took this photo of the replacement just prior to
its demolition. |
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Front
Line trenches, Loos area 1915. This photo is from the History of
the 47th (London) Division and shows London Regiment men in the
trenches at Maroc in 1915. |
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Mazingarbe
Chateau 1914. Mazingarbe was a small village behind the British
lines in 1915. There were headquarters and medical posts in the
chateau. |
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Mazingarbe
School 1914. The school was taken over as billets by British
troops in 1915. |
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Noeux-les-Mines.
A billets area just behind the British lines, it was under constant
shell fire. |
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Noeux-les-Mines
church 1914. |
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Vermelles
Chateau 1915. Vermelles was an important village just behind the
British lines. The chateau was used as an Advanced Dressing Station
during the Battle of Loos. |
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Vermelles
Church 1915. |
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Vermelles
1915. Houses damaged by shell fire. |
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Vermelles
1915. A communication trench leading towards the front line area.
Probably an early war, French, trench as it is straight - and probably
not much used by the British when they occupied Vermelles. |
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Vermelles
1915. |
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Vermelles
school 1914. |