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File:Wiltshire Regiment Thiepval 7 August 1916.jpg

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British infantry from The Wiltshire Regiment attacking near Thiepval, 7 August 1916, during the Battle of the Somme.
Comment : This could be either the 1st Battalion, part of 7th Brigade, 25th Division, or the 6th Battalion, part of 58th Brigade, 19th Division. Both battalions took part in operations of Battle of Pozières and Battle of Mouquet Farm.
Date 7 August 1916
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IWMLondonThumbnail.jpg This is photograph Q 1142 from the collections of the Imperial War Museums (collection no. 1900-09) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Author Lt. E Brooks
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