Twelve Men and their Sandbags

Photograph

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Royal Montreal Regiment Museum

Name/Title

Twelve Men and their Sandbags

Entry/Object ID

2016x.17.15

Description

A black and white photo of twelve men wearing battledress uniform, helmets & their fighting order; gas mask carrier on the chest, webbing belt and pouches at their waist, and a small pack on their back. The position consists of ten double rows of sandbags, in a square that is approx 12 feet square, and dug into the ground approximately 2 feet deep. The grass sod covering could provide some camouflage from aerial photos, and provide additional stability to the stacked bags. see photo 2016x.66.371

Photograph Details

Subject Person or Organization

Jaffray, H., O'Reilly, William, O'Sullivan, W. M., Jones, William, O'Neil, J. M., Malone, E. A., Mellor, Roland William, Abrams, John Philip, Hunter, J. G., Power, James R, Bond, J. C., McMillan, J. A.

Subject Place

* Untyped Subject Place

Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England

Country

United Kingdom

Continent

Europe

Relationships

Related Events

Event

Battle of Britain