Recreation Photos 2006 - Page 3

Photographs taken at our reenactment events

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A water-filled shell-hole on the battlefield, April 2006.

Shell-hole

Sgt. Jean Contamine, Battle of the Somme event, October 2006.

Le Pied Poses

Sdt. Auguste Gerard (18th RI) on look-out, Battle of the Somme event, October 2006.

Look-Out

Poilus of the 18th RI and 151st RI take up positions, Battle of the Somme event, October 2006.

Positions

Soldats of the 18th RI on vigil for the enemy, Battle of the Somme event, October 2006.

Dusk

Bodies illuminated by the moonlight: sleeping or dead?

Moonlit bodies

Small shelter in first-line trench, Battle of the Somme event, October 2006.

L'Abri

Lt. Mathieu William, Battle of the Somme event, October 2006.

The dozing lieutenant

The Tommies and Poilus that fell in side by side in the trenches, Battle of the Somme event, October 2006.

Assembly

Sgt. Contamine, Battle of the Somme event, October 2006.

Mon Barda

It's like a junkpile grew legs and started walking off. Sgt. Contamine, Battle of the Somme event, October 2006.

Walking junk pile

Sgt. Contamine, Sdts. Petit, Bouchez, Maillard, Martin, and Cpl. Picard, November 2006.

L'Escouade du Diable

Sdts. Jean Bouchez and Guillaume Martin, November 2006.

Brining up the bread

Working on the trench under wire-netting camouflage, November 2006.

Fatigue at dusk

Sdts. Bouchez, Petit, Maillard, and Cpl. Picard, November 2006.

Stand-to