Gordon Highlanders in the Trenches

Dressed in their kilts or khaki shorts, this image shows a group of Gordon Highlanders taking a brief rest during a march to the frontline trenches during the Great War. This sheltering hole appears quite dry, unlike the usual Western Front images of puddles and mud. It is difficult to establish whether this infantry foxhole is a planned sheltering hole or a crater that was caused by shelling or a mine explosion.

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