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Second Battle of Cambrai - October 8th, 1918

Second Battle of Cambrai – October 8th, 1918

Comrades go over top.

B Team - October 7th, 1918

B Team – October 7th, 1918

Still bad

Field Ambulance - October 6th, 1918

Field Ambulance – October 6th, 1918

To hospital

Hindenburg Line Breached - October 5th, 1918

Hindenburg Line Breached – October 5th, 1918

Moving Company

End of Summer Time - October 4th, 1918

End of Summer Time – October 4th, 1918

To Moislains.

Tank Warfare - October 3rd, 1918

Tank Warfare – October 3rd, 1918

Off again

Promotion - October 2nd, 1918

Promotion – October 2nd, 1918

Towards the lines

Grand Offensive - October 1st, 1918

Grand Offensive – October 1st, 1918

Combles

Bulgaria Leaves the War - September 30th, 1918

Bulgaria Leaves the War – September 30th, 1918

Gas parade

Bicycles - September 29th, 1918

Bicycles – September 29th, 1918

A battered house for a billet.

Ruined Lands - September 28th, 1918

Ruined Lands – September 28th, 1918

Passing through Albert and the Somme

Shoemakers & Tailors - September 27th, 1918

Shoemakers & Tailors – September 27th, 1918

Route march today

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