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British Royal Engineers Constructing Second Line Trenches in Flanders

British Royal Engineers, who were part of the army troops, dig trenches outside of Flanders, Belgium.

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Great Naval Gun and its Protecting Fort of Sand Bags on the Saloniki Front

A heavy fortification of sandbags protecting one of the naval guns the British placed in Thessaloniki, Greece, for long distance bombardments.

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British Battle Cruiser Indomitable, Which Sunk the German Battle Cruiser Bluecher.

The British battle cruiser "Indomitable" at a harbor. This ship sunk the German battle cruiser "Blucher" at the Battle of Dogger Bank on January 24th, 1915.

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Trophies of War -- German Torpedo from S. S. "Emden" and Floating Mines, London.

A torpedo from the German S.S. Emden, an infamous commerce destroyer ship commanded by Capt. Von Mueller, on display at a war exposition in London.

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Human Wreckage in No Man's Land, Chemin des Dames, France.

The skeleton of a British soldier lies on the site of the battle at Chemin des Dames in France

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