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• Le Sars. F.E. Crashed

  (art) Made by: Orpen, William 1917

  image: a crashed FE2 biplane of the Royal Flying Corps in an undulating landscape near Le Sars in northern France. The thin frame towards the rear is still intact, but the small cockpit is slumped forward in the ground, the wing completely broken.

• Major-General H.M. Trenchard, CB, DSO, RFC. Painted at General Headquarters, May 13th 1917

  (art) Made by: Orpen, William 1917

  image: A head and shoulders portrait of Trenchard in uniform, his upper torso blending in with the textured brown background.

• Inside a Small Mine Crater, La Boisselle

  (art) Made by: Orpen, William 1917

  image: A view looking down from the edge into a mine crater blasted into the white chalky soil. There is a deep blue sky above dotted with white and mauve clouds.

• A Trench, Thiepval: German wire

  (art) Made by: Orpen, William 1917

  image: a view along a bomb damaged trench, which runs from the bottom right of the composition into the distance. Barbed wire runs along the top, amongst the trunks of shattered trees.

• The End of a Hero and a Tank at Courcelette

  (art) Made by: Orpen, William 1917

  image: the remains of a destroyed British male tank stand over the edge of a dugout on the right. One gun on the tank points down towards the inside of the trench and the entrance to the dugout, and there are helmets and equipment lying on the ground at...

• German Prisoners Captured at Messines

  (art) Made by: Orpen, William 1917-06-08

  image: A barbed wire prisoner of war compound filled with German soldiers, many of them appear to be searching for lice.

• A Tank: Pozières

  (art) Made by: Orpen, William 1917

  image: The wreck of a burnt-out Mark 1 tank sits on the top of a mound of earth. There are the remains of two dead soldiers lying half covered in mud on the ground below.

• HM Land Ship 'Shell Out'

  (art) Made by: Orpen, William 1917

  image: the remains of a British tank lies deserted, as though grounded in the earth. The side has been blown out by a shell revealing some of the shattered interior.

• The NCO Pilot, RFC. (Flight Sergeant W G Bennett)

  (art) Made by: Orpen, William 1917

  image: A portrait of Bennett in leather flying gear. He sits in a relaxed pose, his arms resting on his knees.

• Bringing in a Wounded Tommy

  (art) Made by: Orpen, William 1917

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