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William
Barnes Wollen's Great War military art prints of the Buckinghamshire battalion,
Coldstream Guards and Ox and Bucks light infantry are available at terrific
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The 1st Buckinghamshire Battalion at Pozieres, 23rd July 1916 by William Barnes Wollen.
Open edition print. Image size 23 inches x 14 inches (59cm x 36cm). Price £38.00
ITEM CODE DHM0156
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Here They Come by William Barnes Wollen.
Coldstream Guards, France 1914.
Open edition print. Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm). Price £13.00
ITEM CODE VAR0490
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Defeat of the Prussian Guard at Ypres, 1914, by the 2nd Battalion Ox and Bucks (52nd) by William Barnes Wollen.
Depicting the Ox and Bucks during close quarter combat amongst the forest area around Ypres. 1914.
Open edition print. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £38.00
ITEM CODE DHM0199
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The 1st Buckinghamshire Battalion at
Pozieres, 23rd July 1916 by Wollen
Defeat of the Prussian Guard at Ypres, 1914, by the 2nd Battalion Ox and
Bucks (52nd) by William Barnes Wollen.
Battle for Ypres.
During World war one there were three major battle for
Ypres. (A
Belgium Town west of Flanders and South of Ostend) The first a British
Offensive between October and November 1914. The fighting was extremely
heavy and ended up with the Germans gaining the commanding ground around
Ypres including the Ridge of Messines. The British and French held the
saliant around Ypres which extended into the German line, This made
the area held by the British and French to be bombarded by three fronts
and nearly from the rear as well. The losses were estimated to be 150,000
casualties each on both sides.
The second Battle for Ypres (April to May 1917) opened with a Chlorine
gas attack by the Germans, This opened a large gap in the British lines,
But the Germans were unable to exploit the situation, before the British
had filled the gap with reserves. More gas attacks followed, and the
Allied forces had to withdrawal a small area ,making there incursion in
the German Line smaller.
The Third Battle for Ypres in July to November 1917, is known as
Passchendale. This Allied Offensive was fought by British, Canadian and Australian
troops and was launched with the aim to Capture the Belgium
ports held by the German's. Fought in very bad conditions in driving rain
and waterlogged ground. The Allies lost over 300,000 casualties for the
gain of only a few miles.
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