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Observation post on Western Front

Image

Observation and rapid communication were keys to success on the Western Front. In this image a New Zealand soldier watches for enemy movement from an observation post on Westhoek Ridge, Ypres Salient. Another soldier is using a field telephone. Photograph taken 3 February 1918.

Credit

H. Stewart, The New Zealand Division 19161919: a popular history based on official records, Whitcombe & Tombs, Auckland, 1921

How to cite this page

Observation post on Western Front, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/observation-post-western-front, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated