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English: Soldier collecting snow to melt for water, Western Front. In this photograph, a British soldier is shown filling a small mess tin with snow. The original caption explains that he was about to melt the snow to get some water, as the Germans had poisoned the water supply in the area. This was a common tactic of the Germans when they were forced to retreat. It not only demoralised the Allies, but created practical difficulties for them.

The letters RE on the soldier's left shoulder suggest he was a Royal Engineer. By his cuff he has a good conduct chevron and a single wound stripe.
[Original reads: 'The ever resourceful Tommy. As the Huns have poisoned all water, Tommy makes snow answer his purpose.']

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Author National Library of Scotland
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  • World War One official British photographs
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  • nls:dodid 74549290
  • nls:derivative 74407968
  • nls:dodprojectid 74462370
  • Photographic prints
  • Flanders
  • France
  • Black-and-white prints (photographs)
  • Propaganda
  • Snow (precipitation)
  • War photography
  • Photojournalism
  • Foraging
  • World War, 1914-1918 Campaigns Western Front
  • organization:library nationallibraryofscotland
  • owner:name nationallibraryofscotland
  • nls:source solrxml
  • ww1
  • wwi
  • world war one
  • great war
  • 1914-1918
  • great
  • war
  • The Great War
  • First World War
  • World War I
  • Soldier
  • British Army
  • Royal Engineers
  • RE
Camera location44° 50′ 16.52″ N, 3° 41′ 39.44″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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