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File:Cheshire Regiment trench Somme 1916.jpg

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This image was selected as picture of the day on Wikimedia Commons for 27 January 2007. It was captioned as follows:

English: British trench near the Albert– Bapaume road at Ovillers-la-Boisselle, July 1916 during the Battle of the Somme.
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English: A German trench occupied by British Soldiers near the Albert- Bapaume road at Ovillers-la-Boisselle, July 1916 during the Battle of the Somme. The men are from A Company, 11th Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment.
Français : Une tranchée britannique près de la route Albert-Bapaume à Ovillers-La Boisselle, durant la bataille de la Somme, en Juillet 1916. Les hommes photographiés appartiennent au 11ème bataillon du régiment du Cheshire.
Türkçe: Somme Çarpışması sırasında bir siperde Britanya 22. "Cheshire" Alay 11. Tabur A Bölüğe bağlı bir er. (Albert-Bapaume yolu üzerinde Ovillers-la-Boisselle, Temmuz 1916)
Date July 1916
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