Photographing the fallen
Gordon-Smith, Jeremy2017
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Ivan Bawtree has left behind a vast array of archives that tell the story of his work as a photographer with the Graves Registration Units on the Western Front from 1915 to 1919. He travelled to numerous parts of Northern France and Flanders most notably the Ypres Salient to photograph and record graves of fallen soldiers on behalf of grieving relatives. He was one of only three professional photographers assigned to this task, hired by the newly formed Graves Registration Commission in 1915. Through his pencil and lens we gain detailed insight not just into the work he did and the men he worked with, but also aspects of the military zones, the perils of proximity to the Front Line, the devastation of war, and the birth and early work of the Imperial War Graves Commission.
Main title:
Photographing the fallen / Jeremy Gordon-Smith.
Author:
Gordon-Smith, Jeremy, author
Imprint:
Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Military, 2017.
Collation:
240 pages ; 25 cm
ISBN:
9781473893658 (hbk)
Dewey class:
940.465
LC class:
UB395
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1964467