Dead Soldiers

[GreyC]

Hi,

death is an inevitable part of war. Images of the dead were more often than not produced by the enemy, rather than by compatriots. The treatment of the remains must have varied irrespective of nationality, but there are numerous examples of a respectful handling of recovering and burying the enemy corpses where possible.

This is a photo of members of RIR 216 (Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment 216), recovering the bodies of British soldiers KIA in the region of Neuve Chapelle around July 1916.The bodies are surely not from the battle of March 1915,  they were probably killed in subsequent actions. On the other hand: The photo may have been taken in the wake of the battle in 1915 and posted much later in July of 1916. Maybe someone here knows more...

GreyC

Edited 23 June , 2020 by GreyC