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Miscellaneous pictures
Corporal Ernest Briggs, circa 1916
Ernest Briggs being presented to H.M. The Queen, November 1951 (source unknown, possibly Manchester Guardian)
Manchester Regiment reunion, about 1950. Ernest Briggs is in the light suit to the left of the right hand pillar (ditto)
19th Battalion, Manchester Regiment, D Company, XIV Platoon, about 1915 (Ernest Briggs is 2nd row from the front, 3rd from right) From "Manchester City Battalions: Book of Honour" (published ca. 1915)
Sandra Holkham (EB's grandaughter) photographed by EB, 1947
Promenade washed by heavy sea (probably New Brighton), by EB, 1957
Syd Renshaw and family, by EB, 1950s?
Tony Holkham photographed by EB, 1949

Tour pictures
Photographs listed side by side are shots taken from approximately the same location.
L = landscape format, P = portrait, s = sepia, m = monochrome

In black: 1928 TOUR (in tour order; numbers refer to pages in original album)
In red: 1995 TOUR (all colour photos)

1.11 L Leaving Folkestone - the "white" cliffs
1.12 L Leaving Folkestone - the wake;
1.13 P ditto
1.14 L The bridge of the Seacat
1.04 L St Omer War Mem; EB, SR, EP
1.06 L ditto; FG, SR
2.06 L Longuenesse, from the top steps
6.10 L ditto, single row of stones
1.17 L Longuenesse Cemetery, Row 5E
6.12 L ditto, St Omer in distance 1.18 L Longuenesse, St Omer in the distance
6.11 P Longuenesse, Ray Botham's grave 1.15/16 P Ray Botham's grave
7.01 P Longuenesse, EP & EB at Ray Botham's grave
1.19 P Longuenesse Cemetery, Yew tree
1.20 L Longuenesse Cemetery, looking South
1.09 P Ypriana Hotel, Ypres; SR, EB, EP
4.01 L Ypriana Hotel, Ypres; EB, EP, FG
1.03 P Cloth Hall
7.02 L Ypres, view of Cathedral; bomb damage
1.07 P Ypres market; dog cart
1.08 L Ypres; Cloth Hall & Cathedral
1.02 L Menin Gate; fuzzy
1.05 P Menin Gate; main arch
2.02 L Menin Gate; fuzzy
5.10 P Menin Gate; detail
6.02 P Menin Gate; main arch
6.07 P Menin Gate; detail from street
6.09 P Menin Gate; from street
7.12 Ls Ypres; Salvation Corner
5.03 P Ypres; cemetery
1.01 P Ypres Comm Cemetery; Prince Maurice of Battenburg
7.06 L Ypres; British front line; FG, EP, SR on a pill box
2.01 P Passchendaele; Tyne Cot Cemetery (view)
6.03 L Passchendaele; Tyne Cot Cemetery (wall)
3.04 L Hill 60; EP, SR, FG
4.11 P Neuve-Chapelle; crucifix 1.21 L Neuve Chappelle crucifix; note repaired building
6.04 L Neuve-Chapelle; Indian Memorial (ext) 1.22 L Neuve-Chapelle; Indian Memorial (ext)
6.06 L Neuve-Chapelle; Indian Memorial (ext); EP, EB
6.14 Lm Neuve-Chapelle; Indian Mem. (int); EP, EB 1.23 P Indian Memorial; the trees have grown!
2.04 Ls Neuve-Chapelle, Indian Memorial (int); EP, EB
1.24 L Indian Memorial; the campaigns
1.25 L Indian Memorial; opposite the entrance
1.26 L Cafe opposite the Indian Memorial
1.27 L ditto and the road to Neuve Chappelle
1.28 L "Cafe du Centre" at Festubert cross roads
1.29 P Festubert church
2.08 P Canal to Bethune; FG, EP, SR 1.30 L La Bassee-Bethune canal, looking west
1.31 L La Bassee-Bethune canal, towards Bethune
1.32 L La Bassee-Bethune canal, and the author
1.33 L barge (coming)
1.34 L barge (going)
7.08 Ls En route to Bethune
2.03 Ps Bethune; dog cart
7.10 Pm Bethune; dog cart
2.05 P Bethune; 2 locals
8.10 Pm Bethune; Hotel Bristol
2.07 Ps Bethune; belfry
8.12 Pm Bethune; belfry
3.07 L Vimy
3.03 P Vimy Ridge; EP, EB, SR 1.37 L Danger area, Vimy Ridge; despite the tranquil scene, the signs of shelling are quite plain
3.06 L Vimy; Canadian Road; SR, EP, FG 2.00 L Vimy Ridge; Canadian Road
1.35 L Canadian Memorial Park sign, Vimy Ridge
6.08 L Vimy Ridge; Canadian Memorial; FG, EB, EP 1.36 L Canadian Memorial, Vimy Ridge
2.01 L ditto; view from German to Canadian trenches
3.01 P Vimy Ridge; Grange Tunnel entrance; ?, EP, SR 2.02 L Suzy at entrance to Grange tunnel
3.02 L as 3.01 2.03 L ditto
2.04 L Grange Tunnel, Vimy Ridge
2.05 L some tunnels are too dangerous to enter
2.06 L Grange Tunnel; original condition
2.07 L ditto
2.08 L Grange tunnel; excavated artefacts
2.09 L Grange Tunnel; some original tunnelling
2.10 L Grange Tunnel; C.O.'s quarters - junior officers slept 8 to a room like this; men in the tunnels
2.11 L Grange Tunnels; this goes on for another 700m
3.08 P Arras; "Two Merry Widows"
2.10 P Berles au Bois; EP, FG, SR
2.09 L Berles au Bois; FG, EP
6.15 P Berles au Bois; memorial; SR, EB, EP
4.05 L Humbercamps; EP, Mme P-D, SR, EB
3.05 P Boisbergues; SR, EB, ?, EP
7.09 Pm Doullens; Hotel de Ville
7.03 P Beer wagon en route to Fienvillas; FG, EP, EB
3.11 L Canaples
4.02 P Amiens; cathedral
3.09 L Frechencourt
3.10 L Frechencourt; SR
4.08 P Corby
2.32 L Australian Memorial, near Corbie; inscription
2.33 P Australian Memorial, near Corbie
4.06 L Bray-sur-Somme; church 2.27 L Bray-sur-Somme; the church
2.26 L Bray-sur-Somme; the church (slightly blurred)
2.28 L Bray-sur-Somme; Cafe Le Lonchamp
2.29 L Bray; view out of village
2.30 L The Somme at Bray; looking downstream
2.31 L Bray from the river
4.07 L Bray; Turquet family, SR, EB, EP
4.09 L Bray; Turquet family, SR, FG, EP
4.10 L Bray; Turquet family, FG, EP EB
7.11 Pm Turquet children
8.07 Ls Turquet children
9.01 Ps Turquet children
4.04 L Billons Farm, near Bray 2.19 L Billon Farm and Billon Wood in background
2.17 L Billon Farm courtyard and dog
2.18 L Billon Farm yard
2.20 L Billon Farm house
2.21 L Billon Farm; view towards Bronfay
2.22 L Bronfay Farm barn; note expert repairs
2.23 L Bronfay Farm house
2.24 L The explanatory plaque found at each cemetery
2.25 L Bronfay Farm Military Cemetery
4.12 L Carnoy Cemetery
6.01 L Carnoy Cemetery
2.16 L Carnoy from the hill to the south
6.05 P Montauban; village memorial
2.14 P Montauban; memorial to the liberators
2.15 P ditto; the other side
4.03 L Delville Wood; African Memorial 2.12 L South African Memorial, Delville Wood
6.13 P Delville Wood; African Memorial (detail)
2.13 L Delville Wood Military Cemetery
5.01 L Knobby Clarke, ?, ?
8.04 Lm Breilly; A La Reunion... cafe; SR, EB, EP
8.06 Lm Breilly; A La Reunion... cafe; EB, FG, EP 2.34 L Brielly; "Chez Claude et Evelyne"
2.35 L ditto
5.05 P Picquigny
8.09 Ls Picquigny; street 2.37 L Picquigny; view into town (not printed)
8.02 Ps Breilly; street 2.36 L Brielly; the main street
8.03 Ps Breilly; horse & cart
8.08 Ps Breilly; road
5.11 L Versailles; Louis XIV statue
5.02 L Versailles; gardens; EB, SR, EP
5.06 L Versailles; gardens, EB, FG, SR
5.07 L Versailles; gardens
5.12 L Versailles; palace
9.07 Ls Versailles; gardens
9.08 Pm Versailles; palace
9.09 Lm Versailles; gardens
10.1 Ls Ostend; SR
10.2 Ls Ostend; SR
10.3 Ls Ostend; FG
10.4 Ls Ostend; SR, EP, FG
10.5 Ls Ostend; FG, EB, EP
10.6 Ls Ostend; SR (with bottle), EP, EB (with cigar)
10.7 Ls Whitehall; Horse Guards
10.8 Ls Whitehall; Horse Guards

Not mentioned in 1928 ms -
5.04 L Nieuwpoort
5.09 L Nieuwpoort; SR, EB, EP
9.02 Ls Nieuwpoort; EB, FG
9.05 Ls Nieuwpoort; SR, EB, FG
5.08 P EB with camera at ?; Menin Gate? (see 5.10)
7.04 Lm "Reste ici, pendant la guerre"; FG, EP
7.05 Pm Typical tree-lined road
7.07 Ps unidentified cemetery
8.01 Ps FG, SR, EP waiting in car for EB, 10 or 17 September 1928 but grouped with Breilly pictures
8.05 Ps tree-lined road, probably near Breilly
8.11 Ps street; probably Bethune
9.03 Ps 3 of the "tramps" on the road
9.04 Ps "Poor Papa"; FG with baby unknown
9.06 Ps "What's yours?"; EB, SR, FG

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