Battlefield Vlog: WW1 Graffiti at Mailly-Maillet

Posted on January 4, 2025 by oldfrontline

We travel to the Chapelle Madame at Mailly-Maillet on the Somme battlefields to see graffiti left behind by British soldiers in 1916.

BATTLEFIELD MAP:

Thanks to Doug at @ColourHistory for use of the image of British soldiers at Mailly-Maillet in 1916:

https://twitter.com/colour_history/status/1190986212472954880

Category: Battlefield Vlog

3 Comments on “Battlefield Vlog: WW1 Graffiti at Mailly-Maillet”

alysawilliams
January 4, 2025

Very poignant to see the names of those soldiers inscibed by their own hands on the stonework.

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Stephen Hunt
January 11, 2025

Thanks for the vlog Paul. As you say, very poignant.

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- oldfrontline
  January 11, 2025
  
  Thanks, Stephen.
  
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