Private photos from World War 1

[Oystein]

Prinz Kanal u. Kaserne b. Neuville

Prince canal and barracks near Neuville(-Day)
Also on the Canal des Ardennes, only like 3 miles east of Rilly. I would guess it was the French army that lost this particular quarter.

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[Oystein]

Voncq

Another small village nearby. Soldiers parading the main street.

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[Oystein]

Voncq

This old church still stands. Its clock, and the house on the right, are gone: Google Street View

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[Oystein]

Aisne Brücke bei Rilly.

Bridge over the Aisne river near Rilly.

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[Oystein]

Rilly.

The sign on the right says

Viehtränke (livestock trough)
Waschen (washing)
STRENGSTENS VERBOTEN (strictly forbidden)​

The last is only a guess. Maybe it's my German genes that make me read that

The sign on the house reads, in French:

Le Petit Journal (The Little Newspaper)
****re la jour (??? the day)​

[imgw=800]http://www.maraite.net/jean-pierre/DSC_3546.JPG[/imgw]

 

[Oystein]

Rilly.

Wires on poles are .. telephone?

[imgw=800]http://www.maraite.net/jean-pierre/DSC_3550.JPG[/imgw]

 

[Oystein]

Mühle bei Neuville-Day.

Mill near Neuville-Day

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[Oystein]

Mühle bei Semuy.

Mill near Semuy
(Strange that they have water mills in a canal that is regulated with a large number of locks)

[imgw=800]http://www.maraite.net/jean-pierre/DSC_3552.JPG[/imgw]

 

[Oystein]

Anfahrt zum Start.

Taxiing towards take-off

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[Oystein]

Blick vom Flugplatz

View from the airfield
(This image is out of focus – my mistake. I will exchange it on my server if I don't forget)

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[Oystein]

Aisne Kanal bei Neuvill.-D.

Aisne canal near Neuville-Day
With several pretty large boats, and ice on the water

[imgw=800]http://www.maraite.net/jean-pierre/DSC_3556.JPG[/imgw]

 

[Oystein]

Rilly.

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[Oystein]

(no title)

These are back to back in the album:
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(We discussed this British infantryman already)

Tents as hangars:
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[Oystein]

Crashed and... stripped off canvas.

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This looks a little burnt.

 

[Oystein]

Destruction
So there was a war going on.

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[Oystein]

But they are having fun!

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[Oystein]

If only they had had access to JREF in those days!
Dowsing – pah!

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[Oystein]

(I have skipped a few)
Looks like an improvised bridge?

[imgw=800]http://www.maraite.net/jean-pierre/DSC_3572.JPG[/imgw]

 

[Madalch]

Those cows are dowsing?

Hey! That's not the picture I was commenting on!

 

[Oystein]

Horse-and-carriage were still important to the troops

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