North Country troops bombing a German machine gun position, Polygon Wood Product:Postcard King Christian IX (1818-1906) with

King Christian IX (1818-1906) with Colonel Kjor of the Danish Hussars

View of a benefit for CH Simpson

a pupil of Sir Christopher Wren

(Duke of York's Royal Military School) Chelsea

North Country troops bombing a German machine gun position, Polygon Wood Product:Postcard King Christian IX (1818-1906) withBombing a German machine gun position, Polygon Wood, Belgium, World War I, 1917. Soldiers from a British regiment from the North of England throwing grenades at a German position. Polygon Wood was the scene of fierce fighting during the Battle of Passchendeal (Third Battle of Ypres). It was captured by the Australian 5th Division on 26th September 1917. Stereoscopic card detail.