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1998.141.045
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CANADA & CANADIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
CANADA ET FORCE EXPÉDITIONNAIRE CANADIENNE
Fosse 6, on the Canadian Front near Lens, in the grip of winter, Jan., 1918
"Fosse 6, on the Canadian Front near Lens, in the grip of winter, January 1918." This photo is a copy from the Regimental History.
Fosse is a mine or pit (as in coalmine). These pits were / are particularly common in the area of Loos and Lens where the Canadian Corps spent much of the winter of 1916-1917. They are shown on trench maps of the period as such.

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