Canadian Pioneers Lay Trench Mats at Passchendaele
Laying Trench Mats to Make a Path Over the Mud at Passchendaele
By Susan Munroe, About.com Guide
In this picture of the Battle of Passchendaele the Canadian Pioneers are laying trench mats, platforms of wood strips used to give soldiers a firm footing.
Canadian Soldiers Laying Trench Mats at the Battle of Passchendaele
William Rider-Rider / Canada. Dept. of National Defence / Library and Archives Canada / PA-002156World War I Battles
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