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Rare Color Photos Of World War I


2018 marks 100 years since the end of World War I. “The Great War” raged for four merciless years, from 1914 to 1918, and left a trail of destruction in its wak

In this touching picture, Australian soldier George "Pop" Redding from the 8th Light Horse Regiment takes a moment to gather some flowers during the war against the Ottoman Empire. Taken in 1918 in Palestine by James Francis Hurley, the photograph provides a unique view of nature's beauty against the harsh backdrop of a war that raged for four long, bloody years. Gunner Harold Alexander Triggs is awaiting the order to fire a camouflaged eight inch gun from the 1st Australian Siege Battery at Birr Cross Roads two days before the main attack on Polygon Wood.

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