
Photograph of a solider being helped aboard a boat at Dunkirk
- Made:
- 1940-06-06 in France
- maker:
- Unknown


A photograph of a solider being helped onto a board at Dunkirk. The photograph was sourced from Graphic Photo Union. The caption on the reverse reads “Dunkirk Heroes Under Fire. …bombs were bursting and machine gun bullets were raining down on the beach at Dunkirk our soldiers took back what cover they could find in the unprotected sands. Photo shows hereuers help a solider aboard but are watching eagerly for more. 6.6.1940.”
Details
- Category:
- Photographs
- Collection:
- Daily Herald Archive
- Object Number:
- 1983-5236/19711
- Materials:
- paper (fibre product)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 225 mm x 200 mm
- type:
- photograph
- credit:
- The Daily Heral Archive at the National Science and Media Museum, Bradford