The Battle of the Somme - At the German Trenches by Jason Askew. (B) BAT277 HMS Prince of Wales by

HMS Prince of Wales by Brian Wood

with their accompanying flotilla of destroyers and motor torpedo boats and top cover provided by deadly fighter aircraft of the Luftwaffe

After the Revenge was entangled with the San Philip

whilst RCAF Bomb Aimer Flight Sergeant Alan William Jessup Larden was awarded the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (flying) and Flight Engineer Sergeant Malcolm Mitchem was awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal

The Battle of the Somme - At the German Trenches by Jason Askew. (B) BAT277 HMS Prince of Wales byDHM1666B. The Battle of the Somme At the German Trenches by Jason Askew. Very few of the British soldiers made it through the barbed wire defences, and even fewer to the German trenches. By the end of the first day the British losses were 60,000 men. Small limited edition of 50 prints. Image size 12 inches x 9 inches (31cm x 20cm)