The detonation of a mine on the Somme, 1916. The mine was dug under the German lines at Hawthorn Redoubt. It was fired 10 minutes before the assault at Beaumont Hamel on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916 [NAM. 2001-01-279-56]

The detonation of a mine on the Somme, 1916.
The mine was dug under the German lines at Hawthorn Redoubt. It was fired 10 minutes before the assault at Beaumont Hamel on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916 [NAM. 2001-01-279-56]