Left: An impressive
carving of Marianne,
the French national
symbol, found in the
caves of Confrecourt
near Nouvron-Vingré
Right: Equipment found
in the tunnels. Villagers
have found
ammunition, helmets,
rifles, tins for bully beef
and jam, and even a
toothbrush
Below left:
Descendants have been
travelling to Naours to
find traces of their
Australian ancestorsBelow: Private Daniel
McAlpine, of Glasgow,
wounded three times.
According to the
Commonwealth War
Grave Commission’s
website, he died on 16
July, 1917. He was 20
years oldFrench soldiers even
carved out an elaborate
altar room at ConfrecourtDavid
Crossland
David Crossland is a
British freelance
journalist and
photographer living in
Berlin. He has written
three novels and is
working on a non-fiction
book on Western Front
sites. The Bouzincourt
photos were taken with a
Fujifilm X-T30 and Fujinon
18-55mm lens.
Illumination came from a
small Aputure Amaran AL
M9 LED light mounted on
the hotshoe and
occasionally handheld to
provide oblique
illumination. ISO was set
at auto, maximum 3200.
He says, ‘I left my DSLR
at home for this trip and
didn’t regret it.’