Colourised images from the Western Front show soldiers posing with bombs and a blown up bath as they use humour to survive the horrors of World War One

  • Colourised World War I images show soldiers on the Western Front and in the trenches of the Somme
  • Pictures shows devastated fields of battle and soldiers from both sides fighting in the Great War
  • Some images show soldiers making the best of their situation, joking around and posing for photos 
Ready for war: A group of Royal Artillery soldiers are seen sitting on two large shells, painted with the words RMA - which could stand for Royal Military Academy - and 'Guarantee For Peace' etched on them, circa 1918
Take cover! A British soldier is seen curled up inside what remains of a bathtub on the Western front in one of the photographs which have been colourised by a British electrician from Cardiff inspired by his grandfather who fought in World War I
A soldier and his mule making their way through the muddy fields on the Western Front. Animals were a crucial part of the war effort with horses, donkeys and camels carrying food, water, ammunition and medical supplies to men on the front lines, with dogs and pigeons regularly ferrying messages
Horses were vital for transport, during World War I and they ended up dying in their droves on the Western Front. In 2014, the British Army only had 25,000 horses at its disposal, and so bought up any they could find - purchasing over 460,000 horses and mules from across Britain and Ireland over the course of the war. In addition over 600,000 were shipped from America
Somme life: Troops are seen making dinner in one of the trenches at the Battle of the Somme, which took place between 1 July and 18 November 1916. More than three million men fought, and one million either died or were seriously wounded, making it one of the bloodiest battles in history
The other side: This image shows the German trenches on the Somme frontline. Some 434,000 to 500,000 German Empire troops died during the nearly five-month long battle 
A reconnaissance patrol from the Royal Scots are seen in Méteren, in June 1918. Méteren had been occupied by British troops for a majority of the war, but it fell into German hands in April 1918 after which it was retaken by Allied forced in July
An Allied soldier looks out through an empty window frame of a shattered house in the village of Villers-Carbonnel in Somme, near Amiens in France. The village was less than 3 kilometers behind the German frontline during the battle of the Somme, and came under heavy shelling to stop German supply deliveries
On yer bike: British cyclist troops advance from Brie, Somme through a bombed out town in muddy terrain in 1917
Destruction: Armoured cars are seen parked in a heavily-shelled town at an unknown location in France
Horses carry soldiers and carts through the destruction on the Menin Road in Belgium, 1917
Pass us a cuppa: A wounded soldier covered in mud is passed a hot beverage  on the Western Front
Walking back: American engineers are seen returning from Battle of Saint-Mihiel in northeastern France which lasted from three days, from the 12th to 15th of September, 1918
Prisoners of war: Watched by a group of locals, German POWs walk down a street in the French town of Solesmes, on November 1, 1918, near the end of World War I
Colourised images from the Western Front show soldiers posing with bombs and a blown up bath as they use humour to survive the horrors of World War One Colourised images from the Western Front show soldiers posing with bombs and a blown up bath as they use humour to survive the horrors of World War One Reviewed by Your Destination on August 31, 2018 Rating: 5

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