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Following the detonation of the mines on June 7, 1917, British Army soldiers inspect trenches captured from the German Army at Messines Ridge. (Frank Hurley/Australian War Memorial)
Following the detonation of the mines on June 7, 1917, British Army soldiers inspect trenches captured from the German Army at Messines Ridge. (Frank Hurley/Australian War Memorial)