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Thursday, July 17, 2014

WORLD WAR I SOLDIERS' CARVINGS FOUND - Their messages of love, faith, and patriotism carved in caverns during the war

Voices from the depths of hell: Photos show their messages carved into walls of vast network of caverns where men lived and died during the First World War

  • Photographer Jeff Gusky and writer Evan Hadingham explored the forgotten caverns of the Great War
  • The underground chambers are decorated with signatures, slogans and even elaborate carvings by soldiers
  • Although better than the trenches, conditions in the cavern were unpleasant and the danger of war was ever present.

    • U.S. troops of the 26th 'Yankee' Division, billeted in an underground quarry at Chemin des Dames, carved some 500 engravings during six weeks in 1918. These include names, addresses, religious and patriotic symbols, and other images.


    Read more and see additional pictures
    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2694921/Voices-depths-hell-Photos-messages-love-faith-patriotism-carved-walls-vast-network-tunnels-men-lived-died-First-World-War.html

    Photo - Jeffrey Gusky - National Geographic

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