16. Sarton (Somme): a good billet.
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Type of record: Temporary
Related people: Perry, Robert Charles, 1892-1965.
Date(s): 15/08/1916
Size and medium: 1 painting
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/105723
Description: Painting includes legend: "Sarton 15/8/16. Stone, buried and wounded 21.8.16." On reverse: "16. A Somme billet: 1916. My room on left; batman's aloft. The man in the sketch was a week later buried with all the other Company batmen by a shell. Three were killed: this man was rescued alive but was seriously injured by a trenching tool while being dug out."