Ruins of Bethune, France, World War I Finish:Rolled early to mid 20th century

early to mid 20th century

pictured at his London Office Suite

Born James Francis Durante

The Operative Coachmakers' exhibition in the Hall of the Coachmakers' Company

Ruins of Bethune, France, World War I Finish:Rolled early to mid 20th centuryRuins of Bethune, France, World War I, c1915 c1918. Smouldering Bethune, ignited by German guns for the defeat at Festubert. The Battle of Festubert was part of the wider Artois Offensive carried out by the British and Empire armies in May 1915. It succeeded in making a small advance through the German lines of about 1 kilometre but cost 16,000 casualties. In April 1918, German artillery bombardment virtually destroyed the town of Bethune during the