Included in a supplement showcasing 20 years of the Independent’s best photography.
On 1 July 2016, 1600 volunteers in World War I uniforms walked silently around cities throughout the UK. Artist Jeremy Deller organised the event to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the first day of the Battle of the Somme. Each volunteer represented a soldier killed on that day. www.becausewearehere.co.uk
Included in a supplement showcasing 20 years of the Independent’s best photography.
On 1 July 2016, 1600 volunteers in World War I uniforms walked silently around cities throughout the UK. Artist Jeremy Deller organised the event to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the first day of the Battle of the Somme. Each volunteer represented a soldier killed on that day. www.becausewearehere.co.uk