File:MametzWood Christopher Williams.jpg

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'The Welsh at Mametz Wood' painted by Christopher Williams (1873-1934). Williams was commissioned by Secretary of State for War David Lloyd George. Williams, who was not an official war artist, was allowed to visit the site in November 1916. Williams had soldiers pose for his work, and completed preparatory sketches. The painting, itself, was completed by 1917. William's work depicts the brutual fighting undertake by the 38th (Welsh) Division at Mametz Wood on 11 July 1916 (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/arts/sites/christopher-williams/">Christopher Williams</a>. BBC. Retrieved on 15 December 2015. and <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://walesatwar.org/en/timeline/event-detail?id=7498">'The Welsh at Mametz Wood'</a>. Wales at War. Retrieved on 15 December 2015.).

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current05:18, 5 January 2017Thumbnail for version as of 05:18, 5 January 20171,024 × 645 (243 KB)127.0.0.1 (talk)'The Welsh at Mametz Wood' painted by Christopher Williams (1873-1934). Williams was commissioned by Secretary of State for War David Lloyd George. Williams, who was not an official war artist, was allowed to visit the site in November 1916. Williams had soldiers pose for his work, and completed preparatory sketches. The painting, itself, was completed by 1917. William's work depicts the brutual fighting undertake by the 38th (Welsh) Division at Mametz Wood on 11 July 1916 (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/arts/sites/christopher-williams/">Christopher Williams</a>. <i>BBC</i>. Retrieved on <span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2015-12-15">15 December 2015</span>. and <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://walesatwar.org/en/timeline/event-detail?id=7498">'The Welsh at Mametz Wood'</a>. <i>Wales at War</i>. Retrieved on <span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2015-12-15">15 December 2015</span>.).
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