British soldiers on the Western Front, Belgium, First World War, 1917, (c1920). 'On the Way to the Fighting Zone: busy scenes on the Pilkem road'. Columns of vehicles and troops, Red Cross ambulances, and horses and mules. During the Battle of Pilckem Ridge, 31 July-2 August 1917, the Anglo-French armies captured Pilckem (Flemish: Pilkem) Ridge and areas on either side. From "The Great World War: A History", Volume VII, edited by Frank A Mumby. [The Gresham Publishing Company Ltd, London, c1920]