France, Dunkirk, 22-05-2015 94–year-olds James Baynes, Arthur Taylor and Michael Bentall, veterans of the British Expeditionary Force, reunite 75 years later on a Dunkirk beach. They were among the 338,000 allied soldiers who were evacuated as a result of Operation Dynamo (between 27 May and 4 June 1940), when British and French troops were surrounded by the German army during the battle for France. PHOTO AND COPYRIGHT ROGER CREMERS print

Dunkirk Veterans 2014

Name: Dunkirk Veterans print
SKU: 11551
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94–year-old James Baynes, Arthur Taylor and Michael Bentall, veterans of the British Expeditionary Force, reunited 75 years later on a Dunkirk beach. They were among the 338,000 Allied soldiers evacuated in Operation Dynamo (27 May – 4 June 1940), after British and French troops were sur- rounded by the German army during the Battle for France.

The image was taken on 5th of May 2015 in Dunkirk, France.

From the book: World War Two Today
Original: middle format negative film on Rolleiflex GX
Print technique: archival pigment print, unmounted, unframed
Paper size: 50*50cm edition of 25
Paper size: 100*100cm edition of 10