About half a mile before reaching Dommiers the tourist comes to the
British Cemetery, from which the above photograph was taken in April,
1919. The tanks seen in the picture have since been removed.
At the entrance to =Dommiers= (in ruins) is an enormous heap of shells,
shell-cases, rifles, etc. (photo below). _Pass through the village_,
leaving the church on the left. Built in the 12th and 13th centuries,
the steeple and roof of the church have fallen in. The choir contained
some fine woodwork, which originally came from the Church of St.
Jean-des-Vignes at Soissons. Most of it was destroyed by shell-fire,
three panels only remaining uninjured.
[Illustration: EMPTY SHELL CASES OF ALL CALIBRES COLLECTED ON THE
BATTLEFIELD NEAR DOMMIERS.