C04741 Accession Number: C04741

Description

A 64 foot span steel bridge 'A' class, constructed across the Pommeroeuil canal on the Beloeil-Mons Road, Belgium, by No 4 Section, 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company, during the last fortnight of November 1918 and completed on 3 December 1918. The two figures to the extreme right: Captain R T Langdon, MC and Motor Transport Driver Rolfe of the same unit.

Details

Accession Number
C04741
Maker
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass copy negative
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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