P01835.047
Photograph P01835.047 First World War, 1914-1918Trones Wood, Albert-Combles area, France, 1916. A former gun position, possibly for a German artillery piece. The site is covered with camouflage screen netting supported on stakes.
E00430 Accession Number: E00430
Description
The 12th Army Brigade, Australian Field Artillery, preparing an 18 pounder battery site behind Vaulx, for registration on Lagnicourt. The gun layer is just visible above the shield (right foreground). A team of six horses is towing three limbers hitched together, is moving to the rear to refill after dumping ammunition under camouflage netting. Also identified is Lieutenant Raymond (left), standing behind a tripod, surveying the gun site.
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Accession Number
E00430
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
20 March 1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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