E01084 Accession Number: E01084

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The 26th Battalion returning from the line along the duckboard track between Zonnebeke and Westhoek Ridge, in the Ypres sector. The Butte de Polygon can be seen on the right. Identified is 1523 Corporal H H Root (second from the left).

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Accession Number
E01084
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Support: Nitrate
Measurement
Overall: 3 1/4 in x 5 1/2 in
Date Made
9 October 1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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