E01712 Accession Number: E01712

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Captain A. C. Morris, Commander of No. 3 Section, 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company, standing near an intermediate entrance to Hythe Tunnel, in a communication trench known as Hythe Alley, at Hill 70, near Loos.

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Accession Number
E01712
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
31 January 1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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