E02159 Accession Number: E02159

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Strips of camouflage hung across a street to prevent enemy observation from balloons. Bonnay and other villages in the vicinity were heavily shelled, mostly with gas, on 24 April 1918, during the German attack on Villers-Bretonneux.

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Accession Number
E02159
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
April 1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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