P08577.002 Accession Number: P08577.002

Description

Members of the 2nd Australian Pioneer Battalion making a wagon track from planks of wood at Chateau Wood, in the Ypres Sector, to allow the passage of traffic deeper into the freshly captured ground, and to facilitate a further advance. Identified are: 3657 Sergeant (Sgt) Richard Trevaskis Trembath (1); 2211 Gunner Harold Anthony Limperry (2); Lieutenant (Lt) Samuel McCaskill (3); 520 Private (Pte) John Alexander Carmichael (4); 3663 Pte Frank Wasley (5); Lt Harley (6); 3444 Pte Archibald Watts (7); 55 Sgt Patrick Joseph Donnelly (8); 1747 Pte Sidney Lomas (9); 1785 Lance Corporal John Joseph Button (10) (third tin helmet from the left, partially obscured in back of image) (died of wounds 16 August 1918) . Note that not all figures are named or numbered. (See also E00800. See E00800K for position of those named in this caption.)

Details

Accession Number
P08577.002
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Date Made
26 September 1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor R Radford
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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