E02911 Accession Number: E02911

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A view of the village where the 5th Australian Infantry Brigade had some hard fighting on 9 August and 10 August 1918. The locality was shelled heavily by the enemy for several days afterwards.

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Accession Number
E02911
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
August 1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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