The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Portrait of an unidentified signaller on a despatch motorcycle wearing a sheepskin vest and mittens. The winter of 1916-17 was one of the coldest in decades in France.
From the Thuillier collection of glass plate negatives. Taken by Louis and Antoinette Thuillier in Vignacourt, France during the period 1916 to 1918.
Portrait of an unidentified Australian soldier wearing a sheepskin vest and mittens to ward off the cold. The Somme winter of 1916-17 was one of the coldest on record for decades. From the Thuillier
Portrait of an unidentified soldier wearing a sheepskin vest to ward off the cold. The winter of 1916-17 was one of the coldest in decades in France. From the Thuillier collection of glass plate neg
An unidentified signals rider sits astride a despatch motorcycle. The rider wears a sheepskin vest and leather mittens to ward off the cold of winter. From the Thuillier collection of glass plate ne
Portrait of an unidentified Australian soldier wearing a tin helmet and sheepskin vest and mittens to ward off the winter cold. The winter of 1916-17 was one of the coldest on record for over a decade
Portrait of an unidentified French and Australian soldier. The Australian soldier wears a sheepskin vest and mittens to ward off the cold in what was one of the coldest winters in decades on the Somme
Portrait of an unidentified Australian soldier, possibly of the 1st Division, wearing a sheepskin vest and mittens to ward off the winter cold. From the Thuillier collection of glass plate negatives
