XS0043
Photograph XS0043 Period 1930-1939Rough sketches for suggested memorial panel to be displayed in the completed Australian War Memorial, submitted by Mr Mark to the twenty-third meeting of the Memorial Board of Management 15 June 1938.
E01320 Accession Number: E01320
Description
A German pillbox which was overturned by the explosion of a mine, opposite the front, on the early morning of 7 June, just prior to the attack which opened the Battle of Messines. The soldier on the right, carrying what appears to be the Kodak Pocket Camera case over his left shoulder, is 2585 Corporal Ernest Lionel Bailey, 51st Battalion and Australian Corps Salvage AIF, who was accidentally killed in France on 17 May 1918 while gathering exhibits for the Australian War Records Section.
Details
Accession Number
E01320
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Support: Nitrate
Measurement
Overall: 9 cm x 15 cm
Date Made
12 November 1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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