P01543.001 Accession Number: P01543.001

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VILLERS BRETONNEUX, FRANCE. 1918. AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS, PROBABLY OF THE 5TH AUSTRALIAN MACHINE GUN BATTALION, WITH FRENCH CIVILIANS ABOUT TO RETURN TO THEIR HOME IN THE TOWN. BEHIND THEM IS THE SHELL AND RUBBLE OF ONE OF THE MANY BUILDINGS SEVERELY DAMAGED DURING THE BATTLES.

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Accession Number
P01543.001
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film copy negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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