Collection relating to 1293 Staff Sergeant John (Jack) Rook, 38th Battalion
Photograph P12715.039 First World War, 1914-1918"It was a house/ once."
Collection relating to 1293 Staff Sergeant John (Jack) Rook, 38th Battalion Accession Number: P12715.038
Description
"A faint idea of how the/ places are smashed up/ by gunfire. There are not/ too many with as many/ walls left as this one/ has."
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Accession Number
P12715.038
Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Date Made
c 1916-1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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