E00862 Accession Number: E00862

Description

Members of B Company 3rd Battalion, in the 'jumping off' trench at Clapham Junction, from which the Australian troops of the 1st Division commenced their opening attack in the Third Battle of Ypres. Identified, left to right: 6725 Private (Pte) W Castle; unidentified; 1307 Private E J Blacklock; 3054A Pte Robert Daniel; unidentified; 2343 Pte J A Larkin; 2478 Pte G W Matthews; 5683 Pte W A D Howard (also identified as 6756 Private Leslie John Gottwald); 6156 Pte Gordon Oliver Foley; next two unidentified; 164 Corporal W Marshall DCM; 5027 Pte Vincent Amiet; the other men, partially obscured, are unidentified.

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Accession Number
E00862
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Measurement
Overall: 3 3/8 in x 4 3/4 in
Date Made
20 September 1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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