British Official Photograph Accession Number: H08790

Description

Three soldiers on horseback, leading other horses. One is carrying a cross to be placed over a comrade's grave at a cemetery near Ypres. The lead soldier wears a British uniform and the two behind him are Australian.

IWM caption [IWM catalogue number Q 3004]: Mounted men on a road near Ypres, 6th September 1917. One, an Australian, is carrying a cross for a war grave.
Dated 6 October or 6 September 1917 (caption and production date on IWM catalogue are different.)

Details

Accession Number
H08790
Photographer
Lieutenant Ernest Brooks
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c 6 September 1917- 6 October 1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor British Official Photograph C.2520
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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