P02670.010 Accession Number: P02670.010

Description

Troops of the 4th Brigade celebrating Mass and Holy Communion, run by the Catholic Chaplain Padre Device, by the side of a deserted farmhouse, very close to the front line. Lieutenant John H. Kennare, 4th Australian Machine Gun Company, wrote to his family that hundreds received communion at this service.

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Accession Number
P02670.010
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film copy negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
3 June 1917
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor H. Kennare
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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