C04114 Accession Number: C04114

Description

France. 3 May 1918. View taken from reserve Company Headquarters looking west. Our 18 pounder batteries just beyond ridge. Headquarters gully on Morlancourt front, south of Marret Wood. Left to right is communications trench (CT) running back to reserve trench and over hill. Private W. Gellately, Pte R. Lalor and Pte G. Smith, of B Company, 35th Battalion stand in the gully. On the ridge is trench of 5th Pioneers, B Company. Company in reserve. From the centre to the right is one of the tracks taken by ration limbers etc. In the centre rations and trench material etc used to be dumped here at night.

Details

Accession Number
C04114
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
3 May 1918
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession C04114

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