E00122 Accession Number: E00122

Description

Three cheery members of the 3rd Division preparing a meal in the ruins of St Roc Church at Armentieres. Bricks were salvaged from here to build gun emplacements and the rubble was used to put down horse lines during the winter of 1916.
Identified, left to right: 240 Private (Pte) John Gerald Kiniry; 274 Lance Corporal E Moodie; 225 Pte J Johnson.

Details

Accession Number
E00122
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
January 1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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