E00389 Accession Number: E00389

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An Australian field kitchen, conveying a hot meal for the advancing troops, passing through the ruins in Bapaume. Identified, following the first cart, left to right are: 6059 Private (Pte) W Goodwin; 974 Pte D Wilson (partially obscured); 2483 Pte J Wilson, the other men are unidentified. All members of the 24th Battalion.

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Accession Number
E00389
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
19 March 1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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