E01050 Accession Number: E01050

Description

The Headquarters of the 18th Battalion, about 150 yards from the front line, on Broodseinde Ridge, in the Ypres Sector. The photograph was taken immediately after a salvo of enemy shells had passed close overhead, and a 'dud 77' had dropped within a few yards of the photographer. Identified, left to right: Lieutenant Colonel G F Murphy CMG DSO; Lieutenant (Lt) A W Irvine MC, Intelligence Officer; Lt A Johnson, Assistant Adjutant; 4249 Lance Corporal R C Smith, Signaller; 28 Sergeant S F Tevelin MSM, Signal Sergeant; Private (Pte) E A Polkinghorne MM Belgian Croix de Guerre, a well known Battalion runner; 6425 Pte F G W Clarke.

Details

Accession Number
E01050
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Format: Half plate (13x18)
Support: Glass
Date Made
5 October 1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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