E01144 Accession Number: E01144

Description

A forward Observation Post of the 37th Battery of Australian Field Artillery, between the front and support lines east of Zonnebeke on the Broodseinde Ridge, in the Ypres Sector. The officer is locating an enemy battery position near Moorslede and the telephonist in the shelter is sending the information back. Both were wounded and gassed during a bombardment the same afternoon.

Details

Accession Number
E01144
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Support: Nitrate
Measurement
Overall: 3 3/8 in x 4 3/4 in
Date Made
4 November 1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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