E01451 Accession Number: E01451

Description

Unrevetted trenches in the Ploegsteert Sector, occupied by the 18th Battalion. The section photographed is a portion of Una Trench, 200 yards behind our front line posts. Identified, left to right: Captain W. G. Graham MC; Lieutenant H. Johnson; 32091 Sergeant W. H. Joyce, Assistant Official Photographer, AWRS.

Details

Accession Number
E01451
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
20 January 1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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