E02997 Accession Number: E02997

Description

Lieutenant C. O. Clark MC MM, Intelligence Officer of the 3rd Battalion, with a 6 inch rule inset in the muzzle of the wrecked 15 inch naval gun taken by the Australian troops in a bayonet attack, at Arcy Wood, near Chuignolles, on 23 August 1918.

Details

Accession Number
E02997
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
24 August 1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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