A00793 Accession Number: A00793

Description

Four unidentified soldiers, the one on the right holding an eel, which was caught in a pond behind the front line trenches, after the explosion of a Mill's bomb. Note the soldiers left and right are wearing gas mask bags around their necks.

Details

Accession Number
A00793
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
July 1917
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Lent by Captain D S Aarons.
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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