A00800 Accession Number: A00800

Description

A trench block, showing debris probably after a bombing, mess tins are (right) behind a sand bag. The success of the battle at Stormy Trench was largely due to the leadership of Lieutenant Colonel (then Captain) Henry William Murray, VC, CMG, DCM, DSO and Bar, 13th Battalion, for which he won the VC.

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Accession Number
A00800
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film polyester negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 4x5"
Support: Acetate
Date Made
February 1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Lent by Captain D S Aarons.
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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