H16936
Photograph H16936 Period 1930-1939Villers Bretonneux, France. 25 May 1937. General Sir Harry Chauvel and a French Military Officer laying wreaths on the Stone of Remembrance at the entrance to the Military Cemetery. (Donor R.W. Murphy
J06390 Accession Number: J06390
Description
ENTRANCE TO VILLERS BRETONNEUX MILITARY CEMETERY SHOWING WREATHS LAID ON THE STONE OF REMEMBRANCE. THE MAYOR OF VILLERS BRETONNEUX IS ON THE RIGHT. THE CROSS OF SACRIFICE IS IN THE CENTRE OF THE CEMETERY, AND THE TALL CRANE BEHIND IT IS BEING USED IN THE BUILDING OF THE TOWER FOR THE AUSTRALIAN MEMORIAL. THE CEMETERY FACES WEST TOWARDS AMIENS AND ON A CLEAR DAY THE CATHEDRAL MAY BE SEEN. THE STONE OF REMEMBRANCE, THE CROSS OF SACRIFICE AND THE TOWER OF THE MEMORIAL ARE IN ALIGNMENT, AND THE LINE SO FORMED RUNS NEARLY DUE EAST AND WEST. (FORWARDED BY MR. R.W. MURPHY, IMPERIAL WAR GRAVES COMMISSION.)
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Accession Number
J06390
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Support: Nitrate
Measurement
Overall: 4 3/8 in x 2 3/4 in
Image: 4 1/4 in x 2 1/2 in
Image: 4 1/4 in x 2 1/2 in
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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