E01088 Accession Number: E01088

Description

A 4.5 inch Q.F. Howitzer gun bogged and abandoned on Westhoek Ridge during the attack at Passchendaele, in the Ypres sector. The building on the left was used as a Regimental Aid Post by the 5th Australian Infantry Brigade during the battle.

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Accession Number
E01088
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Support: Nitrate
Measurement
Overall: 3 1/4 in x 5 1/2 in
Date Made
9 October 1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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