E05601
Photograph E05601 Period 1910-1919A panorama looking northwest along Bapaume Road towards Mont St Quentin, showing the extensive shell damage to the village buildings and surrounds. In the background (left) is a ruined factory, proba
E01367 Accession Number: E01367
Description
The village of Doignes, seen from the Beetroot Factory on the Bapaume-Cambrai Road. Troops of the 5th Australian Division made the advance in this vicinity on 2 April 1917, when the British line from Croisilles to St. Quentin drove in the outlying German posts and impinged upon the main Hindenburg position.
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Accession Number
E01367
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
29 November 1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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