E05402
Photograph E05402 Period 1910-1919An unidentified sergeant (far left) standing amidst vegetation near a corner of the Bois l'Abbe near the village of Villers-Bretonneux (background, centre). On 24 April 1918 the 13th and 15th Austral
E04792 Accession Number: E04792
Description
Bois de l'Abbe, France. 29 April 1918. The limit of the German offensive near Villers-Bretonneux. From this wood in rear of Villers-Bretonneux on 4 April the British batteries were forced to withdraw, the capture of the village and wood being, however, averted by the 9th Australian Infantry Brigade and British Cavalry. On 24 April the Germans, attacking the British line at Villers-Bretonneux with tanks, captured the town and penetrated to the centre of the wood, from both of which they were thrown back by a counter-attack made at night by the 13th and 15th Australian Infantry Brigades.
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Accession Number
E04792
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
29 April 1918
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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