E00983 Accession Number: E00983

Description

A shell torn section of the Ypres-Roulers Railway line near Zonnebeke, in the Ypres sector. No attempt to repair this section of the line could possibly be made until September 1918. During the Third Battle of Ypres, it was violently bombarded by the enemy.

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Accession Number
E00983
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original negative other
Date Made
15 October 1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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