E03382
Photograph E03382 First World War, 1914-1918The barbed wire entanglements in front of the first line of defences in the Hindenburg system near Bellenglise.
E03367 Accession Number: E03367
Description
The dense black wire composing the entanglements which protected the Hindenburg Line at ?Bellenglise, through which, during a rain storm, the 46th and 14th Battalions advanced on the night of 18/19 September 1918. The wire was so thickly and extensively used that the artillery fire had made very little effect on it. The capture of this position coordinated with that of the remainder of the objectives, and by nightfall on 19 September, the Outer Hindenburg Defences were in British hands. Identified is Private J. Martin, A Company (extreme left).
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Accession Number
E03367
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
20 September 1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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