E00192 Accession Number: E00192

Description

The battlefield of Pozieres, in France, in February 1917, looking towards the school house from the copse south of Bapaume Road. The graves in the foreground are those of four Tasmanians who were buried where they fell, on 23 July 1916, immediately behind the trench occupied by the 12th Battalion.

Details

Accession Number
E00192
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
February 1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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