E00390
Photograph E00390 First World War, 1914-1918A working party of Australian soldiers passing in front of the Town Hall, in the Grand Place at Bapaume on 19 March 1917, just before the building was blown up by a German delayed action mine.
E00419 Accession Number: E00419
Description
View of the wrecked Town Hall at Bapaume. Early on the morning of the 26 March 1917, two companies of the 22nd Battalion moved into Bapaume to billet in the Town Hall. Their move, was by accident, delayed for an hour. In the brief interval between the departure of its later occupants and the arrival of the companies, the building was blown up by an ingenious clockwork mine left by the enemy, and the men, instead of taking over their promised billet, were given the task of shovelling it off the road.
Details
Accession Number
E00419
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
26 March 1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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