E00608 Accession Number: E00608

Description

A scene of destruction on the 'Village Green' of Grevillers, viewed through an arched window of the ruined church, on 22 May 1917.

Details

Accession Number
E00608
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original negative other
Date Made
22 May 1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

Conflicts

Events

Accession E00608

More like this

E00434

Photograph E00434 First World War, 1914-1918

Passing through the ruined village of Grevillers, left to right: General Sir Newton Moore; General Sir William Riddell Birdwood, Captain Robert Gordon Chirnside, Aide de Camp, and an unidentified sold

E00486

Photograph E00486 First World War, 1914-1918

A view through an archway of the shell wrecked church of Grevillers in May 1917.

P01835.030

Photograph P01835.030 First World War, 1914-1918

Grevillers, France, 1917. The interior of the ruined church in the town located west of Bapaume. Roof timbers damaged by enemy bombardment lie amid the rubble and debris.

E00466

Photograph E00466 First World War, 1914-1918

A soldier on horseback rides past the ruined church in the village of Vaulx, as it appeared in April 1917, after the German withdrawal. It is a typical sight, for wrecked churches and religious instit

E00483

Photograph E00483 First World War, 1914-1918

Informal portrait of General (Gen) Sir William R. Birdwood mounted on his horse in a lane near Grevillers on 22 May 1917. Gen Birdwood is wearing an Australian slouch hat.

E02154

Photograph E02154 First World War, 1914-1918

The ruined buildings seen from the window of the South Chateau, then occupied by a light trench mortar battery. The village was the scene of some fighting, chiefly mopping up, following the recapture

See more similar items →

Record information

Last modified: 16 December 2025 - 10.28 pm