EZ0113 Accession Number: EZ0113

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A busy scene in Sausage Valley during the fighting near Pozieres. Communications with Pozieres led through this valley, which was a very busy thoroughfare in July and August 1916 during the battle to capture the village from the Germans. Beyond the Rolls Royce Phantom motor vehicle, and in the middle distance, are several field kitchens, with numerous men waiting around them.

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Accession Number
EZ0113
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
28 August 1916
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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