E00017 Accession Number: E00017

Description

Infantrymen of the 55th Battalion, 5th Australian Division AIF, moving up to the trenches on Montauban-Mametz Road. The soldier fourth from the left is 4918 Private H A M Walsh of Cootamundra, NSW.

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Accession Number
E00017
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass transparency (positive)
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
December 1916
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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