E00691 Accession Number: E00691

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Australian troops man a 9.2in Howitzer of the 2nd Australian Siege Battery (55th Australian Siege Artillery Battery) in action near Ypres. Note the camouflage netting. Identified, left to right: Nelson; 189 H Bothwell; Renn; Grant; 570 G Ried (?Reid); 214 A V McMullen; 693 Gunner E Jay.

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Accession Number
E00691
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original whole plate negative
Date Made
September 1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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