E01042 Accession Number: E01042

Description

A fatigue party of English soldiers attached to the 3rd Division burying the men killed in the abortive attempt, on 12 October 1917, to capture Passchendaele Ridge in the Ypres Sector. These fatigue parties gave valuable assistance as stretcher bearers during the battle in which the troops of the 3rd Division suffered heavily.

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Accession Number
E01042
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Support: Nitrate
Measurement
Overall: 1 3/8 in x 2 1/2 in
Date Made
15 October 1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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