E02878 Accession Number: E02878

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Infantry of the 1st Division moving up in the advance near Harbonnieres, just after a Whippet tank (background) had finally disposed of a line of machine gun emplacements which had held up the infantry. Note the dead Germans in the foreground.

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Accession Number
E02878
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
9 August 1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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