E03143 Accession Number: E03143

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The 9th Field Company of Australian Engineers engaged in the construction of a bridge over a Somme swamp near Clery. Identified is 9924 Corporal Norman Meston MM (5). See E03143K for position of those named in this caption.

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Accession Number
E03143
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
2 September 1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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