E03649 Accession Number: E03649

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An old French villager, liberated by the Allied advance, enjoying the luxury of a cigarette given him by a member of the 1st Australian Tunnelling Company, which on this date was repairing a road through the village. Left to right: 3485 Sapper (Spr) J. J. McKinnon; 337 Second Corporal R. J. Tracy; French villager; 3640 Spr A. A. Moore.

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Accession Number
E03649
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original quarter plate negative
Date Made
26 October 1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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