E04581 Accession Number: E04581

Description

Lagnicourt, France. 16 September 1917. A corner of the ruins of Lagnicourt, well known to Australians who were engaged in the fighting for Bullecourt in April 1917. The photograph was taken on 16 September 1917, when the route directions were still visible on the walls of a building which had escaped destruction.

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Accession Number
E04581
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
16 September 1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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