A02640 Accession Number: A02640

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Studio portrait of Private James P Woods VC of the 48th Battalion. He was awarded his VC at Le Verguier, near St Quentin, on 18 September 1918 after capturing a heavily defended German stingpost and subsequently holding it against strong counter attacks.

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Accession Number
A02640
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c 1918
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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