E00875 Accession Number: E00875

Description

German prisoners captured by the Australian troops in the attack at Broodseinde Ridge, in the Ypres sector, marching back to the Prisoners of War Compound, under mounted military police escort. Note some of the prisoners on the left filling their water bottles.

Details

Accession Number
E00875
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
4 October 1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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