E01098 Accession Number: E01098

Description

Five unidentified soldiers working on a Daimler motor lorry which has been damaged by shellfire, near Taylor's Dump on the Menin Road in the Ypres sector. The damage was the result of a high velocity shell which burst off the corduroy track three minutes before the picture was taken. The bonnet and steering wheel of the motor lorry were broken and the driver wounded, but the lorry, which was at a standstill, did not move its position. Another shell burst among the trees in the rear while this photograph was being taken.

Details

Accession Number
E01098
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Date Made
21 October 1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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