E01927 Accession Number: E01927

Description

Troops of the 11th Australian Infantry Brigade occupying a bank along a sunken portion of the centre road from Sailly-le-Sec to the main Corbie-Bray Road. Under the blanket on the left are the bodies of two dead sergeants just previously killed by shellfire.

Details

Accession Number
E01927
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
29 March 1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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