E02040 Accession Number: E02040

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Two German prisoners with five soldiers who wandered into the 7th Battalion lines with a horse at Nieppe Forest, in Northern France. In their search for salvage they came across an Australian outpost and were duly captured.

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Accession Number
E02040
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
18 April 1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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