E02643 Accession Number: E02643

Description

Three unidentified Australians in a field of flowers at Allonville. This richly green countryside, ablaze with bright red poppies was a favourite rest area of the Australian troops on coming out for a spell and the Somme fighting.

Details

Accession Number
E02643
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: b&w
Date Made
20 June 1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession E02643

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