E02801 Accession Number: E02801

Description

View of the trophies captured by the 10th Battalion in their successful engagements around Merris in Northern France. Left to right: MG 08/15 bipod medium machine guns; a light Minenwerfer trench mortar (on wheels); MG 08 pattern water cooled heavy machine gun on a sled mount; behind them there are numerous German helmets. Note the horses and the camouflage netting in the background.

Details

Accession Number
E02801
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
31 July 1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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