E04346 Accession Number: E04346

Description

An informal group portrait of unidentified members of the staff of 2nd Australian Divisional Headquarters, in a railway yard, en route to Australia, waiting to move off to the Demobilization Depot at Le Havre, in France. The railcar, in which many of the soldier are sitting or standing, is marked with 'Munchen 35178 Gm' (left) and is probably a commandeered German railcar. Note written on the far left of the railcar a list of its dimensions and capacity.

Details

Accession Number
E04346
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original whole plate negative
Date Made
February 1919
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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