E04415 Accession Number: E04415

Description

An informal group portrait of unidentified Australian soldiers in front of a memorial in a cemetery where eighty-one French and German soldiers, who fell in battle on 23 August 1914, lie buried. The memorial plaque is written in both German and French and reads: In memory of the brave German and French soldiers who fell for their country on 23rd August 1914. The graves, marked by stone crosses, lie in the foreground.

Details

Accession Number
E04415
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original whole plate negative
Date Made
1919
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession E04415

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