E04567 Accession Number: E04567

Description

Unidentified Australian members of the 4th Division constructing redoubts and shelters at various points along the trench lines as part of the reinforcement of the Corps Defenses near the Bluff on the Ypres-Comines Canal. Note the soldiers are using curved corrugated iron to create dugouts.

Details

Accession Number
E04567
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
22 February 1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession E04567

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