E04579 Accession Number: E04579

Description

The 2nd Australian Divisional Memorial erected to the members of the Division who fell in the operations of July and August 1916. In the background three soldiers, probably Australian, are standing near the site of the Pozieres Windmill. Note on the left the remains of a tank.

Details

Accession Number
E04579
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
16 September 1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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