E04580 Accession Number: E04580

Description

The ruins of the Lagnicourt Church, showing the extensive shell damage the building sustained. Australian troops fought many desperate engagements with German forces around this area during the struggle for Bullecourt in April 1917.

Details

Accession Number
E04580
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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