E04724 Accession Number: E04724

Description

An informal portrait of members of a battery of Australian Heavy Artillery standing in front of sandbagged dugouts on the bank of the Ypres-Comines Canal. Above the dugouts several soldiers are standing around gun positions, which were at the time used in the operations in the Third Battle of Ypres. Note damaged buildings in the background (far right). This is an original Paget Plate negative. The same image is available in colour and is held at P03631.219.

Details

Accession Number
E04724
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
September 1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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