E04768 Accession Number: E04768

Description

Unidentified members of an Australian burial party standing amongst the bodies of several German prisoners killed the previous morning by a German shell while being escorted to a prisoner of war cage. The prisoners were captured at Villers Bretonneux on 24-25 April during the night counter attack by the 13th and 15th Australian Infantry Brigades which drove the German forces from the town.

Details

Accession Number
E04768
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
26 April 1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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