E04770 Accession Number: E04770

Description

An unidentified member of an Australian burial party collecting identification from the mangled remains of German prisoners before the bodies are buried. The prisoners, killed the previous morning by a German shell while being escorted to a prisoner of war cage, were captured at Villers Bretonneux on 24-25 April. This was during the night counter attack by the 13th and 15th Australian Infantry Brigades that succeeded in driving the German forces from the town.

Details

Accession Number
E04770
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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