E04849 Accession Number: E04849

Description

Groups of unidentified Australian soldiers, suffering from the effects of gas, walking along a road from the front lines to a First Aid Post near Villers-Bretonneux. Note the barbed wire entanglements in the background (centre).

Details

Accession Number
E04849
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
27 May 1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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