E04858 Accession Number: E04858

Description

Blangy-Tronville, France. An unidentified Australian soldier, with his back to the camera, standing outside one of the dugouts, built into a terraced hillside, occupied by Australian Pioneers and Tunnellers. The dugouts are covered with tarpaulins and camouflaged with grass. Note another soldiers sitting outside a dugout (background, right).

Details

Accession Number
E04858
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
30 May 1918
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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