E04877 Accession Number: E04877

Description

An Australian Battalion Headquarters and Field Dressing Station located in the quarry on the road between Corbie and Villers-Bretonneux. Several soldiers can be seen in and around the heavily sandbagged shelters. Note a motor ambulance parked on the side of the road near a tent (background right).

Details

Accession Number
E04877
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
29 April 1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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