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Accession Number | E02813 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
Maker |
Unknown Australian Official Photographer |
Place made | France: Picardie, Somme, Amiens Harbonnieres Area, Villers-Bretonneux Area, Villers-Bretonneux |
Date made | 11 July 1918 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
"A front line trench near Monument Wood, forward of Villers-Bretonneux, after the Germans had ...
Description
"A front line trench near Monument Wood, forward of Villers-Bretonneux, after the Germans had been forced to evacuate the position, following a daylight raid by Australian troops" (Official caption). A pair of German ‘potato masher’ hand grenades are co-located with the Australian Lewis gun on the left side of the trench.