An unidentified fatigue party of thirteen of the 22nd Battalion bringing up coils of barbed wire ...

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Accession Number E01457
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Maker Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Place made Belgium: Wallonie, Hainaut, Ploegsteert, Belgium: Wallonie, Hainaut, Ploegsteert Wood
Date made 26 December 1917
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

An unidentified fatigue party of thirteen of the 22nd Battalion bringing up coils of barbed wire on the light railway for use in entanglements at Ploegsteert Wood. Hill 63 (behind soldier second from left), Strafers Nest and La Hutte (behind soldier seventh from left) appear in the background. Note the heavy cover of snow on the ground.