| Accession Number | P10885.067 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Belgium: Flanders, West-Vlaanderen, Messines |
| Date made | 7 July 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Two men head toward trenches that have just been captured from the Germans during the Messines ...
Description
Two men head toward trenches that have just been captured from the Germans during the Messines battle at the Western Front.
An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sgt Watkins, a painter from Blackburn, Victoria, enlisted on 10 February 1916. He served with the 39th Battalion throughout the war, as a Battalion scout in France and Belgium.