| Place | Europe: France, Nord Pas de Calais, Pas de Calais |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART03544 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | 17.5 x 25.1 cm sheet and image |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | watercolour, pencil, pen and ink on paper |
| Maker |
Summerhayes, Edwin |
| Place made | France |
| Date made | 12 May 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Seninghem where the 44th Battalion billeted in May 1917
Description
A church which is surrounded by a graveyard is shown in the middle of Seninghem village surrounded by a rural landscape. Major Edwin Summerhayes, originally an architect in Perth, Western Australia, served with the 44th Battalion on the Western Front. The 44th Battalion was billeted at Seninghem in May 1917 before the battle of Messines.