| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | E00927 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Unknown Australian Official Photographer |
| Place made | Belgium: Flanders, West-Vlaanderen, Ypres, Zonnebeke |
| Date made | 17 October 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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A photograph of a ghastly sight in a shell crater near Zonnebeke, in the Ypres Sector, showing ...
Description
A photograph of a ghastly sight in a shell crater near Zonnebeke, in the Ypres Sector, showing the body of a youthful German who lost his life in no man's land, during the attack by the Australian troops at Broodseinde Ridge on 4 October 1917. The lower half of this image was used in a composite photograph produced by Frank Hurley, Official War Photographer, a print of which is held at P02514.001.