Front view of two diggers of the 5th Division, 4172 Private (Pte) George James Giles, 29th ...

Accession Number E02818
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Place made France: Picardie, Somme, Corbie Albert Area, Heilly, France: Picardie, Somme, Corbie Albert Area, Heilly
Date made 30 July 1918
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Front view of two diggers of the 5th Division, 4172 Private (Pte) George James Giles, 29th Battalion (left) and 4015 Pte John Wallace Anderton, 32nd Battalion, just out of the trenches, in full kit (with mud), including webbing with ammunition pouches and trenching tool. The gas mask (small box respirator) is worn at the 'alert' position in front of the chest. Pte Anderton has a canvas breech cover on his rifle. Pte Giles' entire complete uniform and rifle are held by the AWM.