An oblique aerial view of Bullecourt showing the trench lines around the perimeter of the town. ...

Accession Number A01100
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Maker Unknown
Place made France: Picardie, Somme, Bapaume Cambrai Area, Bullecourt
Date made 5 April 1917
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

An oblique aerial view of Bullecourt showing the trench lines around the perimeter of the town. Note the large hole in the road resulting from a charge laid by German engineers in the hope the cavity would hinder attacks from British tanks (right). Map reference P.18.v.5.

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