| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART03534 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | 22.5 x 29.0 cm sheet and image |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | watercolour, brush and ink on paper |
| Maker |
Summerhayes, Edwin |
| Place made | France: Nord Pas de Calais, Nord, Houplines |
| Date made | April 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Trench raid near Houplines, April 1917
Description
A night scene of a trench raid near Houplines: ruined buildings and troops are silhouetted against a red sky with shell bursts and rockets. Major Edwin Summerhayes, originally an architect in Perth, Western Australia, served with the 44th Battalion on the Western Front.