Accession Number | C00466 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
Maker |
Barnes, Ernest Charles |
Place made | Belgium: Flanders, West-Vlaanderen, Ypres, Menin Road, Zillebeke |
Date made | October 1917 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Collection related to the service of 704 Ernest Charles Barnes
Description
The main road through Zillebeke, southeast of Ypres. This area saw heavy bombardment during the Third Battle of Ypres in July and August 1917. Note the dead horse on the far left and the debris of smashed buildings. (From the collection of 704 Driver Ernest Charles Barnes who served with the 1st Field Artillery Brigade, 21st Howitzer Brigade and 2nd Field Artillery Brigade.)