An oblique aerial view of the partially ruined village of Riencourt-les-Cagnicourt, east of ...

Accession Number A02475
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 24 April 1917
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

An oblique aerial view of the partially ruined village of Riencourt-les-Cagnicourt, east of Bullecourt, showing the trench lines and barbed wire entanglements around the town. The trench in the foreground was the scene of the 4th Australian Division attack on 11 April 1917 when Bullecourt was still held by the Germans. Map reference P.18. V. 66 24/4/17 Sheet 51b.