The ruined buildings seen from the window of the South Chateau, then occupied by a light trench ...

Place Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Amiens Harbonnieres Area, Villers-Bretonneux Area, Villers-Bretonneux
Accession Number E02154
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Maker Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Place made France: Picardie, Somme, Amiens Harbonnieres Area, Villers-Bretonneux Area, Villers-Bretonneux
Date made May 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

The ruined buildings seen from the window of the South Chateau, then occupied by a light trench mortar battery. The village was the scene of some fighting, chiefly mopping up, following the recapture of the position by the 13th and 15th Brigades on the night of 24 April 1918.