Not titled [Reconnaissance sketch]

Places
Accession Number ART03605.033.001
Collection type Art
Measurement backing sheet: 45.5 x 28.8 cm; image: 21.2 x 26.5 cm
Object type Work on paper
Physical description pencil on paper
Date made c. 1917
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
Creative Commons License This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
Description

Reconnaissance sketch delineating Le Barque, Ligny-Thilloy, Gueudecourt and Beaulencourt in relation to Lark Hill and Needle Trench.The villages of Le Barque and Thilloy were fortifications part of a German reserve line, and were used by the Germans as a delying position during the retreat to the Hindenberg Line.