| Accession Number | P10885.045 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1916-1919 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Soldiers with food in the trenches near Messines, the Western Front. 1010 Sergeant George Edgar ...
Description
Soldiers with food in the trenches near Messines, the Western Front. 1010 Sergeant George Edgar Watkins refers to the location as "the scouts' cookhouse."
An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sgt Watkins, a painter from Blackburn, Victoria, enlisted on 10 February 1916. He served with the 39th Battalion throughout the war, as a Battalion scout in France and Belgium.