| Accession Number | P10885.110 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Belgium: Wallonie, Hainaut, Ploegsteert Wood |
| Date made | c May 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
A group of scouts examine their clothes for fleas in the Ploegsteert (Plug Street) Wood, Belgium, ...
Description
A group of scouts examine their clothes for fleas in the Ploegsteert (Plug Street) Wood, Belgium, the Western Front. 1010 Sergeant George Edgar Watkins describes the occasion as "a silent raid" as "the scouts (examine) their shirts and (wait) for the enemy to appear."
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.