| Accession Number | P10885.117 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | France: Nord Pas de Calais, Nord, Lille, Armentieres |
| Date made | c 1916-1919 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
A clock tower and building in Armentieres. The square in which the clock tower is situated was ...
Description
A clock tower and building in Armentieres. The square in which the clock tower is situated was known by the troops as "half past eleven square" because the clock, which was damaged by shelling in 1914, had its hands stuck at half past eleven.
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.