| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART03550 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | 17.7 x 25.2 cm sheet and image |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | watercolour, pencil, pen and ink on paper |
| Maker |
Summerhayes, Edwin |
| Date made | March 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Le Hutte, Messines near Ploegsteert Wood
Description
In the foreground are the remnants of a barbed wire fence and immediately behind, a small wagon loaded with logs rests on a rail track. Ruined buildings are in the background. Major Edwin Summerhayes, originally an architect in Perth, Western Australia, served with the 44th Battalion on the Western Front. His battalion rested at Ploegsterrt Wood before the Battle of Messines.