Aubers N 27 C concrete fortifications in railway station

Place Europe: France, Nord Pas de Calais, Nord, Lille, Fromelles
Accession Number ART93090.013
Collection type Art
Measurement Overall: 25.5 x 36 cm
Object type Work on paper
Physical description pencil on paper
Maker Howie, Laurence
Place made France: Nord Pas de Calais, Nord, Lille, Fromelles
Date made 1919
Conflict Period 1910-1919
First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Sketch of the ruins at Aubers, a town near Fromelles in northern France. The town was part of the Aubers-Fromelles sector and saw heavy fighting during the Battle of Fromelles in July 1916, the first battle on the Western Front fought by troops in the AIF. The battle was a disaster, with heavy Australian casualties and the inability to break the German lines.