| Place | Europe: Belgium, Flanders, West-Vlaanderen, Ypres |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | E00862 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Unknown Australian Official Photographer |
| Place made | Belgium: Flanders, West-Vlaanderen, Ypres, Clapham Junction |
| Date made | 20 September 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Members of B Company 3rd Battalion, in the 'jumping off' trench at Clapham Junction, from which ...
Description
Members of B Company 3rd Battalion, in the 'jumping off' trench at Clapham Junction, from which the Australian troops of the 1st Division commenced their opening attack in the Third Battle of Ypres. Identified, left to right: 6725 Private (Pte) W Castle; unidentified; 1307 Private E J Blacklock; 3054A Pte Robert Daniel; unidentified; 2343 Pte J A Larkin; 2478 Pte G W Matthews; 5683 Pte W A D Howard (also identified as 6756 Private Leslie John Gottwald); 6156 Pte Gordon Oliver Foley; next two unidentified; 164 Corporal W Marshall DCM; 5027 Pte Vincent Amiet; the other men, partially obscured, are unidentified.