| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P02226.011 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Bapaume, France. 1916-10-16. Aerial photograph of part of the Amiens to Bapaume road and ...
Description
Bapaume, France. 1916-10-16. Aerial photograph of part of the Amiens to Bapaume road and surrounding area. In the right foreground is Butte-de-Warlencourt, a large mound of chalk said to have been built so that Napoleon could watch a battle in the vicinity. There was once a monastery there and a convent in Warlencourt (centre left in photograph) and the chalk came from a tunnel 100 feet between the two. Members of No. 2 Field Company, Royal Australian Engineers, lived in the tunnel for some time. (Original housed in AWM Archive Store)