| Accession Number | P03063.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Hollyhoke, Alexander David Unknown |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England |
| Date made | c 1916 - 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Three unidentified Australian soldiers at a training camp in England, practising bayonet attacks ...
Description
Three unidentified Australian soldiers at a training camp in England, practising bayonet attacks on hessian bags stuffed with straw suspended from wooden beams. The soldier is wearing a PH helmet (Phenate Hexamine) which were used by British and Australian soldiers during the First world War to reduce the effects of gas attack.