| Accession Number | E00459 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
| Maker |
Unknown Australian Official Photographer |
| Place made | France: Picardie, Somme, Bapaume Cambrai Area, Noreuil |
| Date made | 23 April 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Three soldiers of No 4 Section of the 22nd Machine Gun Company cooling the machine gun after ...
Description
Three soldiers of No 4 Section of the 22nd Machine Gun Company cooling the machine gun after shooting at a German aircraft flying over the Bullecourt battlefield. Identified from left to right:568 Private Richard Thompson (returned to Australia on 2 September 1919); Lieutenant Charles Ross Field (later promoted to Captain and returned to Australia on 15 May 1919); and standing is 372B Private Geoffrey Arnold George Lymburner (later promoted to Corporal and died of wounds on 25 July 1918.)