| Accession Number | E01208 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original whole plate negative |
| Maker |
Unknown Australian Official Photographer |
| Place made | Belgium: Flanders, West-Vlaanderen, Broodseinde, Belgium: Flanders, West-Vlaanderen, Broodseinde, Broodseinde Ridge |
| Date made | 10 October 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
An 18 pounder gun being hauled through the mud at Broodseinde Ridge to a position further ...
Description
An 18 pounder gun being hauled through the mud at Broodseinde Ridge to a position further forward, in support of the advancing Australians, two days before the initial attack on Passchendaele Ridge, in the Ypres sector. Identified, left of the gun, left to right: Gunner (Gnr) W E Drummond; Gnr J Brannon (to Drummond's right); Gnr C V Cox (in front of Brannon); two men unidentified behind Cox; 34401 Gnr A Hewitt (in front of Cox); Dvr A C Sampson (standing on wheel, back to camera); Gnr G G Dowling (foreground, pulling rope on front wheel). Right side of gun, left to right: Dvr Hughes; Dvr F Peace; unidentified; unidentified; Bombardier T Garniss; Sergeant W Reynolds (extreme right, standing back).