| Accession Number | E01262 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original whole plate negative |
| Maker |
Unknown Australian Official Photographer |
| Place made | Belgium: Nieuport-Bains |
| Date made | 13 November 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Officers of the 2nd Australian Tunnelling Company watching a shell burst near the dressing ...
Description
Officers of the 2nd Australian Tunnelling Company watching a shell burst near the dressing station on the road leading from Coxyde Bains to Nieuport-Bains (left background) in Belgium. Alongside the road is the light railway used for transporting stores and material to the forward area, whilst the track shown in the centre of the photograph is made of wire netting laid upon the sand for the passage of infantry. Left to right: Major E W Webb MC, 7th Field Company; Captain Garnett J Adcock; Major Edric Noel Mulligan DSO, Officer Commanding 2nd Australian Tunnelling Company.