A view of the Somme Valley above Corbie. It was while flying low over these trees that von ...

Accession Number E02405
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Maker Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Place made France: Picardie, Somme, Corbie Albert Area, Corbie
Date made 26 April 1918
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

A view of the Somme Valley above Corbie. It was while flying low over these trees that von Richthofen was killed in front of the clearing on the right. Lieutenant Will Dyson, the Australian Official Artist is standing in the foreground. On his left is the Chateau occupied as a dressing station in April 1918.

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