| Accession Number | E03133 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
| Maker |
Unknown Australian Official Photographer |
| Place made | France |
| Date made | 29 August 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Headquarters personnel of the 25th Battalion lunching in the trenches near La Maisonette, on the ...
Description
Headquarters personnel of the 25th Battalion lunching in the trenches near La Maisonette, on the hill south of Peronne, the day the Australian advance reached the outskirts of Peronne. The following day the operations against Peronne and Mont St Quentin commenced. Identified, front to back: Major (Maj) Culpin DSO (drinking out of water bottle); Maj H. H. Page DSO MC (behind Culpin); Lieutenant (Lt) R. C. Eather MC MM (opposite Page); Lt R. T. Caulfield (beside Eather); Private (Pte) W. Stone (in front of Caulfield); Captain G. J. Carroll (behind Page); Pte W. Marriott (on Stone's left); Pte H. Young (directly behind Marriott); Corporal W. Ramsden MM (to Young's right, sitting lower). The other men are unidentified.