Accession Number | E03249KRIGHT |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
Maker |
Unknown Australian Official Photographer |
Place made | France: Picardie, Somme, Hindenburg Outpost Line Area, Le Verguier |
Date made | 18 September 1918 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Right hand side of reference image only to provide position detail for those named. This image is ...
Description
Right hand side of reference image only to provide position detail for those named. This image is not for sale.Members of the 45th Battalion halted at their final objective in the advance beyond Le Verguier. A Lewis gunner is seen taking advantage of the opportunity to snipe the retreating Germans, who at that moment were clambering up the opposite slope of the hill. Identified: Private (Pte) T. Pitman (1); Lance Corporal (L Cpl) T. Vaughan (2); 2230 L Cpl F. Riley (3); 2175 Pte W. Fletcher (4); unidentified (5); Lieutenant (Lt) J. Love MM (6); unidentified (7); Pte H. Phipps (8); unidentified (9); unidentified (10); unidentified (11); Lt A. M. Mills (12). See E03249K for position of those named in this caption.