The band of the 20th Battalion performing near the Administrative Offices, and the main entrance ...

Accession Number E03635
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass original whole plate negative
Maker Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Place made France: Haute-Normandie, Seine Maritime, Rouen
Date made 23 September 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

The band of the 20th Battalion performing near the Administrative Offices, and the main entrance to the 1st Australian General Hospital (1AGH). This band was attached to the 1AGH to entertain the patients and also visited other hospitals for the same purpose. Note the flagstaff carrying the Red Cross flag and Australian flag upon the hospital crossbar. The 1AGH notice board with the electric light to switch on at night when convoys were expected.

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