| Accession Number | E03686 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original whole plate negative |
| Maker |
Unknown Australian Official Photographer |
| Place made | France: Picardie, Somme, Hindenburg Outpost Line Area, Vendelles |
| Date made | 25 September 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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A bridge in course of construction over the railway cutting at Vendelles, by the 12th Field ...
Description
A bridge in course of construction over the railway cutting at Vendelles, by the 12th Field Company of Australian Engineers. It replaced a demolished brick structure. Timber trestles and rolled steel joists from captured German dumps were used in the construction of this bridge, which, with a total span of eighty six feet, and a heights of thirty two feet, took an axle load of fourteen tons. It was completed on 28 September 1918. Identified: men numbered 1 to 5 all belong to the Canadian Railway Company; Lieutenant K. A. Fraser (6); 7883 Sapper (Spr) A. J. C. Gallagher (7); 2241 Spr S. L. Congdon (8); Major C. C. Riddell DSO (9); 18733 Spr E. Thornberry (10); 16177 Spr H. E. Brownlow (11); 14711 Spr W. S. Buckpitt (12); 18536 Spr C. V. Wood (13); 18232 Spr D. Gordon (14); 19906 Spr M. McCoy (15). See E03686K for position of those named in this caption.