The quarry between Bure-sur-l'Ancre and Ribemont, which served as the 28th Battalion Headquarters ...

Accession Number E04781
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass transparency (positive)
Maker Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Place made France: Picardie, Somme, Bray Proyart Area, Ribemont
Date made 24 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

The quarry between Bure-sur-l'Ancre and Ribemont, which served as the 28th Battalion Headquarters while the battalion was enagaged in the line on the hill above the Dernancourt Casualty Clearing Station. Unidentified soldiers are gathered around the various shelters. Note in the foreground, on the left, several piles of shovels. This is the right hand image in a two part panorama. The left hand image is held at E02166. See E02166P for the combined image.

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