| Places | |
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| Accession Number | E00104 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass transparency (positive) |
| Maker |
Unknown Australian Official Photographer |
| Place made | France: Picardie, Somme, Albert Bapaume Area, Gueudecourt |
| Date made | 10 December 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Two members of the 8th Battalion in Biscuit Trench, located in the front line east of Flers. ...
Description
Two members of the 8th Battalion in Biscuit Trench, located in the front line east of Flers. Lieutenant A D Temple MC, Lewis Gun Officer of the 8th Battalion, is on the right looking over the parapet towards Bapaume. On the left is 4796 Private (Pte) J Hawkins, in charge of Lewis Gun Section A Company. Pte Hawkins later died of wounds at Pozieres on 10 August 1918. He has sandbags tied round his shins. Note also his sheepskin vest, and gas mask worn in the 'ready' position.