A scene in , showing the houses wilfully destroyed by the Germans during their withdrawal on the ...

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Accession Number E00418
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Maker Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Place made France: Picardie, Somme, Bapaume Cambrai Area, Vaulx
Date made March 1917
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

A scene in , showing the houses wilfully destroyed by the Germans during their withdrawal on the Somme. The village was later made the battle headquarters of the 7th Infantry Brigade in the capture of Lagnicourt on 25 March 1917.