Monument Wood, France. 11 July 1918. Australian and American soldiers in a trench examining a ...

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Accession Number E02673
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Maker Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Place made France: Picardie, Somme, Amiens Harbonnieres Area, Villers-Bretonneux Area, Monument Wood
Date made 11 July 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

Monument Wood, France. 11 July 1918. Australian and American soldiers in a trench examining a German tank trap, filled with powerful explosive, and a periscope of a type much used by the enemy at that time. The tank trap was so devised that any heavy weight upon it would shear two pins and detonate the fuses.