The battlefield around the debris covered Thames dugout (centre). The difficult terrain was made ...

Accession Number E01159
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Maker Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Place made Belgium: Flanders, West-Vlaanderen, Ypres, Zonnebeke
Date made 11 November 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

The battlefield around the debris covered Thames dugout (centre). The difficult terrain was made worse by the shellfire which churned up the ground and the almost continuous rain which had fallen since the commencement of the operations in August 1917. Note the duckboard tracks which were laid in all directions over this area to make communication with the frontline possible. This is the first image in a four part panorama. See E01159P for the combined image.