| Accession Number | E02620 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
| Maker |
Unknown Australian Official Photographer Unknown Australian Official Photographer |
| Place made | France: Picardie, Somme, Amiens Harbonnieres Area, Hamel Area, Hamel |
| Date made | 4 July 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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American and Australian dead on the battlefield at Hamel, in front of Vaire and Hamel Wood. In ...
Description
American and Australian dead on the battlefield at Hamel, in front of Vaire and Hamel Wood. In this encounter a battalion of Americans was distributed among the attacking Australian units and fought with great gallantry. At the point seen in the photograph the Americans, together with a company of the 13th Battalion, met fierce opposition from a trench known by its shape as Pear Trench, running down from the German lines on the hill seen in the background. This portion of the trench had mostly escaped the artillery barrage, and was thus crammed with Germans and several machine guns. Tanks assisted in overcoming the obstacles.