The Riqueval entrance to the St Quentin Canal Tunnel which ran for three and a half miles between ...

Accession Number E03653
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Maker Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Place made France: Picardie, Aisne
Date made October 1918
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

The Riqueval entrance to the St Quentin Canal Tunnel which ran for three and a half miles between Bellicourt and Vendhuille, and with the barges moored in it, was used by the enemy as a fortified barracks in the Main Hindenburg Defence Line. The position was captured by Australian and American troops on 29 September 1918.

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