Accession Number | E04910 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
Maker |
Wilkins, George Hubert |
Place made | France: Picardie, Somme, Amiens Harbonnieres Area, Villers-Bretonneux Area, Monument Wood |
Date made | 21 June 1918 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
A group of French, American and Australian soldiers gathered in a trench at the International ...
Description
A group of French, American and Australian soldiers gathered in a trench at the International Post. Identified in the back row, centre, is 740 Lance Corporal William Methven, 37th Battalion. The post was established at the junction of the French and Australian lines in the trenches near Monument Wood, on the right of Villers-Bretonneux. The sign on the right reads 'International Post, Front Line', written in both English and French, and 'U.5.b.20.'.