A group of French, American and Australian soldiers gathered in a trench at the International ...

Accession Number E04910
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

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

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.'.

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