| Place | Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Bapaume Cambrai Area |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | E00371 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
| Maker |
Unknown Australian Official Photographer |
| Place made | France: Picardie, Somme, Albert Bapaume Area, Bapaume |
| Date made | 17 March 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Australians of the 30th Battalion making their way along a street of burning ruins in Bapaume, ...
Description
Australians of the 30th Battalion making their way along a street of burning ruins in Bapaume, the day of its occupation by our troops. On the left foreground is 2770 Sergeant Arthur Webb (aka Arthur Edwin Hawkey) who later died of wounds on 4 September 1918.