A German shell bursting on the Bapaume Road, north east of Noreuil. Stretcher bearers bringing ...

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Accession Number E00442
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Maker Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Place made France: Picardie, Somme, Bapaume Cambrai Area, Noreuil
Date made 4 May 1917
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 German shell bursting on the Bapaume Road, north east of Noreuil. Stretcher bearers bringing back wounded in the fight for Bullecourt had a trying time on this road. In this instance, a bearer party is obscured by the smoke of the burst.