| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | E00458 |
| 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 | 23 April 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Three soldiers of No 4 Section of the 22nd Machine Gun Company shooting at a German aircraft ...
Description
Three soldiers of No 4 Section of the 22nd Machine Gun Company shooting at a German aircraft flying low over the Bullecourt battlefield. Identified from left to right: 396B Lance Corporal Roy James Down, (later awarded a Military Medal for bravery near Framerville, France on 11 August 1918 and returned to Australia as a Corporal on 25 March 1919.); 372B Private Geoffrey Arnold George Lymburner (later promoted to Corporal and died of wounds on 25 July 1918.); and Lieutenant Charles Ross Field (later promoted to Captain and returned to Australia on 15 May 1919).